In article ,
djornsk writes:
Thanks for putting my mind at rest.

The waste recycling guy should not have done that, but is probably
too clueless to know any better.

My (incorrect) understanding was that mercury vapour can be produced at
normal temperatures and was a danger to humans, and within the last few

It isn't good if you spill it indoors, and it spends weeks evaporating
into the air you breath.

years I read something about a broken low energy lightbulb containing
mercury breaking in a home in the US and the whole house being evacuated
by the authorities.

Things like this happen, even though each person has 1000 times more
mercury in their fillings than there is in one CFL - the quantity in
a CFL is minute.

One lives and learns.

--
Andrew Gabriel
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On 14/08/2012 21:35, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
....
Things like this happen, even though each person has 1000 times more
mercury in their fillings than there is in one CFL..

I don't have any amalgam fillings. Mine are either resin, glass, ceramic
or precious metal.

Colin Bignell

On Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:55:53 +0100, Nightjar
wrote:

On 14/08/2012 21:35, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
...
Things like this happen, even though each person has 1000 times more
mercury in their fillings than there is in one CFL..

I don't have any amalgam fillings. Mine are either resin, glass, ceramic
or precious metal.

Colin Bignell


And how much mercury is in each dentist or dental nurse?

--
Rod

On 14/08/2012 23:11, polygonum wrote:
On Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:55:53 +0100, Nightjar
wrote:

On 14/08/2012 21:35, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
...
Things like this happen, even though each person has 1000 times more
mercury in their fillings than there is in one CFL..

I don't have any amalgam fillings. Mine are either resin, glass,
ceramic or precious metal.

Colin Bignell


And how much mercury is in each dentist or dental nurse?

When amalgum was common, exposed staff were probably having annual urine
checks. If not, I'd expect the professionals to be pretty aware of the
standard symptoms, as described by the manometer fixer.