Lamp |
Maximum content |
Lamp Life (hrs) |
|---|---|---|
T-8 fluorescent, eight-foot |
10 mg mercury |
standard output - 24,000 rated hours on instant start ballasts or program start ballasts (3-hour starts) high output - 18,000 rated hours on instant start ballasts or program start ballasts (3-hour starts) |
T-8 fluorescent, four-foot |
3.5 mg mercury |
both standard and high output 30,000 rated hours on instant start ballasts, or 36,000 rated hours on program start ballasts (3 hour starts) |
T-8 fluorescent- two foot and three foot |
3.5 mg mercury |
24,000 rated hours on instant start ballasts or program start ballasts (3-hour starts) |
T-8 fluorescent, U-bent |
6 mg mercury |
18,000 rated hours on instant start ballasts, or 24,000 rated hours on program start ballasts (3-hour starts) |
T-5 fluorescent, linear |
2.5 mg mercury |
both standard and high output - 25,000 rated hours on program start ballasts |
Compact fluorescent, nonintegral ballast |
3.5 mg mercury |
12,000 rated hours |
Compact fluorescent, integral ballast |
3.5 mg mercury, ENERGY STAR qualified |
Bare bulb - 10,000 rated hours |
High-pressure sodium, up to 400 watts |
10 mg mercury |
Use noncycling type or replace with LED lamps or induction lamps |
High-pressure sodium, above 400 watts |
32 mg mercury |
Use noncycling type or replace with LED lamps or induction lamps |
