Halco F13T5CW F13 T5 Cool White Prolume 9231

Hazerdous Material Information

Glass & Metal 
The glass tube used in this fluorescent lamp is manufactured from soda-lime glass and is essentially similar but not identical to that used throughout the glass industry for bottles and other common consumer items. The end-caps on the lamp are generally aluminum while the wires in the lamps (called filaments or cathodes) are made of tungsten.

Phosphor
The ProLume product line uses two different phosphor systems. One phosphor system (halophosphate) uses calcium chloro-fluoro-phosphate, with small amounts (less than 1-2% by weight the phosphor) of antimony and manganese, both of which are tightly bound in the phosphor matrix. The second phosphor system uses a mixture of rare earth elements such as lanthanum, and yttrium as either an oxide or as a phosphate, along with a barium/aluminum oxide. These phosphors produce better lamp efficiency and color rendition. The phosphor components may vary slightly depending on the color of the lamp (cool white, warm white, etc.).

 -Normally a 1.5 inch diameter (T12) fluorescent lamp has approximately 1 - 1.25 grams of the phosphor per foot of lamp, resulting in about 4 - 5 grams of the phosphor coating it’s inside length. A 1 inch diameter (T8) lamp has approximately 1.5 - 2 g phosphor coating per lamp.

Mercury
Mercury is present in small amounts in all fluorescent lamps. Halco Lighting Technologies has significantly reduced its use of mercury in products through advancements in efficiency and technology. Lamps bearing the Eco-Shield designation are TCLP compliant and use minimal amounts of mercury in their manufacturing.

DISPOSAL
TCLP Disposal requirements for fluorescent lamps are determined by whether the lamp is characterized as hazardous waste. The ProLume Eco-Shield lamp would not be classified as a hazardous waste, based on test data and statistical analysis developed according to the US EPA’s Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) for mercury. While the ProLume Eco-Shield lamp will pass the federal EPA TCLP test, state or local regulations may still regulate disposal of mercury-containing products. If state or local disposal regulations exist, state and local agencies should be contacted for specific guidance.