Lamps Light Bulb: Environment, Health and Safety

This page contains environment, health, and safety-related information about lamps. NEMA's lamp product group has also established a one-stop internet site on lamp recycling and disposal issues at www.lamprecycle.org.

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Compact Fluorescent Lamps
• NEMA Comments on Environmental Working Group's December 2008 Report on Compact Fluorescent Lamps

Lamp Industry Product Stewardship

•  Lamp Industry Product Stewardship - A Record of Environmental Accomplishment October 2012.pdf
• Actual Annual Emission Reductions from Using Mercury Containing Lamps

Environmental Impact

• Lamps and the Environment Brochure

Lamp Labeling

• The Labeling of Mercury-Containing Lamps 
• NEMA 2003 Lamp Labeling Press Release 
• Lamps with Green Marking

Lamp Recycling

• NEMA Position on Recycling Household CFLs. 
• Manufacturer Take Back of Lamps 
• NEMA Participation in PSI National Dialogue

Use of Mercury

• Alternatives to Mercury Containing Light Sources
• NEMA Opposition to Ban on Mercury Headlamps

Mercury Lamp Regulation

• "The Impact of Mercury Legislation on the Lighting Industry" 2002 Presentation at Lightfair
• "The Mercury Issue" 2002 LDI/ESTA Presentation

Safety

• The Handling of Small Numbers of Broken Lamps 
• Recommendations for the Care and Maintenance of High Intensity Metal Halide and Mercury Lighting in Schools 
• Tungsten-Halogen Lamps (Bulbs): Ultraviolet Rupture and High Temperature Risks 
• American National Standard Institute -- "Use of Protective Shields with Tungsten Halogen Lamps -- Cautionary Note"   
• Ultraviolet Radiation From Fluorescent Lamps 
• Compatibility of Add-on Tube Guards with T8 Fluorescent Lamps Operating on High Frequency Electronic Ballasts