[P2assist] Fluorescent lights

[Tom Rhodes]

Good day, Justin,

    Welcome to P2assist listserv. This listserv is fairly new and we welcome
any and all environmental inquiries. There may be other listservs available
that can address your question more readily, however, I did spend some time
talking with my colleagues here at DPPEA regarding lamps that are TCLP
compliant. It would seem that the list of lamps that "pass" the TCLP test is
a short one. The lamps we are aware of are the Phillips ALTO, Sylvania
ECOLOGIC and General Electric ECOLUX (see the attached links for further
information). What constitutes a TCLP passing grade is rather contriversial.
Phillips Alto claims to pass TCLP because of its lower mercury content. GE
ECOLUX and Sylvania ECOLOGIC use additives such as ascorbic acid and
copper-carbonate to prevent leaching of mercury. We invite any other
listserv members to chime in if you have comments or know of other
manufacturers of LCMs that pass the TCLP test.
    Thanks for your question.
http://www.lighting.philips.com/nam/feature/alto/whitepaper.shtml
http://www.osram.com/
http://www.gelighting.com/na/business/

Best wishes,
Tom


Tom Rhodes
Waste Management Analyst
NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639
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Subject: [P2assist] Fluorescent lights


> Dear readers,
>
> Greetings from Commerce City, Colorado.  I am Justin
> Laboe, Pollution Prevention Specialist with the
> Tri-County Health Department.  I am new to the field
> and this list-serve and apologize if I am sending this
> email inquiry to an inappropriate listserve.  If it is
> better posted somewhere else, please let me know
> where.
>
> I am looking for a list of fluorescent light bulbs (by
> manufacturer/brand name) that pass the TCLP test.
> This will be added into a fact sheet on lighting waste
> from small businesses.
>
> Thanks,
> Justin Laboe
> Pollution Prevention Specialist
> Tri-County Health Department
> 4201 East 72nd Avenue, Suite D
> Commerce City, CO 80022
> (720) 322-1541
> Fax: (720) 322-1500
> laboe@tchd.org
>
>
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