Iran-Made Device Removes Mercury Vapors in Broken Fluorescent, Energy-Saving Lamps
The company has designed an Iran-made device that crushes energy-saving, fluorescent and gas lamps before relocating them to a recycling center and controls all mercury vapors in these lamps.
The device is equipped with a 200-liter tank that can hold 300kg to 350kg of lamp waste.
Mercury particles and vapors are controlled and removed by the filters installed in the device during the crushing process, removing all concerns about the broken lamps during storage, handling and transportation.
Environmental damage is caused by the emission of mercury vapors in the waste of used lamps. Reducing the harmful impacts of the dangerous combination of mercury on human health and the environment as well as concerns about broken lamps and preventing the release of mercury vapors in the environment during storage and transportation are among the advantages of this device.
Mercury vapor lamps are bright, long-lasting light sources that are often used to light large areas such as streets, gyms, sports arenas, banks, or stores. The bulbs have an inner quartz tube containing the mercury vapor discharge. This is enclosed by an outer glass bulb that filters out harmful short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Under normal operating conditions mercury vapor lamps provide efficient, long-lasting sources of light. However, if the outer bulb breaks, and the inner tube continues to produce unshielded light, intense UV radiation is emitted. UV exposure at this level can cause eye and skin burns, blurred or double vision, headaches, and nausea.
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