- As per a study on use of CFLs and their unscientific disposal, harmful mercury from CFL lamps pose a serious threat to environment as it is disposed of in an unscientific manner…
- Study titled: “Light without the poison: Putting An End to Mercury Escape from Light Bulbs”,
- Study jointly done by NGO Chintan Environmental Research And Action Group and German International Cooperation, the German Government’s international development agency
- New shift is towards increasing use of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) instead of CFLs, as per a Delhi govt official.
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/
todays-paper/tp-national/tp- newdelhi/unmonitored-cfl- disposal-ups-environmental- hazards/article6071231.ece
Exams Perspective:
- CFL
- NGO
- Environmental threat from CFL
- Light-Emitting Diode (LED)