on 9/19/2007 8:36 PM clot said the following:
mike wrote:
On Sep 19, 3:43 pm, jJim McLaughlin
wrote:
Those in the US who have anecdotes, or more importantly, actual
failed bulbs,
should contact the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) and
submit failed
bulbs for inspection.


1. It's been several weeks. The bulb is long gone.

2. Even if I had it, I can't see going through the hassle of
submitting a bulb.

3. I wasn't too fond of dealing with the broken bulb at all,
considering the mercury content.

This apparent issue about mercury! Salt is bad for you. You can also
drink yourself to death with drinking water. CFLs do contain mercury
and we do need to consider where it will be a major issue if we
dispose of many in landfills. Having one smash in the house is not an
issue. Think about the number of mercury thermometers we used to use
and break without us all going loopy. CFLs are not a health issue to
the user; they could possibly be to those involved in the manufacture
and could also be to future users of the planet if we do not dispose
of sensibly. They are not a hazard to the user!
ould there be millions of fluorescent tubes going to the landfill every
year? If not millions, many hundreds of thousands?
How many fluorescent tubes are there in major buildings?.What should be
done with them? Should we have hazardous waste companies that deal with
fluorescent lamps? How much would you pay extra for new lamps to offset
this extra cost?
If you go to a large hotel chain like the Hilton, you will find that all
the sconce lamps in the hallways have been replaced with CFLs. They said
it saves them millions of $ a year.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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