Who Is Using Bulb Eater®?
The Bulb Eater® has been tremendous. It has cut my expenses by $15,000 a year and now I'm spending virtually nothing for recycling.
Paul Lewis
UnumProvident Insurance

Bulb Eater® Emission Testing
Bulb Eater® 3 Air Emissions Report
Bulb Eater® Emission Testing Summary
GeoCenter, Testing for US Navy (2003)
MN Lamp Crushing Report (2003)
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An older model Bulb Eater was demonstrated for the MN Pollution Control Agency for 8 minutes and mercury emissions were tested. It is claimed in the report that “the measured mercury concentrations in breathing space approached the Minnesota OSHA TWA (8 hour) limit of 50,000ng/m3.” That is not accurate. While the instant readings approached the time-weighted average standard, those readings were at the point of exhaust and not the operator’s breathing zone. |
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Furthermore, comparing instant readings to time-weighted average (TWA) standards is misleading to readers who may not understand the rather significant difference. As the report then correctly notes, the established standards are time-weighted values, and thus exposure levels would not exceed the Federal OSHA standard of 100,000 ng/m3 or the Minnesota OSHA limit of 50,000 ng/m3.
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Industrial Hygiene Survey—Osceola, FL (2004)
Industrial Hygiene Survey—Polk County, FL (2004)
EPA Region 3 Study (2006)
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This study included extensive testing of the Bulb Eater® and three other devices; mercury emissions were detected at several points during this study. However, the 8-hr TWA never approached 0.1 mg/m3, which is the OSHA limit, despite crushing two full drums of lamps in a plastic containment room with limited ventilation and with background levels of mercury due to testing being performed at lamp recycling facilities. Only four readings were slightly higher than the ACGIH TLV of 0.025 mg/m3 recommended level. *Air Cycle is "Manufacturer C" in the study |
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North Carolina EPA Bulb Eater® Evaluation (2007)
Maryland OSHA Study (2010-present)
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The Maryland OSHA conducted emissions testing and assessments at six facilities that operate the Bulb Eater. The summary report has not been completed, but six individual reports are included which document the findings. Most of the readings are “non-detectable” and the ACGIH TLV of 0.025 mg/m3) was not exceeded in any of the tests. |