Anti-mercury pollution treaty eyes ban on fluorescent tubes by 2027

The members of an international convention against mercury pollution agreed Friday to ban the production and trade of fluorescent tubes by 2027, citing the human health risks posed by the equipment's use of the substance.As the Minamata Convention on Mercury already prohibits the production, export and import of fluorescent bulbs, the manufacturing of all types of the product for general purposes will be suspended within four years.Fluorescent lamps currently in use and those in stock can be used beyond the deadline.The parties of the convention failed to reach agreement, however, on the ha…READ FULL ARTICLE