Potential environmental impacts from the metals in incandescent, compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), and light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1040-1047

  Lim, Seong Rin ^a   Kang, Daniel ^b   Ogunseitan, Oladele A ^b   Schoenung, Julie M ^c  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING; ASSESSMENT METHODS; CALIFORNIA STATE; COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMP; ECODESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY INDEPENDENCE; EXPECTED LIFETIME; HAZARDOUS WASTES; HIGH-CONTENT; INCANDESCENT BULBS; LEACHABILITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE SPAN; LIGHTING PRODUCTS; MERCURY VAPOR; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RARE METALS; REGULATORY LIMIT; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SUSTAINABILITY POLICY; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY POLICY; TOXICITY POTENTIAL; USEFUL LIFE;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LEAD; LIFE CYCLE; LIGHTING; METALS; NATURAL RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOXICITY; ZINC;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CERIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GADOLINIUM; GALLIUM; GOLD; INDIUM; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; SILVER; TUNGSTEN; YTTRIUM; ZINC;

ELECTRODE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METAL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCANDESCENT BULB; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEACHING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFESPAN; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOXICITY;

COPPER; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENCE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INCANDESCENCE; LEAD; LIGHTING; METALS;

EID: 84872589091     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302886m     Document Type: Article

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