Atium has successfully completed a year-long pilot project targeting mercury removal from dental clinic wastewaters. Conducted across four Swedish dental clinics, the pilot demonstrated remarkable results, preventing over 10 grams of dissolved mercury from entering sewage systems—equivalent to preventing the pollution of 10 million liters of water.
The dental industry faces significant challenges with mercury emissions, particularly due to the limitations of current amalgam separators, which fail to capture dissolved mercury. Our technology, developed from research at Chalmers University of Technology, effectively captures this dissolved mercury, complementing existing separators and significantly reducing emissions.
The pilot not only highlighted the high levels of dissolved mercury in dental wastewater but also confirmed the reliability and longevity of our product, which performed consistently over the course of up to a full year. We’re extremely proud of these results and the positive impact our technology is making in reducing mercury pollution.
We will be releasing a whitepaper showcasing these results further, stay tuned!