When no mercury-free alternativesare available, best management practices (BMP's) are the recommended way to go. This would involve such things as selecting the product or device that contains the lowest amount of mercury and is packaged so as to provide the most protection against leaks or breakage. Best management practices would also assure proper labeling, development of spill response plans, and training for individuals responding to mercury emergencies. Safe storage, handling, use, transport and recycling are also important considerations of BMP's.

BMP in Dentistry:

• Pollution Prevention at POTWs 
• Dental Mercury Environmental Issues
• Dental Waste Management     
• Dental Offices and Mercury  
• Smile! New NIST Amalgam Material Contains No Mercury  (TechBeat-January 2000-National Insititute of Standards and Technology)

• American Dental Association's BMP's for Mercury Amalgam Waste

BMP in Hardware:  

• Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance

   

BMP in Mercury Containing Products:

• Mercury Recovery from Florescent Lamps

• Waste Reduction and Proper Waste Management of Products Containing Mercury

• Electric Lamp Recycling

• Aqueous Cleaners