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Cleaning up when you break a CFL light bulb

by thomas on July 23, 2009 (Feature image by AZAdam)

Closeup of CFL light bulb

Here’s the first thing to do if you break one of your CFL light bulbs: Don’t panic.
While there is some mercury in CFLs, your health won’t be ruined just because you break one of them. Or three, for that matter.
That being said, mercury is harmful enough to warrant some extra precautions if you’re unlucky enough [...]

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6 reasons why you worry too much about the mercury in CFLs

by thomas on May 25, 2009

Mercury is bad for you. Very bad. And it’s equally bad for most animals and plants.
CFL light bulbs contain mercury.
That means no-one should buy or use them, right? Wrong. Read on to find out why.
Don’t get me wrong – CFL light bulbs are still hazardous waste. I just think the whole mercury issue has been [...]

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