where 4,010 mercury-containing lamps, including fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent bulbs, are being replaced with energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) alternatives. This initiative ...

Saturday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year so we thought it would be a good time to appreciate the history of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The decision came after the members of an international convention against mercury pollution agreed last year to ban the production and trade of all fluorescent lamps, citing the human health ...