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LINEAR FLUORESCENT LAMP MATERIAL INFORMATION SHEET
MATERIAL DATA SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)
Information and Applicability
The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) for chemicals are not applicable to manufactured articles such as lamps.
No material contained in a lamp is released during normal use and operation.
The following information is provided as a service to our customers. This Lamp Material
Information Sheet contains applicable Material Safety Data Sheet information.
I. PRODUCT INDENTIFICATION
Espen Technology Linear Fluorescent Lamps
Espen Technology, Inc.
12257 Florence Avenue
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
[phone]
II. LAMP MATERIALS AND HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
Glass & Metal
The glass tube used is soda-lime glass and similar to that used in the glass industry for common
consumer items. The end-caps are aluminum. The filaments, also called cathodes, are
tungsten. Other than the usual concerns of broken glass, these materials do not pose a hazard
in the event that the lamp breaks.
Phosphor
The product line uses two different phosphor mixes depending on color rendering index (CRI).
The lower CRI mix (halo phosphate) uses calcium chloro-fluoro-phosphate with small amounts
(less than 1-2% by weight of the phosphor) of antimony and manganese, both of which are
tightly bound in the phosphor matrix. The higher CRI mix (tri-phosphor) uses a mixture of rare
earth elements such as lanthanum, and yttrium as either an oxide or as a phosphate, along with
a barium/aluminum oxide. These phosphors produce better lamp efficiency and color rendition.
The phosphor components may vary slightly depending on the color of the lamp (cool white,
warm white, etc.).