Specialty Fluorescent Lamps from the Expert

At LCD Lighting, Inc., we are the world’s leading manufacturer of T2, T4, T5, T8 and T12 fluorescent lamps.  Our cutting-edge products provide cost-effective solutions for almost any type of application and are used in a multitude of industries.  

Our standard and customized specialty lamps are found in everything from backlighting for LCD and AMLCD displays, military and civilian aircrafts, shipboards, and vehicles as well as in vetronics and computers.  LCD Lighting products are also used for medical light therapies to treat patients with a variety of health conditions including neo-natal jaundice, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Parkinson’s disease, wound healing, and a range of skin disorders.

We also bring our expertise to produce specialty lighting for sign displays, architectural, museums and stage, screen, and film.  In addition we offer special task lighting for copiers, scanners, and fax machines and much, much more.

To understand why our lamps are superior to those of many of our competitors it helps to know something about the technology that goes into our advanced lamps.  For one thing, our lamps offer a high CRI, which stands for color rendering index.  CRI is used to quantitatively measure a light source’s ability to render color on a scale of 0 to 100 percent and is independent of color temperature.  When the light has a CRI of 85 to 90 percent, it is considered good at color rendering.  A rating of 90 percent and above provides the most accurate color discrimination.

Another technology that goes into making our lamps so special is our proprietary Ultra-Bright™, which offers our lamps with double the efficacy (lm/watts), 50% improvement in lumen maintenance, and maximized lighting uniformity.  Furthermore, our unique Robo-Bend technology allows serpentine hot-cathode lamps to be manufactured with automated bending processes.  Finally LCD Lighting is proud of our Long Life technology that will provide your lamps with an extra-long operating life of up to 60,000 hours for T8s and up to 50,000 hours for T12s.

LightSources and our affiliated companies represent the leading high-tech designers and manufacturers in the lamp industry today.  Our products are used world-wide in a multitude of applications and industries such as our industrial air purification systems that offer a safe solution for sterilization, odor control, and the removal of toxic chemicals. Please contact us to learn more about our extensive selection of lamps.

Health Problems Caused by Air Pollution

Most air pollution is caused by industries and puts the people who live in and around those areas at an increased risk for many different diseases.  Air pollution impacts the youngest, oldest and poorest and contributes to diseases such as lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, and asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis.  Other problems affecting people who live in areas with high levels of air pollution include increased fatigue, headaches, nausea and wheezing. 

Air pollution is measured by the levels of particulate matter or PM in the air, and the more elevated the PM levels are, the more dangerous it is to the health of the people living in the area.  Scientists define PM2.5 as fine, tiny particles or droplets in the air that are two and one half microns (there are approximately 25,000 microns in an inch) or less in width.  On days when the levels of daily PM2.5 are elevated, it can reduce visibility and cause the air to appear hazy.  Many cities post warnings when air pollution levels are elevated as it can be especially unhealthy for people with certain health conditions.  Higher levels of PM2.5 often occur when there is little or no wind.     

PM10 (particulate matter 10 micrometers or less in diameter) and PM2.5 include pollutants such as sulfate, nitrates and black carbon, which can be responsible for many diseases.  There is a fairly recent study that explains why PM2.5 may be more harmful than PM10. “Physically, this makes sense - smaller the particle, more of a probability that it will go deeper into the lungs and harm us.”

One of the worst places for industrial air pollution is in China.  In a recent study reported on by the BBC, the U.S. embassy in Beijing recorded the daily average air quality index (AQI) from 2008 to 2015.  Based on PM2.5, they reported readings that indicated 49% of the time the air quality was “very unhealthy,” and 4% of the time it was “hazardous.”  The study also indicated that the air quality was “good” 2% of the time.   

LightSources and our affiliated companies represent the leading high-tech designers and manufacturers in the lamp industry today.  Our products are used world-wide in a multitude of applications and industries and offer patent-protected, OEM-oriented solutions.  Please contact us to learn more our innovative and cost-effective industrial UV air systems.   

