Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-20-Speech-2-506"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-05-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sk"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080520.35.2-506"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-20-Speech-2-5072
lpv:speaker	lp:Milan Gaľa2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; CULT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, thank you for giving me the floor. The report by my fellow Member Mr Papadimoulis mentions dental amalgam as one of the sources of mercury supplies in Europe. Allow me to quote some interesting figures. Stomatologists in the European Union use 125 tonnes of mercury each year. They carry out more than 200 million mercury fillings each year. Our citizens walk around with more than 1 100 tonnes of mercury in their mouths. Amalgam waste containing 50% mercury is generated during the processing of dental amalgam and its application, in the process of removing original fillings, during cremation of the deceased. Extracted teeth and the possible leakage into groundwater after ground burials are also sources of mercury. Dental mercury also infiltrates the atmosphere during communal waste incineration. Taking all the above into account, dental practices rank only second or third in the production of mercury waste in the European Union. I am glad that the report reflects these facts as well."@en1

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