<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Umbra on mercury in compact fluorescent lights]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by snyunt http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-mercury/ Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:53:45 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-mercury/1 Mercury in CFL's

Hi -
Great news on the mercury in CFL's - we were wondering what happens if one of them breaks in your home. what are the risks then and what do you for a safe clean-up.
Thanks!!

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Hi -
Great news on the mercury in CFL's - we were wondering what happens if one of them breaks in your home. what are the risks then and what do you for a safe clean-up.
Thanks!!

]]> Comment #2 by indyrk http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-mercury/ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:05:48 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-mercury/2 Mercury

The tiny punctuation of mercury should not stop you from buying CFLs, any more than it stops you from wearing a watch.

Yeah, but I've never accidentally broken a watch battery!  How many light bulbs get accidentally broken each year??  What about your retailer?  How un-common is it for a box of bulbs to get dropped and broken?  Do you think that employee is going to run and get a hazmat unit to clean it up?  How long before places like that are over-run with contamination??


Sorry to sound alarmist, but it seems there are some unanswered questions about this technology.  Any comments/answers to this are greatly appreciated!!

-Rob






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The tiny punctuation of mercury should not stop you from buying CFLs, any more than it stops you from wearing a watch.

Yeah, but I've never accidentally broken a watch battery!  How many light bulbs get accidentally broken each year??  What about your retailer?  How un-common is it for a box of bulbs to get dropped and broken?  Do you think that employee is going to run and get a hazmat unit to clean it up?  How long before places like that are over-run with contamination??


Sorry to sound alarmist, but it seems there are some unanswered questions about this technology.  Any comments/answers to this are greatly appreciated!!

-Rob






]]> Comment #3 by indyrk http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-mercury/ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:35:06 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-mercury/3 Mercury

Further research reveals that all fluorescent lights have similar levels of mercury in them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescent_lamp

We've all been living around these types of bulbs most of our lives.  

I guess my concern would be that fluouescent bulbs have been traditionally found in offices/workspaces, versus homes (places where my 10 month old does not crawl around).  It would seem there needs to be more public information out there for consumers so they know how to dispose of, and properly clean up after a break!

-Rob

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Further research reveals that all fluorescent lights have similar levels of mercury in them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescent_lamp

We've all been living around these types of bulbs most of our lives.  

I guess my concern would be that fluouescent bulbs have been traditionally found in offices/workspaces, versus homes (places where my 10 month old does not crawl around).  It would seem there needs to be more public information out there for consumers so they know how to dispose of, and properly clean up after a break!

-Rob

]]> Comment #4 by jrpettit http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-mercury/ Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:30:02 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-mercury/4 Mercury in CFLs

Note that the wikipedia article is talking about a "typical" 4 foot long tube not a CFL.  There's quite a bit of difference in the total size/ volume of the two lamps.

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Note that the wikipedia article is talking about a "typical" 4 foot long tube not a CFL.  There's quite a bit of difference in the total size/ volume of the two lamps.

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