The significantly reduced amount of mercury in Ecolux lamps is designed to optimize the balance between long lamp life and environmental concerns. Because mercury is consumed during lamp operation, a certain amount of mercury is necessary to achieve a long lamp life. As the lamp operates, the mercury is slowly absorbed by the various internal parts of the lamp. Today, there are no known energy efficient substitutes for mercury in fluorescent lamps. In bringing you integrated film systems, we’re assuring you improved quality and safety, greater ease, savings in time and costs and the peace of mind that comes with a proven, end-to-end solution. When this ultra-violet energy passes through the phosphor coating, it produces light very efficiently. STRUCTURIX Film Systems GE exclusively offers a solution with all components designed to work together seamlessly, start to finish. When electric current passes through mercury vapor, the mercury emits ultraviolet energy. Mercury is used to generate light in all fluorescent lamps. SECTION 1: Identification of the substance/mixture and of the company/undertaking 1. 1907/2006 (REACH) Article 31, Annex II as amended. Why do fluorescent lamps contain mercury? SDSGB - 000001014437 1/11 SAFETY DATA SHEET According to Regulation (EC) No.

To assure long life, advanced coating technologies have been developed to minimize the absorption of mercury within the lamp.Īdditionally, Ecolux ® lamps use an exclusive material design that helps to prevent the small amount of mercury in the lamp from forming mercury compounds which may leach into groundwater after lamp disposal. Ecolux® lamps contain approximately 1/3000 oz of mercury or approximately 1-2%of the mercury found in a common oral thermometer. The mercury content of Ecolux ® lamps has been reduced by over 80% versus traditional fluorescent lamp designs. How does the Ecolux ® fluorescent lamp design differ from traditional fluorescent lamp designs? However, some states ban landfill disposal of all mercury-container products. In most states, there are no special disposal requirements for non-hazardous waste lamps. If less than 0.2 mg of mercury are found per liter of acidic test solution, the waste is characterized as non-hazardous waste under federal law. The acidic solution is then filtered from the lamp pieces. In the TCLP test, lamps are crushed into small pieces and mixed with an acidic solution. The TCLP test does not measure total mercury content rather, it measures the potential for mercury to seep or 'leach' into groundwater if a waste is landfill disposed. It is performed by environmental testing labs. TCLP is an acronym for Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure. TCLP is one of the Federal EPA test methods that are used to characterize waste as either hazardous or non-hazardous for the purpose of disposal. Ecolux ® low mercury products are environmentally preferable to standard fluorescent lamps pass TCLP tests and can be disposed of without costly hazardous waste fees.

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