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Table 2: Hg emissions and sales per lamp type in the EU 27 area (data taken from VITO, 2009).

  CLS-C CLS-F HL-MV-LW HL-MV-HW HL-LV CFLi Total
               
EU 27 sales (mil unit) 297 767 97 84 147 353 1746
Hg emission during use phase (mg) 0.86 0.86 0.96 7.20 1.60 1.31  
Hg emission during the end of life phase (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 3.2  
Hg emission all lamps in the EU-27(kg) 255.4 659.6 93.1 604.8 235.2 1592 5264
 
Product life time (hours) 1000 1000 1500 1500 3000 6000  
Lumen output per lamp (lm) 594.0 572.4 480.0 5177.3 435.0 559.0  
Hg emitted over life time per lumen per hour (ng) 1.45 1.51 1.33 0.93 1.22 1.34  

Source: SCHER  Opinion on Mercury in Certain Energy-saving Light Bulbs (2010), 3.2 Question B, p. 12

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