Signatories to the Minamata Convention on Mercury have agreed to ban the manufacture, import and export of straight tube fluorescent lamps by the end of 2027, paving the way for an end to ...

Mercury can be found in a variety of non-laboratory items such as fluorescent light bulbs, thermometers, older pressure gauges, plumbing traps, manometers, barometer, thermostats, capacitors, and ...

But a broken CFL bulb or fluorescent tube can expose you to mercury vapor! The EPA recommends taking these steps if a bulb is broken in your home. For details and an expanded list of safe and ...

A light source consisting of a long glass tube containing mercury in a partial vacuum. Available in many lengths and several diameters, the tube is lined with a fluorescent phosphor. When the ...

But a broken CFL bulb or fluorescent tube can expose you to mercury vapor! The EPA recommends taking these steps if a bulb is broken in your home. For details and an expanded list of safe and ...