1Dental amalgam breakdown in an outdoor environment: if I lose a filling in my garden, will it poison the soil

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1Dental amalgam breakdown in an outdoor environment: if I lose a filling in my garden, will it poison the soil

Can the mercury leach out of it and harm my vegetables...? Things like tomatoes, cukes, etc. Will I get sick by eating them if they absorb the mercury...?

I realize this must sound a litle silly, but I'm serious, so serious answers only, please! Thanks!

25 SEPT 07, 0142 hrs, GMT.

2007-09-24 13:40:29 · 1 answers · asked by cdf-rom 7 in Health ➔ Dental

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Just think that this filling was once in your mouth so I would not worry about the filling contaminating your vegetable garden. From what I understand, amalgam filling contain mercury and other metals. When the mercury is mixed w/ other material to form an amalgam filling it makes the mercury inert.
Mercury in it's free form is poisonous.

2007-09-24 15:08:43 · answer #1 · answered by mama30 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