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Thank you for the invitation to this valuable forum. Greetings to old friends and new colleagues here. I do not have some thing directly on the topic but believe it is relevant to seek some feedback here. Among the technologies that will remain important for lighting will be compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) as they are much more efficient and their costs have been driven down (LEDs will become important soon but are perhaps too expensive now). My question is CFLs have small amounts of mercury and mercury is highly poisonous. It appears to me the mercury pollution in house hold wastes can become a potential hazard in countries with poor information, no recycling and no separation of waste streams into hazardous and toxic materials which need separate handling and disposal.
My question is if it is too early to worry about this and we should only think about it after more poor people, men and women, have the basic access? Or should it be attended to early, potentially increasing the cost of lamps by adding the costs of collections and disposal to life cycle costs?
Any thoughts and experiences will be welcome as I am not sure where the balance lies in this case, especially given the importance of lighting for women and girls. Thank you.
Thank you for the invitation
Soumis par Amitav Rath le dim, 16/10/2016 - 21:38 Permalien
Thank you for the invitation to this valuable forum. Greetings to old friends and new colleagues here. I do not have some thing directly on the topic but believe it is relevant to seek some feedback here. Among the technologies that will remain important for lighting will be compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) as they are much more efficient and their costs have been driven down (LEDs will become important soon but are perhaps too expensive now). My question is CFLs have small amounts of mercury and mercury is highly poisonous. It appears to me the mercury pollution in house hold wastes can become a potential hazard in countries with poor information, no recycling and no separation of waste streams into hazardous and toxic materials which need separate handling and disposal.
My question is if it is too early to worry about this and we should only think about it after more poor people, men and women, have the basic access? Or should it be attended to early, potentially increasing the cost of lamps by adding the costs of collections and disposal to life cycle costs?
Any thoughts and experiences will be welcome as I am not sure where the balance lies in this case, especially given the importance of lighting for women and girls. Thank you.