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<DIV><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dwayne<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please refer to the DEP BMP for Dental Amalgam at <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.floridadep.org/waste/categories/mercury/pages/medical_facilities.htm">http://www.floridadep.org/waste/categories/mercury/pages/medical_facilities.htm</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/quick_topics/publications/shw/mercury/AmalgamBMPsBrochure.pdf">http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/quick_topics/publications/shw/mercury/AmalgamBMPsBrochure.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/quick_topics/publications/shw/mercury/AppendicesAmalgamBMPs.pdf">http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/quick_topics/publications/shw/mercury/AppendicesAmalgamBMPs.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"BookmanITCbyBT-Demi","serif";color:#146941'>Shipping Scrap Amalgam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>Follow these requirements when shipping scrap amalgam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>to a mercury reclamation facility:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>1. Dental offices that ship </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Bold","serif";color:black'>less than two pounds </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>of scrap<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>amalgam (one pound of mercury) per container are not<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>required to meet any DOT regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>2. </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Bold","serif";color:black'>Written records</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>, including the name and address of the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>dental office shipping the scrap amalgam, the amount<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>shipped, the date of the shipment and the name and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>address of the reclamation facility receiving the shipment,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>must be retained for three years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>3. If the shipping container contains </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Bold","serif";color:black'>two pounds or more<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>of scrap amalgam (one pound of mercury), it is regulated<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ZapfCalligraphic801BT-Roman","serif";color:black'>as a DOT Class 9 hazardous substance. 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<DIV STYLE="FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> sqg-program-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:sqg-program-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dwayne Mundy<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 18, 2013 9:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> Sqg-program@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br><b>Subject:</b> [Sqg-program] Amalgam Recyclers?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there a list of <span style='color:#1F497D'>dental amalgam recyclers? Is this something that could be mailed or shipped UPS?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks, Dwayne</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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