Sentences with phrase «longer than mercury»

Not exact matches

«A seemingly eternal problem suddenly seems like it is on its way to being solved much, much faster than we could have hoped, so long as the successes in reducing mercury pollution are not reversed,» says Kevin Bishop.

Because they are large, long - lived predators, tuna accumulate more mercury in their tissue than smaller, short - lived fish.

Because of the mass, the process can take half an hour or more, exposing shop workers and customers to higher mercury levels for a longer time than in the shops in Puerto Maldonado.

LEDs are now the system of choice because they are more stable, longer lasting, and energy efficient than traditional mercury based illuminators as well as offering superior safety and environmental features.

The named fish may contain more mercury than other species because they are long living fish and / or predators and can accumulate higher levels of mercury by eating other fish.

So, if you have two identical glass greenhouses with thermally isolated mercury thermometers at equilibrium in the sunlight [One with Air at Press =P, and the 2nd w / CO2 at Press =P], and you close the blinds — you will see the thermometer in the CO2 greenhouse retain its temperature longer — not because of any «global warming» type effect, but simply because Air conducts heat to the walls of the greenhouse better than Air does.

So, if you have two identical glass greenhouses with thermally isolated mercury thermometers at equilibrium in the sunlight [One with Air at Press =P, and the 2nd w / CO2 at Press =P], and you close the blinds — you will see the thermometer in the CO2 greenhouse retain its temperature longer — not because of any «global warming» type effect, but simply because Air conducts heat to the walls of the greenhouse better than CO2 does.

LEDs are about as efficient as CFL, and both are much more efficient than incandescents (which only convert around 5 - 10 % of the electricity they use to useful light vs. around 60 % for LEDs and CFLs), but LEDs have other benefits that make them superior to CFLs (not as fragile, not mercury, last longer, turn on instantly).

the long - term solution to mercury pollution is to minimize global mercury use and releases to eventually achieve reduced contamination levels in the environment, rather than reducing fish consumption since uncontaminated fish represents a critical and healthy source of nutrition worldwide;

These beautiful mercury glass candlesticks were a gift from someone who I think has been reading my blog longer than even my mom - sweet Allison.