Vis-a-vis mercury in fluorescent lamps: I recently saw calculations that
showed that even if everyone dumped their fluorescent bulbs and tubes
directly into land fills, it would still not introduce more mercury into
the environment than the amount that coal-fired power stations would
have to emit in order to generate enough electricity to produce the
equivalent volume of light using tungsten bulbs.
I agree, however, that all fluorescents should be recycled. If each
municipality offered kids ten cents per dead tube or bulb, and allowed
them to smash them in the dumpster too, I think that would do it
nicely.
PC.
Paul Callomon
Collections Manager
Malacology, Invertebrate Paleontology and General Invertebrates
Department of Malacology
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA
Tel 215-405-5096
Fax 215-299-1170
Secretary, American Malacological Society
On the web at www.malacological.org
>>> David Harvey <[log in to unmask]> 6/1/2007 10:48 AM >>>
Ken,
Just one caveat about those high efficiency light bulb replacements
for home and office use. Those bulbs contain mercury and thus require
special disposal as a hazardous material.
I think that a many institutions would make a larger impact by
employing solar energy - I know that several states offer credits that
can cover half the cost of solar installation (I am not sure if this
also applies to institutions). Are there any musuems out there that
have chosen to go with solar? If so, what are the pros and cons?
Cheers!
Dave
David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, California
On 6/1/07, Ken Mark <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This subject may have been discussed before but I'm going to ask the
> question anyway.
>
> Global warming is a high priority topic these days and will become
even
> more so in the future. Currently, I'm changing all of my light bulbs
in my
> house to the new kind that are more energy efficient and last
significantly
> longer.
>
> Changing the lighting in my museum is a different story. Has anyone
begun
> to think about this and if so, is there literature available or does
AAM
> have anything available to help us begin this changeover in our
workplace?
>
> Ken
>
>
> Kenneth D. Mark
> Director of the Oakes Museum
>
> Messiah College
> One College Ave. Box 3029
> Grantham, PA 17055
>
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