Once broken, a compact fluorescent light bulb continuously releases mercury vapor into the air for weeks to months, and the total amount can exceed safe human exposure levels in a poorly ventilated ...

An ultraviolet (UV) LED in a surface-mount PLCC-2 package, the VLMU3100 by Vishay Intertechnology, serves as a solid-state replacement for mercury vapor lamps. Featuring a typical luminous intensity ...

Q: Given the toxicity of mercury, why in the world would light-bulb manufacturers have chosen to use this in the CFL light bulbs that replaced the incandescents? Soon after these new bulbs were ...

Researchers have discovered a nanomaterial that can absorb the mercury emitted from a broken compact fluorescent lamp. The researchers have created a mercury-absorbent container lining that can be ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A five-year resident of the Roaring Fork Valley who sells lighting supplies recently had a bright idea, and is now taking on the challenge of recycling light bulbs and other devices ...

In 2012, compact fluorescent light bulbs will be the norm. They use less energy - But their use has also prompted safety concerns and some consumer reluctance. Shirley McGlone takes a smoke break as ...

The safe handling, storage and proper disposal of any mercury-containing light bulbs is an important safety consideration for all persons who service these style of lighting fixtures. The University ...

The safe handling, storage and proper disposal of any mercury containing light bulbs is an important safety consideration for all persons who service these style lighting fixtures. The University must ...

Last year Congress passed a bill aimed at reducing energy consumption. That's a laudable goal. Who doesn't want to save energy? One of the proposals signed into law, though, went too far -- and, as I ...

Highly efficient fluorescent light bulbs are widely touted as environmentally friendly, but they have created a recycling headache for the EPA and local governments. More often than not, their toxic ...