Mercury-free HID lighting.Osram Sylvania OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. (www.sylvania.com) is the first supplier to provide a completely mercury-free high intensity discharge lamp discharge lamp n. A lamp that generates light by means of an internal electrical discharge between electrodes in a gas. Noun 1. and ballast system. It debuts on the '07 Lincoln Navigator The Lincoln Navigator is a full-size luxury SUV produced by Ford Motor Company for its luxury division Lincoln. Introduced in 1998, the Navigator was one of the first full-size luxury SUVs. SUV. The new technology, dubbed D3 HID, plays a major role in Osram Sylvania's attempt to develop more environmentally-friendly lighting solutions for DEMs while meeting the tougher state vehicle recycling regulations that specifically call for the elimination of mercury in vehicle components. The Partnership for Mercury Free Vehicles says there is an estimated 200 tons of mercury in vehicles on the road today. The highly toxic highly toxic Occupational medicine adjective Referring to a chemical that 1. Has a median lethal dose–LD50 of ≤ 50 mg/kg when administered orally to 200-300 g albino rats 2. substance has the potential to cause major environmental issues when vehicles reach the end of their lifecycle. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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