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Tag: compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)

CFL, light, electricity, electrical energy, energy

The CFL conundrum

November 8, 2013June 5, 2018Ashna KumarLeave a Comment on The CFL conundrum

Glowing inside the compact fluorescent lamp is a toxic substance, so poisonous that its direct ingestion can result in death. Mercury, the liquid silver metal that can be seen most commonly in thermometers, has made its way into at least 401 million sockets in homes across India. According to a September 2011 study by Toxics […]

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mercury contamination, metal contamination, Hg

Mercury Contamination

May 3, 2008September 25, 2017Ashna KumarLeave a Comment on Mercury Contamination

Time and again we have investigated the need to place a safe disposal system for Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) as they contain toxic mercury. We have argued that suppliers and manufacturers need to play their part in setting in place a disposal system for this hazardous household waste. Yet we are unable to bridge the […]

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