Last week, we took a look at fluorescent lighting, which is dramatically reducing our energy use for illuminating indoor spaces. This week, we'll cover mercury vapor lighting, which is the most common ...

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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 ...

Mercury vapor is out and LED is in. Mount Pleasant and North Charleston are beginning a transition from mercury vapor streetlights to LED lights, Kim Asbill said, public affairs specialist for South ...

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 ...

WATCHUNG — PSE&G has begun to install energy efficient street lights in New Jersey municipalities, including Watchung, according to a recent press release issued by the energy utility company. The new ...

Even if you aren’t a tube aficionado, you can’t help but be mesmerized by the blue glow inside a mercury vapor rectifier when it operates. It looks less like early 20th century tech and more like ...

Even if you aren’t a tube aficionado, you can’t help but be mesmerized by the blue glow inside a mercury vapor rectifier when it operates. It looks less like early 20th century tech and more like ...

RARITAN BOROUGH — PSE&G is installing energy efficient street lights in New Jersey municipalities, including Raritan, reads a press release from the electric and natural gas utility company. The new ...

Vermont’s Department of Environmental Conservation plans to issue a decision on the future of mercury-containing lightbulbs in the state in 2022. If it bans the lights, Vermont will be the first state ...