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RESOLUTION
Calling
on the Department of Health to study and consider local
municipality legislation to minimize health effects from
the use of mercury
Whereas,
Mercury is a potent metabolic poison that can harm any living
cell process; and
Whereas, mercury absorbed from dental
amalgam fillings also influence heart function and also
targets organs after exposure to mercury; and
Whereas, studies have revealed that
subjects with amalgam fillings experience significant mercury
exposure to the tissues of the cardiovascular system and
have markedly higher blood pressure, lower heart rate, and
lower percentages of red-blood cells; and
Whereas, it is has be proven that
mercury poisoning from inhaled mercury vapor from dental
amalgam filling affects the cardiovascular system; and
Whereas, high levels of mercury were
found in the pituitary glands of dental personnel during
autopsy studies; and
Whereas, the four states of California,
Maine, Connecticut and New Hampshire have created fact sheets
advising that amalgam in mercury, which is a reproductive
toxin that can cause birth defects; and
Whereas, New Hampshire fact sheet
provides warnings that acknowledge health and environmental
concerns surrounding mercury amalgam; and
Whereas, Pennsylvania is considering
adopting healthcare plans and is vital that toxins released
from mercury amalgam fillings are examined to prevent incidences;
and
Whereas, City Council currently has
an ordinance 040904 in the Committee on Licenses & Inspections,
that would further reduce mercury contact creating a safe
environment as a public health measure for citizens; and
Whereas, correspondence to the Department
of Health to consider bill 040904 and have a study prepared
by the Advisory Commission have been unsuccessful; and
Whereas, The Health Department should
consider looking into the mercury issue and providing Philadelphia
City Council with a study offering recommendations for healthcare
and dental professionals; now therefore be it
Resolved, the Philadelphia
City Council, call on the Department of Health to consider
local municipality legislation to minimize health effects
from the use of mercury.
Blondell
Reynolds Brown
Councilwoman At-Large
February 22, 2007
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