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Fluorescence Toxic, or how the energy saving light bulbs can make us sick
Greenpeace, has long promoted and requesting that incandescent bulbs will stop producing and becomes law a ban on marketing and production of this type of lighting, citing its high energy consumption, waste and focus on the production of heat rather than light and emissions CO2 that is produced with the "excessive" energy consumption from these bulbs, ALL OF THEM SOME.
However, no comments on the toxicity produced by pockets "savers" or fluorescent, which of course is true. Not only some brands, but virtually all fluorescent bulbs produce substances that are considered toxic. In the first place, because Mercury is the main element to produce efficient fluorescent light bulbs or CFL for short in English, chequen the displayed in the boxes containing them.
The first of these "hot" is that light is sent through the lamp that contains mercury vapor and some inherte gas, usually argon often, this creates a reaction as it generates ignition turn LIGHT.
process is used because it is more efficient to create light, which is less wasted energy by not having to practically produce heat, compared to filament bulbs.
Each "bulb saving" contains approximately 5 to 8 milligrams of mercury, which if we did so solid, the ball would be like a pen BIC to create an idea that a thermometer is 500 milligrams of mercury.
and say, AH! VERY LITTLE. Yes apparently, however mercury is one of the most toxic to life, even in small amounts because it can absorb through the skin by just touching, breathing or ingesting it, causing damage Central Nervous System, you associated with brain tumors, carcinomas, osteosarcomas, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's and other degenerative diseases .
Then, each turn is poisoned? If gradually, which is the worst. And if you look there the initiative to make its distribution and production LAW! banning regular bulbs. Yes, save energy, but pollute more !!!!!
When outbreaks throw it away, you will be sending huge amounts of mercury and hazardous landfill gases to the atmosphere, and we must be honest, even with a proposal to you when handling these bulbs are disposed, it shall control, as happens with batteries, cell phones, computer parts, and other toxic materials.
Mercury also enters the food chain and passing to accumulate a body to another.
For example, at sea, the big fish eats the small, increasingly ingesting mercury, and in the end, we are the ones who eat the mercury accumulated. Currently a yellowfin tuna can contain between 480 and 600 parts per million! Which is high if we consider our weight, height and number of other contaminated foods we eat.
really viable option is the LED , since it is much more thrifty, more efficient and more flexible in adapting to the environment and ways to make lamps, in addition to not use heavy metals or dangerous gases in its production.
TO INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN BUSINESS "" "GREEN" "" I recommend you implement something called Life Cycle Assessment or Life Cycle Analysis in Mexico are in the mesothelial in business innovation, but do this kind of analysis may determine that cost, effect, impact, utility and waste generated by producing one or the other well.
And although they think an expense, the greater the expense will have to bring raw materials, or building the plant in China, Singapore, etc..
Remember that climate change is not only heat, cold, but has strong economic implications, on issues such as risk analysis, sales and shipping policies, logistics, availability of raw materials, and more. In other markets, insurance companies are considering such matters to evaluate the business risk, and also other stakeholders such as banks, shareholders and governments.
I leave you some links about saving bulbs: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/hwtr/demodebris/pages2/demolights.html
http://www .npr.org / templates / story / story.php? storyId = 7431198
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