EDN

UV LED to Replace Mercury Vapor Lamps

The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology announced the VLMU3100, an ultraviolet (UV) LED in the surface-mount PLCC-2 package. Aimed at a wide range of applications, including adhesive ...
Digi Times

Taiwan to replace 700,000 mercury vapor street lamps with LED ones in 2016

The Taiwan government has set aside a budget of NT$5.49 billion (US$169 million) to subsidize local governments to procure about 700,000 LED street lamps via open-bids to replace existing mercury ...
Post and Courier

Mount Pleasant moving to LED streetlights, replacing mercury vapor

Mercury vapor is out and LED is in. Mount Pleasant and North Charleston are beginning a transition from mercury vapor streetlights to LED lights, Kim Asbill said, public affairs specialist for South ...
Science Daily

Mercury vapor released from broken compact fluorescent light bulbs can exceed safe exposure levels for humans, study finds

Once broken, a compact fluorescent light bulb continuously releases mercury vapor into the air for weeks to months, and the total amount can exceed safe human exposure levels in a poorly ventilated ...
EDN

UV LED replaces mercury vapor lamps

An ultraviolet (UV) LED in a surface-mount PLCC-2 package, the VLMU3100 by Vishay Intertechnology, serves as a solid-state replacement for mercury vapor lamps. Featuring a typical luminous intensity ...