Jaro Pleva, Ph.D.

Corrosion Engineer and Materials Specialist
Hagfors, Sweden

 

 

Telephone:  +46 563 22032

Email: jaro.pleva@telia.com

Address:
Jaro Pleva, Ph.D.
Lakheden 20
SE-683 92 Hagfors
Sweden

EDUCATION

-1958	High school
1959-1961	School of industrial chemistry
1961-1963	Military service
1964-1968	With the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, analytical dept., Brno, Czech republic; simultaneous studies at the University of Brno (without final degree)

1968	Emigration to Sweden
1969-1972	Continuing studies and Master Degree in analytical chemistry at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
1973-1976	PhD-thesis at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, faculty of corrosion and surface protection

APPOINTMENTS

1976-1979	With the Swedish Corrosion Institute, Stockholm, as corrosion engineer
1979-1998	With the Uddeholm Steel Works, Hagfors, Sweden. Manager of sections for corrosion, mechanical properties and metallography at the Research and Development Department
1998-2002	Senior research materials specialist at Uddeholm Tooling AB, Hagfors
2002-	Retired

ORGANIZATIONS

Swedish Organization of Dental Mercury Victims (previously member of the board)
International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT)

PUBLICATIONS

DENTAL AMALGAM AND MERCURY POISONING

1.	Pleva J, Mercury poisoning from dental amalgam. J Orthomol Psychiat 12 (1983) 184-193 (Writers own case description).
2.	Pleva J, Corrosion and mercury release from dental amalgam. J Orthomol Med 4 (1989) 141-158.
3.	Pleva J, Corrosion of dental amalgam. Mater Perf 29 (1990) 60; dtto 30 (Jan.1991) 6,7,82.
4.	Hanson M, Pleva J, The dental amalgam issue. A review. Experientia 47 (1991) 9-22.
5.	Pleva J, Mercury from dental amalgams: Exposure and effects. Int J of Risk & Safety in Medicine 3 (1992) 1-22.
6.	Pleva J, Dental mercury – a public health hazard. Rev Environ Health 10, No 1 (1994) 1-27.
7.	Redhe O, Pleva J, Recovery from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and from allergy after removal of dental amalgam fillings. Int.J.Risk & Safety in Medicine 4 (1994) 229-236.
8.	Pleva J, Are Promoters of Dental Amalgam Poisoned by Mercury? J Orthomol Med 9 (1994) 75-78.
9.	Pleva J, Mercury release from dental amalgams. In: Status Quo and Perspectives of Amalgam and Other Dental Materials, Internat. Symp. Proceedings, Ed. L.T. Friberg & G.N. Schrauzer, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1995, p. 21-31.

MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF STAINLESS STEELS AND ALUMINIUM

10.	Pleva J, Nordin S, Properties of different MMA-welds on modified type 329 ferritic-austenitic stainless steel. Conf. Proc. Duplex Stainless Steels, Ed.R.A.Lula, ASM 1983; Oct. 25-28, 1982, p.603, St.Louis, Missouri, USA.
11.	Pleva J, Evaluation of welding methods and filler metals for duplex stainless steels. In: Proc. Stainless Steels ’84, Göteborg, Sweden, Sept. 3-4, 1984, p. 343 ff.
12.	Pleva J, Korrosionsfeste stickstofflegierte Stähle – Eigenschaften und Erfahrungen. In: Ergebnisse der Werkstoff-Forschung, Band 4: Stickstofflegierte Stähle, S. 153. Herausg. M.O. Speidel und P.J. Uggowitzer, ETH-Zürich, Schweiz, 1991.
13.	Pleva J, Advanced stainless steels for building applications. In: Conf. Proc. Stainless Steels ’91, June 10-13, Chiba, Japan, p. 359-366.
14.	Pleva J, Corrosion in pulp and paper industry – failures and remedies (in swedish). Swedish Corrosion Inst., Bull. nr. 93, 1982, 63 pages.
15.	Pleva J, Liljas M, Stenvall P, Stiller K, Precipitation hardening of a new duplex stainless steel. In: Conf. Proc. Applications of Stainless Steels ’92, Stockholm, Sweden, 9-11 June 1992.
16.	Pleva J, Untersuchungen über die ungleichmässige Korrosion von Aluminium und Al-Cu-Legierungen (Investigations on the localized corrosion of aluminum and Al-Cu-alloys).  PhD-Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, 1976.