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National Conference on Sustainable Management of Mercury (Hg) In Fluorescent Lamps in India
Source: Toxics Link, Date: , 2012
India’s burgeoning population and
modern living conditions has pushed the demand for energy northwards. Lighting
has been the most important and one of the significant segments in the energy
consumption pie accounting for close to 20% of the total power consumption. On
this account, the recent past decade has witnessed massive promotion (by
Industry and the government) of energy saving lighting devices like the Compact
Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs). However, with over 400 million CFLs marketed on an
annual basis in India (and still this segment growing at 15-20% annually),
these mercury bearing lamps pose serious environment and health safety
challenges too.
CPCB’s 2008
guidelines - too prescribes detailed action plan for the sound management of
mercury in fluorescent lamp sector in India. The fact remains that Indian
lighting sector uses over 16 tons of mercury annually. Further, due to the
highly hazardous nature of the spent CFL waste containing mercury, there is a
need to work towards this end on a war footing.
In the above
backdrop and also keeping in view India’s commitment towards INC and the WSSD
2020 goals on sound chemicals management, the Central Pollution Control Board
(CPCB), MoEF and Toxics Link jointly organized this national conference on ‘Sustainable Management of Mercury (Hg) In
Fluorescent Lamps in India.’
The
conference aimed to review current state of standard and technology for mercury
dosing in lamps; assess infrastructure and capacity to deal with FL waste
management in India; evaluate strengths and areas to attend for addressing
upstream / downstream issues and bring together stakeholders to deliberate and
decide on a possible roadmap.
Download the electronic copy:
http://toxicslink.org/?q=National%20Meeting%20on%20Mercury%20and%20Waste%20Management
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