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On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:58:44 -0800 (PST), GS
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On Jan 24, 9:52*pm, bob urz wrote:
http://www.epa.gov/cfl/cflcleanup.html

bob

Reminds me of a time where a lab device tipped over and spilled
mercury all over the place.
It was some kind of storage device as I can recall. I gladly left the
room, while some
poor fool had to wipe it up.

you don't wipe a spill like that,you vacuum with a trap bottle.


greg

Where I have a CFL that gets "bump" exposure (workshop, trouble light)
the CFL is bagged in a freezer grade plastic bag with a tight tape
wrap around the base. Not perfect, but better than a totally exposed
bulb.

John


When I was in USAF PME (precision measurement equipment)school in
Denver,during the exam for the Pressure,Temperature and Dimensional
block,an instructor had set a pressure regulator FAR too high,and even
though the student being tested configured everything right,as soon as a
valve was cracked open,the high pressure caused a mercury barometer to spew
mercury like a fountain,mercury all over the test room.
they had to evacuate,shut down the room,and clean up before testing could
resume. at least a pint of mercury got spilled,IIRC. Cleanup took quite a
while.


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