CFL Danger
Compact-Fluorescent light bulbs CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS!!!
Read: Mercury leaks found as new bulbs break (The Boston Globe):
"... immediately after the bulb was broken--and sometimes even after a cleanup was attempted--levels of mercury vapor exceeded federal guidelines for chronic exposure by as much as 100 times. There is no federal guideline for acute exposure."
Read: Mercury leaks found as new bulbs break (The Boston Globe):
"... immediately after the bulb was broken--and sometimes even after a cleanup was attempted--levels of mercury vapor exceeded federal guidelines for chronic exposure by as much as 100 times. There is no federal guideline for acute exposure."
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Permalink Reply by cass on
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this is true, there is mercury in these bulbs, but they are not dangerous, after further investigation you'll find multiple websites disclaiming this myth, here is a couple of many... http://www.eartheasy.com/live_energyeff_lighting.htm http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/06/what_about_merc.php
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Permalink Reply by Michael L. Wagner on
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The mercury actually is very dangerous--though properly cleaning-up a broken bulb negates the danger...
People need to be warned against bending down to sweep-up the dust from a broken bulb (use a damp rag)--and then there's the issue of such dust falling into a carpet...
Who wants their kid rolling around in dangerous mercury dust, while a vacuum cleaner will only spread the mercury around.
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