Examples of mercury containing waste are listed below:
Low pressure mercury containing fluorescent lamps; mercury content not less than 0.15 % of total weight; | High pressure mercury containing lamps mercury content 0.01-0.03 % of total weight; | Mercury containing equipment of school and scientific laboratories; | ||
Mercury containing glass thermometers. Laboratory and technical thermometers, mercury content 5-10% of total weight. Medical thermometers, mercury content 15-20% of total weight; | High pressure quartz-mercury lamps, mercury content 0.1-0.5 % of total weight; | Electric switching mercury containing glass thermometers and temperature controllers, mercury content 7-10% of total weight; | ||
Extra-high pressure quartz-mercury lamps, mercury content 0.1-0.05% of total weight; | Mercury containing compositions and medical equipment. Composition for preparation of silver amalgam, mercury content 50% of total weight. Manometric device for arterial tension measurement, mercury content 10% of total weight. Medical thermometer, mercury content 15-20% of total weight; | Mercury containing electrical devices; | ||
Mercury containing glass switchers, mercury content 50% of total weight; | Mercury containing galvanic elements. Standard elements, mercury content 30-35% of total weight. Galvanic elements, mercury content 1-20% of total weight; | All metal ignitrons with mercury cathode, mercury content 10-15% of total weight. |