An anomalous isotopic profile of mercury is found in CFL light bulbs that have been running for many hours - probably due to differential absorption into the bulb glass.
However, LENR researchers have reported transmutations in electrical discharges, so maybe it is reasonable to run some inexpensive experiments on CFLs to confirm the mundane explanation and rule out LENR? - or, perhaps repeat the test with different fluorescent gases? - or, in containers other than commercial glass? -- Lou Pagnucco See references below -- Mercury in fluorescent bulbs has unique isotope fingerprint http://phys.org/news/2013-02-mercury-fluorescent-bulbs-unique-isotope.html Mercury In Fluorescent Bulbs Has A Unique Isotope Fingerprint http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/web/2013/02/Mercury-Fluorescent-Bulbs-Unique-Isotope.html "... The difference between these sets of ratios represents a unique isotopic signal for the CFL mercury. Mead was surprised by the findings: The isotope ratios found in the CFL mercury were much larger than those found in other sources..."
