La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § I-2705
Amalgam- any of various alloys of mercury and other metals, as with tin or silver.
Amalgam Sludge- the mixture of liquid and solid material collected within vacuum pump filters or other amalgam capture devices.
Appliances (White Goods)- discarded domestic and commercial appliances, such as refrigerators, ranges, washers, and water heaters.
Chair Side Traps- devices that capture amalgam waste during amalgam placement or removal procedures.
Contact Amalgam- amalgam that has been in contact with a patient. Examples include extracted teeth with amalgam restorations, carving scrap collected at chair side, and amalgam captured by chair side traps, filters, or screens.
Empty Amalgam Capsule- an individually-dosed container left over after mixing pre-capsulated dental amalgam.
Fabricated Mercury-Added Product- a product that consists of a combination of individual components that combine to make a single unit including, but not limited to, mercury-added measuring devices, lamps, and switches.
Formulated Mercury-Added Product- a chemical product, including, but not limited to, laboratory chemicals, cleaning products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and coating materials, that is sold as a consistent mixture of chemicals.
Health Care Facility- any hospital, nursing home, extended care facility, long-term care facility, clinical or medical laboratory, state or private health or mental institution, clinic, physician's office, or health maintenance organization.
Manufacturer- any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, governmental entity, organization, or combination or joint venture that produces a mercury-added product, or an importer or domestic distributor of a mercury-added product produced in a foreign country. In the case of a multi-component mercury-added product, the manufacturer is the last manufacturer to produce or assemble the product. If the multi-component product is produced in a foreign country, the manufacturer is the importer or domestic distributor.
Mercury-Added Novelty- a mercury-added product intended mainly for personal or household enjoyment or adornment. Mercury-added novelties include, but are not limited to, items intended for use as practical jokes, figurines, adornments, toys, games, cards, ornaments, yard statues and figures, candles, jewelry, holiday decorations, items of apparel including footwear, and similar products.
Mercury-Added Product- a product, commodity, or chemical, or a product with a component, that contains mercury or a mercury compound intentionally added to the product, commodity, chemical, or component in order to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality or to perform a specific function or for any other reason. These products include formulated mercury-added products and fabricated mercury-added products, as defined in this Subsection. The presence of mercury as a contaminant does not of itself make a product a mercury-added product.
Mercury Fever Thermometer- a mercury-added product that is used for measuring body temperature.
Motor Vehicle- an automobile, motor home, motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, recreational vehicle trailer, boat trailer, semitrailer, truck, truck-tractor, and any other device that is self-propelled and drawn, in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn either upon or off a public highway, except such as is moved by animal power, or is used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, or is an implement of husbandry.
Non-Contact Amalgam (Scrap)- excess amalgam mix left over at the end of a dental procedure that has not come into physical contact with a patient.
Vacuum Pump Filter- a device used for filtering amalgam solids from vacuum lines that may contain amalgam sludge and water.
La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § I-2705