Mercury vacuum cleaner operational test and evaluation

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5569218

Bennett, R G

The Dental Investigation Service, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, has outlined the need for a vacuum unit to be used in the Air Force dental clinics. The unit must be capable of effectively picking up mercury and at the same time not redistribute mercury vapors throughout the dental clinic during normal operations or mercury-spill situations. The Dental Investigation Service selected the MRS-3, Minuteman Mercury Recovery System, product of American Cleaning Equipment Corporation as the mercury vacuum to be used for T E. The USAF OEHL/ECH was requested by the Dental Investigation Service to perform the T E on the MRS-3 for possible health hazards due to exposures of mercury vapors.

• Research Organization: Air Force Occupational and Environmental Health Lab., Brooks AFB, TX (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5569218
• Report Number(s): AD-A-209791/3/XAB; USAFOEHL-81-09
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
DENTISTRY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS
MERCURY
AIR POLLUTION
CLEANING
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
MATERIALS RECOVERY
VAPORS
CONTROL
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GASES
MANAGEMENT
MEDICINE
METALS
POLLUTION
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PROCESSING
RECOVERY
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WASTE PROCESSING
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