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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
ballast .
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Examples
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Devices called ballasts in aging fluorescent light fixtures have been found to leak PCBs.
PCBs Found in Fort Greene School Devlin Barrett 2011
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and began developing energy-saving technologies such as ballasts for light bulbs and low-leakage windows.
Scientific American 2010
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Assemblymember Rosenthal has introduced legislation to expedite the City's response and replace 100% of all toxic light ballasts in school buildings constructed or substantially renovated between 1950 and 1978 over the course of three to five years.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler: The City of New York Must Remediate PCBs Now, Not in 10 Years Rep. Jerrold Nadler 2011
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All lights in the Middle School were retrofitted with motion sensors and dimmable ballasts.
Veronique Pittman: Students Cut Energy Use By Up to 17% Veronique Pittman 2012
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In finally agreeing to take this critical step, the City acknowledged the health threat posed by PCB-laden light ballasts on school children, teachers and staff.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler: The City of New York Must Remediate PCBs Now, Not in 10 Years Rep. Jerrold Nadler 2011
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"Corrective action will be taken on all the leaking light ballasts."
PCB Leaks Found in 3 More Schools Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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In the next decade, the Energy Commission followed with efficiency standards for furnaces, dryers, swimming-pool heaters, household cooking appliances, heat pumps, showerheads, and fluorescent-lamp ballasts, among other products.
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All lights in the Middle School were retrofitted with motion sensors and dimmable ballasts.
Veronique Pittman: Students Cut Energy Use By Up to 17% Veronique Pittman 2012
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Older fluorescent lights contain devices called ballasts that were once made from PCBs, and those ballasts can leak over time.
Lawsuit Blasts City PCB Plan Devlin Barrett 2011
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In the next decade, the Energy Commission followed with efficiency standards for furnaces, dryers, swimming-pool heaters, household cooking appliances, heat pumps, showerheads, and fluorescent-lamp ballasts, among other products.
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