References / Additional Resources

EPA. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Orientation Manual – 2014. Accessed September 20, 2021.

EPA. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Regulations. Hazardous Waste - Title 40 CFR Parts 260 through 273. Accessed September 20, 2021.

EPA. Links to Hazardous Waste Programs and U.S. State Environmental Agencies. Accessed September 20, 2021.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Criteria for the Definition of Solid Waste and Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions. Accessed September 20, 2021.

Healthcare Environmental Resource Center. Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance Information for the Healthcare Industry. Dental Offices - Overview. Accessed September 20, 2021.

Huber M, Terézhalmy GT. Regulated Medical Waste Management. dentalcare.com. 2020 Aug 30. Accessed September 20, 2021.

Feiwell S, Occhionero RL. Hazard Communication Compliance. dentalcare.com. 2019 Feb 28. Accessed September 20, 2021.

EPA. Links to Hazardous Waste Programs and U.S. State Environmental Agencies. Accessed September 20, 2021.

EPA. Defining Hazardous Waste: Listed, Characteristic and Mixed Radiological Wastes. Accessed September 20, 2021.

EPA. Universal waste. Accessed September 20, 2021.

Environmental compliance Assistance Program. Universal Waste Resource Locator. Accessed September 20, 2021.

Healthcare Environmental Resource Center. Dental offices hazardous wastes – hazardous waste. Accessed September 20, 2021.

EPA. Mercury in dental amalgams. Accessed September 20, 2021.

EPA. Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Dental Category. Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 113 / Wednesday, June 14, 2017 / Rules and Regulations. Accessed September 20, 2021.

ADA. Best management practices for amalgam waste. 2007 Oct. Accessed September 20, 2021.

Healthcare Environmental Resource Center. Dental offices managing specific wastes – Dental amalgam. Accessed September 20, 2021.

Healthcare Environmental Resource Center. Dental offices managing specific wastes – x-ray wastes. Accessed September 20, 2021.

ADA Council on Scientific Affairs. Managing silver and lead waste in dental offices. JADA 134:1095-1096, 2003. Accessed September 20, 2021.

Healthcare Environmental Resource Center. Managing specific wastes – Sterilants and disinfectants. Accessed September 20, 2021.

Healthcare Environmental Resource Center. Managing specific wastes – pharmaceutical wastes. Accessed September 20, 2021.

U.S. Department of Justice. DEA. Title 21 United States Code (USC) Controlled Substance Act. Accessed September 20, 2021.

EPA. Management of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals. Accessed September 20, 2021.

EPA. Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine. Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2019 / Final Rule. Accessed September 20, 2021.

Healthcare Environmental Resource Center. Managing pharmaceutical waste - a 10-step blueprint for healthcare facilities in the United States. Accessed September 20, 2021.