If you have old incandescent bulbs to recycle, check local specialized or mail-in services. Compact fluorescent lights are popular because they use less energy than incandescent bulbs; they’re ...

Batteries and bulbs used in research environments can be submitted on a Hazardous Materials Disposal Pickup Request form ... bulbs/ballasts from their buildings/shops to the trailer located near HMMT ...

The safe handling, storage and proper disposal of any mercury-containing light bulbs is an important safety consideration for all persons who service these style of lighting fixtures. The University ...

Blue bins are provided for recycling paper, cardboard, cans, plastic, and glass. Other items such as electronics are collected separately for proper recycling. Items that can be recycled at ...

Recycling facilities collect glass and mercury from thrown-away fluorescent bulbs, but discarded lighting could also supply rare-earth metals for reuse. The 17 metals referred to as rare earths ...

Update (10/11 at 10:15 p.m.): The Knoxville Police Department said residents near Lonsdale could go home ... the police department said workers at a steel recycling facility found a steel box ...

How do I find the rules for recycling near me? To find out the particular do's and don'ts for recycling near you, find the contact information for your local recycling facility and give them a call.

Available in many lengths and several diameters, the tube is lined with a fluorescent phosphor. When the mercury is excited by electricity, it emits ultraviolet (UV) light, which causes the ...

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The organisation also called for a better disposal system for fluorescent bulbs, expressing concerns about their mercury content. It argued that the mercury threshold could be lowered from the ...

Here we introduce near-infrared fluorescent dye-labeled peptides as sensitive tracer molecules for tumor targeting. We describe the in vivo application of a peptide conjugate coupled to a cyanine ...