On 05/22/2017 09:08 AM, William Sudbrink via cctalk wrote:
> Don't forget playing with a big tub of Hg in chemistry class.
Heh. I remember building a mercury diffusion pump as a special class
project. If a kid was to spill as much mercury today that I spilled
back then, they'd probably raze
Chuck Guzis wrote:
> I don't really want to contribute to perpetuating this thread, but I wonder
> if there's more mercury in an amalgam dental filling (which many
> of us have) than in a CFL. And that mercury is in your mouth.
>
> Mercury switches were unsurpassed for reliabili
nts were far worse than modern CFL's. We are
> furiously agreeing they should both be handled properly.
I don't really want to contribute to perpetuating this thread, but I
wonder if there's more mercury in an amalgam dental filling (which many
of us have) than in a CFL. And that mercury i
On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 08:13:51AM -0500, js--- via cctalk wrote:
...
> Maybe you don't, but I sure worry about fluorescents AND CFLS's breaking.
> Although the document you link to is specific for businesses in just
> 4 states, the entire document IS concerned with the hazard these bulbs
> are.
Unless somehow the discussion of CFL bulbs revolves around front panel light
replacement this thread needs to die.
J
!!
Please quit spreading this urban legend. Some care in handling is
recommended, but no professional help is required, by law! or
otherwise.
https://www.epa.gov/cfl/cleaning-broken-cfl
Fluorescent bulbs contain more mercurty than CFL's yet no one worries
about them breaking.
https://www3.epa.gov
You don't even need call the law if you break a mercury thermometer,
which is about 3-4 grams of mercury. A bulb has what, a few
miligrams?
eading this urban legend. Some care in handling is
> recommended, but no professional help is required, by law! or
> otherwise.
>
> https://www.epa.gov/cfl/cleaning-broken-cfl
>
Fluorescent bulbs contain more mercurty than CFL's yet no one worries
about them breaking.
https://www3.ep
d, by law! or
otherwise.
https://www.epa.gov/cfl/cleaning-broken-cfl
