Product Description

Philips Linear Fluorescent 32W T8 soft white light bulb is ideal for use in kitchens and bathrooms, or anywhere in your home where a soft white light is desired. It provides general room lighting and creates a comfortable, pleasant atmosphere. Philips Linear Fluorescent T8 light bulbs feature ALTO II Technology. The standard in green' lighting. The Philips T8 portfolio, as a family, offers the lowest mercury and some of the longest life in the industry, making it the most sustainable line of T8s available. By purchasing the lowest mercury T8s you are reducing the environmental impact throughout the lamps entire lifecycle: 1) Less mercury used in the lamp 2) Less mercury leaving the source and going into the environment. Better for the environment. Same performance characteristics. All fluorescent lamps need a small amount of mercury to operate efficiently and Philips has been working hard to reduce the mercury levels. We have always believed that a product can be good for the environment and provide the same or superior performance. This belief led to one of the industry's most innovative technologies. In 1995, Philips transformed the market by launching a line of linear fluorescent lamps featuring ALTO Lamp Technology. Philips pioneered this technology to do what's best for the environment, not just to pass a test. This technology led to some of the lowest mercury lamps in the industry and became widely recognized as the leading low-mercury solution for lighting. To further help reduce the environmental impact, Philips only uses recycled mercury in the lamps. ALTO II Technology. In 2007, Philips introduced ALTO II Technology. These lamps have 50-percent less mercury than the original ALTO, making them the most sustainable linear fluorescents available. Best of all, these lamps offer the same superior performance levels as before. That means you don't have to sacrifice lamp life, light quality or energy to be more sustainable.