Sources:

health.ny.gov/environmental/indoors/air/pmq_a.htm

aqicn.org/faq/2013-02-02/why-is-pm25-often-higher-than-pm10/

bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35351597

 

WHO Reports Air Pollution Levels Rising in Poor Cities

Dr. Carlos Dora of the World Health Organization (WHO) states that, “It is crucial for city and national governments to make urban air quality a health and development priority.” She adds, “When air quality improves, health costs from air pollution-related diseases shrink, worker productivity expands and life expectancy grows. Reducing air pollution also brings an added climate bonus, which can become a part of countries’ commitments to the climate treaty.”  However in the same report they explain that air pollution levels are rising in many of the world’s poorest cities.

In the large study from 2008-2013, the WHO compared a total of 795 cities in 67 countries for levels of small and fine particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5).  PM10 and PM2.5 include pollutants such as sulfate, nitrates and black carbon that can increase the risk of disease.  

The organization says that despite improvements around the globe that urban air pollution levels have increased by 8%.  They also report that 80% of people living in urban areas with air quality monitored are exposed to air quality levels that exceed WHO limits, and low-income cities are the worst.   In fact 98% of low and middle income cities with over 100,000 inhabitants do not meet WHO air quality guidelines and generally include cities in the Eastern Mediterranean and South-East Asia Regions.  Many of those cities exceed WHO limits by 5 to 10 times.  For high-income cities, only 56% of them do not meet the guidelines and include cities in Europe, the U.S., and the Western Pacific Region.   

Some of the ways that air quality can be improved are to reduce industrial smokestack emissions and to increase the use of renewable power sources.  Other things that can be done is to increase and support public transportation as well as to encourage industries and businesses to recycle and adopt more sustainable “green” practices.     

LightSources and our affiliated companies represent the leading high-tech designers and manufacturers in the lamp industry today.  Our team consists of the most highly skilled professionals that specialize in a range of innovative solutions.    Please contact us to learn more about our extensive selection of lamps.

Source:who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2016/air-pollution-rising/en/

Industrial Air Pollution Causes Many Problems

Not only do LightSources and LightTech manufacture products that help to make the world a better place, but we also implement environmentally-friendly practices in-house with our own production processes.  Supporting social programs, developing environmentally-friendly technologies, and implementing green business practices are an important part of the LightSources group’s business philosophy.

We are proud to manufacturer a line of cost-effective products designed to help reduce industrial pollution, which is the one of the biggest sources of environmental contamination.  In fact the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that, “air pollution levels rose 14 percent from 1990 to 2008.”  Industrial air pollution is caused by dust, fly ash, smoke, fog, soot and fumes as well as gaseous pollutants such as carbon monoxide, methane, and nitrogen oxide. 

Most scientists believe that industrial air pollution is one of the leading causes of climate change, and that the effects are much farther reaching than just air quality.  Greenhouse gas emissions can pollute soil and damage plants as well as travel a long distance from the source.  When pollutants from factories combine with the moisture in the air, it is called “acid rain.”  The U.S. Geological Survey reports that one study showed, “air pollution caused the pH of rainfall to drop to 4.2 in the Washington, D.C. area.”  For clarification, unpolluted rain has a pH of 5.6.”

At the LightSources group, we are committed to continually improving our manufacturing processes to help protect the environment such as using measured mercury pellets for controlled mercury dosages as well as lead-free phosphors.  In addition we design energy efficient products such as our proprietary LongLife™ UV germicidal lamps, tanning lamps and TriLight Max lighting lamps that require fewer replacements.  We also recycle as much material as possible, and LightTech even operates in-house recycling equipment.  See our website to learn more cost-effective ways to help improve the environment. 

LightSources and its affiliated companies are regarded as innovative, high-tech designers and manufacturers in the specialty lamp manufacturing industry. From prototype to finished product, we offer unmatched flexibility and manufacturing turnaround. Please contact us to learn more about our cost-effective industrial UV air systems that help companies to run cleaner.

Source:livestrong.com/article/177248-how-do-factories-pollute-the-air/