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Environmental - Mercury in the productsMaking Our Products Environmentally Friendly - Mercury in the Products |
GE Consumer & Industrial, Lighting is focused on
the reduction of mercury content in its fluorescent lamp products.
The latest amalgam technology has brought a genuine advance in fluorescent lighting. The amalgam is a mercury alloy, which is an up-to-date replacement for the traditional liquid mercury. The amalgam provides benefits like more stable light output in every burning position, and wider optimum operating temperature range.
Figure: Range of mercury content in product in CFL production
Figure: Range of mercury content in product in CFL production
The latest amalgam technology has brought a genuine advance in fluorescent lighting. The amalgam is a mercury alloy, which is an up-to-date replacement for the traditional liquid mercury. The amalgam provides benefits like more stable light output in every burning position, and wider optimum operating temperature range.
Figure: Range of mercury content in product in CFL production
Figure: Range of mercury content in product in CFL production