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Fact Sheets on Mercury-Containing Lamps

Purchasing for Pollution Prevention: Fact Sheets on Mercury-Containing Lamps Many energy-efficient lamps used for indoor and outdoor lighting contain mercury, a potent neurotoxin that is responsible for fish consumption advisories in 45 states. All fluorescent, compact fluorescent, low-pressure sodium, and metal halide lamps contain mercury. Facilities can improve energy efficiency and reduce mercury consumption by

Fact Sheet on Mercury Disclosure Requirements and The New Jersey Lamp Contract

Purchasing for Pollution Prevention: Fact Sheet on Mercury Disclosure Requirements and The New Jersey Lamp Contract (PDF version) For more information on mercury in lamps, see https://informinc.org/fact-sheets-mercury-containing-lamps. New Jersey required vendors to disclose the amount of mercury in the mercury-containing lamps sold on its 2002 and 2003 contracts for incandescent, HID, and fluorescent lamps (contract

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