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Title: Alarmingly bad news for Americans Post by: elwoodblues1969 on August 28, 2009, 12:42:55 AM I was just made aware of this today and if I had not,I may very well have been killed by this,along with my pets.THIS IS NOT A JOKE...PLEASE READ On.....
My entire apartment is full of fluorescent light bulbs and they all contain a lethal dose of mercury(4 milligrams).If I was still unaware of this and I dropped & broke one I-as well as my cats,would be exposed to this shit,as not having cleaned & disposed of this substance properly,would result in exposure to it. There are actually some vague warning signs in small print on the light bulb itself,but I had never thought to look. These light bulbs were once made in Kentucky,U.S.A.-but like most everything else,they are now made in China....that is to say,that EACH & EVERY FLOURESCENT LIGHT BLUB IN THIS COUNTRY,COMES FROM CHINA. Get this....the E.P.A. has actually issued a 15 step clean up & disposal procedure,in the event that you accidentally drop these f**king light bulbs! As if this wasn't bad enough-yes that's right,there's more..it gets worse,much worse.....AS OF 2014,CONGRESS WILL PASS A LAW,BANNING ALL INCANDESCENT BULBS....THIS OF COURSE,MEANS THAT EVERY LIGHT BULB IN AMERICA WILL BE A TOXIC MERCURY BULB.[/size Check out this vid; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1CQpEHinVk I may seriously consider emigrating to another country...preferably Iceland. -Thom Title: Re: Alarmingly bad news for Americans Post by: Oren on August 28, 2009, 10:44:07 AM Yes, it's messed up... :P
Light emitting diodes are likely the best way to go... Title: Re: Alarmingly bad news for Americans Post by: folderol on August 28, 2009, 04:57:55 PM Agree with both of you. Here in the UK we're being pressured into using CFLs but have no means at all to re-cycle them or dispose of them in an environmentally safe way.
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