Mercury Emissions by Use of Compact Fluorescent Lamps and by Generation of Electrical Energy Based on Fossil Fuels

Leadina Sanchez Barboza; María Gabriela Lucena  Mogollón; Carmen Luisa Vásquez Stanescu

Mercury Emissions by Use of Compact Fluorescent Lamps and by Generation of Electrical Energy Based on Fossil Fuels

Título traducido de la contribución: Emisiones de mercurio por uso de lámparas fluorescentes compactas y por generación de energía eléctrica a partir de combustibles fósiles

Leadina Sanchez Barboza, María Gabriela Lucena Mogollón, Carmen Luisa Vásquez Stanescu

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Las lámparas fluorescentes compactas (CFL) son una alternativa de iluminación eficaz. Sin embargo, contienen mercurio (Hg), metal que tiene efectos adversos sobre la salud y el medio ambiente. El objetivo de este estudio fue comparar las emisiones de mercurio derivadas del uso de las LFC y de la generación de energía eléctrica basada en combustibles fósiles en Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador y Venezuela. Los indicadores se construyeron a partir de los datos publicados por el Banco Mundial y las instituciones nacionales del sector eléctrico de los países analizados, y los factores de emisión de la actividad del mercurio publicados por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente. Los resultados muestran que Venezuela es el país con más CFL incorporadas en su territorio, Argentina es el país con más emisiones de mercurio al medio ambiente por generación térmica y en Ecuador es el país con más reducción de emisiones de mercurio por ahorro en generación térmica debido al uso de CFL.

Título traducido de la contribución	Emisiones de mercurio por uso de lámparas fluorescentes compactas y por generación de energía eléctrica a partir de combustibles fósiles
Idioma original	Inglés estadounidense
Páginas (desde-hasta)	1-18
Número de páginas	18
Publicación	Revista Científica Ecociencia
Volumen	4
N.º	4
Estado	Publicada - 2 ene. 2018

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