Amalgam separator definition

Amalgam separator means a device that employs filtration, settlement, centrifugation, or ion exchange to remove dental amalgam and its metal constituents from a dental office vacuum system before it discharges to the sanitary sewer; has been certified under the International Organization for Standardization’s standard for amalgam separators as capable of removing a minimum of ninety- five percent (95%) of dental amalgam at flow rates comparable to the flow rate of the actual vacuum suction system in operation; and does not have any automatic flow bypass.
Amalgam separator means a collection device designed to capture and remove dental amalgam from the amalgam process wastewater of a dental facility
Amalgam separator means any technology, or combination of technologies, designed to separate amalgam particles from dental operation wastewater using a process involving sedimentation, filtration or centrifugation.

More Definitions of Amalgam separator

Amalgam separator means any technology, or combination of technologies, designed to separate amalgam particles from dental operation wastewater;
Amalgam separator means a device designed to remove dental amalgam waste particles from dental office wastewater.
Amalgam separator means a collection device designed to capture and remove dental
Amalgam separator means a device that removes dental amalgam from the waste stream prior to discharge into either the local public wastewater system or a private septic system located at the dental facility and that has been certified as conforming to the standards of ISO 11143, Dental Equipment – Amalgam Separators.
Amalgam separator means a device that employs filtration, settlement, centrifugation, or ion exchange to remove amalgam and its metal constituents from a dental office vacuum system before it discharges to the sewer.
Amalgam separator means equipment designed to remove amalgam particles from wastewater at a dental practice, so as to reduce the number of amalgam particles and therefore the amount of amalgam entering the sewer system or subsurface sewage disposal system;
Amalgam separator means a type of dental equipment designed to remove dental amalgam particles from the wastewater of a dental facility and meeting the standards specified in subdivision 374-4.2(a) of this Subpart.