Analysis on the treatment and level of contaminants in fluorescent lamps in El Salvador

Abstract

The study consists of [the following elements:] the analysis of the current waste treatment of fluorescent lamps, the proposal for proper final disposal of the lamps, and the identification of reusable materials. Mercury can change shape (primarily by microbial metabolism) to become methylmercury, which has the capacity to accumulate in organisms (bioaccumulation) and concentrate in food chains (fish and marine mammals), especially in the aquatic food chain (fish and marine mammals). An empirical study was conducted following a quantitative methodology. It was also part of a descriptive study by means of an arbitrary observation code of a structuredtype. Of the 32 sites evaluated, one from the department of San Salvador and three from the department of La Libertad showed the presence of mercury emissions in the atmosphere.

Entorno, august 2015, issue 59: 97-110