[Sqg-program] FW: mercury-containing UV lights from ACunits - SQGinspector awareness

Perrigan, Glen Glen.Perrigan at dep.state.fl.us
Fri Jul 13 13:52:43 EDT 2007


The less than 10 lamps disposal is outlined in Florida law. See 403.7186(4),
Florida Statutes
(http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?StatuteYear=2006&AppMode=Displ
ay_Results&Mode=Search%2520Statutes&Submenu=2&Tab=statutes&Search_String=403.
7186

Additional information on lamps and mercury containing devices can be found
at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/mercury/default.htm


-----Original Message-----
From: Nottingham, Dale L. [mailto:NOTTINDL at leegov.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 11:59 AM
To: Perrigan, Glen
Subject: RE: [Sqg-program] FW: mercury-containing UV lights from ACunits -
SQGinspector awareness

Lee County has also been inspecting the tanning salons for quite awhile.
The management of these places turns over so quickly, that very few
actually manage the waste properly. Apparently they don't teach
management of hazardous waste in the cosmetology schools either. We
teach an awareness class at our local Vo-Tech school and have had better
results from the graduates once they get in the field. The key to their
compliance is to start early on education and be consistent with them.

I still have not seen the 10 or less "rule" in the final version of
Mercury Containing Lamp/Device regulation that I sometimes hear quoted
from regulatory agencies. It may be a "policy", but not the rule. I know
it was in the interim rule a long time ago, but was removed from the
final rule. Some day maybe folks will realize we live in FLORIDA and
that maybe tanning salons should go away!

Everyone should look at the Florida wide study performed on salt and
fresh water fish to see the results of the mismanagement of mercury
containing lamps/devices. It helps on inspections to tie the source, to
the problem. Once you show how it does impact the environment, the
target audience tends to grow and become more aware of their actions.

-----Original Message-----
From: sqg-program-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:sqg-program-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of
Perrigan, Glen
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 11:19 AM
To: Sqg-program at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: FW: [Sqg-program] FW: mercury-containing UV lights from ACunits
- SQGinspector awareness

Hi All

Are you routinely inspecting tanning salons during your sqg program
verifications? Please respond to all on this post. Thanks. Glen Perrigan

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Palmer [mailto:jpalmer at scgov.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:53 AM
To: Perrigan, Glen
Subject: Re: [Sqg-program] FW: mercury-containing UV lights from ACunits
-
SQG inspector awareness

Interesting info.  The first I've heard of it.  Glen, I'm also a little
curious about other counties and their approach to tanning salons. 
We've inspected them for, oh....probably 7 to 8 years now.  Each bed has
on average 32 lamps that are changed a couple times a year.  Most salons
have at least 4 beds.  That's pushing an average of 300 lamps per year
per location, and when we started inspecting them NONE were recycling
their lamps.

Do you know if other locales are routinely inspecting tanning salons?

Thanks,
JP

>>> "Perrigan, Glen" <Glen.Perrigan at dep.state.fl.us> 7/9/2007 3:59 PM
>>>
Hi All,

 

I want to pass this info along regarding UV lights (containing mercury)
used
in HVAC systems. They are used as bio filters in some HVAC systems. You
might
come across these in your sqg verifications (i.e. hospitals). These
lamps
contain mercury just light any other fluorescent lamp and should be
managed
as a universal waste. I found an EPA site with some studies of these
lamps.

 

http://www.epa.gov/nhsrc/news/news062606.html 

 

 

Glen Perrigan
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Hazardous Waste Management Section
2600 Blair Stone Road  MS-4555
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400
850-245-8749 Fax:  850-412-0528
E-mail: glen.perrigan at dep.state.fl.us 
Website:   www.dep.state.fl.us/waste <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste>


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From: Price, John L. 
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 9:49 AM
To: Perrigan, Glen
Cc: Nottingham, Dale (nottindl at leegov.com); Tenace, Laurie
Subject: FW: mercury-containing UV lights from AC units - SQG
inspector
awareness

 

Glen: Looks like something other SQG programs ought to know about since
Dale
is seeing them in his county [thanks, Dale!].  Another type of
mercury-containing lamp that inspectors should be aware of.  Maybe a
short
item/case study for next year's SQG workshop?  

 

John L. (Jack) Price

Environmental Manager

Hazardous Waste Management MS 4555

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

2600 Blair Stone Road

Tallahassee, FL  32399-2400

Phone:850.245.8751

Fax: 850.245.8811

john.l.price at dep.state.fl.us 

www.dep.state.fl.us/waste 

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From: Nottingham, Dale L. [mailto:NOTTINDL at leegov.com] 
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:19 PM
To: Price, John L.
Cc: Cauceglia, Dorian ; Coles, Jayne M.; Girard, Edgar; Girard, Tina
M.;
Saiya, Jacqueline ; Ott, Bryan
Subject: RE: Lee County inquiry: recycling UV lights from AC units

 

Yes they need to be treated as a Universal Waste just like any other
mercury
containing lamp. They are more common for mold and mildew treatment in
the
Northern states, but I have seen them popping up in our County.

 

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From: Price, John L. [mailto:John.L.Price at dep.state.fl.us] 
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 12:09 PM
To: Tscherteu, Erich P.
Cc: Tenace, Laurie; Gleason, Irene; Atkeson, Thomas; Axelrad, Don;
Clarke,
Raoul; Cifrino, Carole A; Griffith, John
Subject: Lee County inquiry: recycling UV lights from AC units

 

Hi, Erich: Just had a call from Bill Bosco [Haines AC, Bonita Springs
239.992.1551] about disposing of UV lights from AC systems. The UV
lights
contain mercury and are used somewhere in the air flow system (usually
intake
before the coils, sometimes downstream of the blower).  Bill said that
they
are becoming more and more common in AC systems to control/reduce the
build
up of mold in the duct system or on the coils. First I have heard of
UV
lights in AC for disinfection purposes. I have heard of them being used
to
disinfect water from wells. 

 

I told him about the incineration prohibition and that Lee County solid
waste
went to a combustor so he could not throw them into the trash. I
advised Bill
to contact you to see whether your recycling program could help him
since he
estimated that they would have maybe 10 of these lamps, max, in a
couple of
month period.  I did say that if you could help him, there would
probably be
a pass through charge.  He is primed to recycle since he is a
transplant from
Maine approx 10 years back and knows how serious Maine is about
environmental
protection. 

 

Hope all is going well, Jack.

 

John L. (Jack) Price

Environmental Manager

Hazardous Waste Management MS 4555

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

2600 Blair Stone Road

Tallahassee, FL  32399-2400

Phone:850.245.8751

Fax: 850.245.8811

john.l.price at dep.state.fl.us 

www.dep.state.fl.us/waste 

Please Note:  Florida has a very broad public records law.  Most
written
communications to or from state officials regarding state business are
public
records available to the public and media upon request.  Your e-mail
is
communications and may therefore be subject to public disclosure.

 



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