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03-09-2012, 07:13 PM
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Re: Mercury Exposure From Stepping on Broken Energy Saving Light Bulb
Damn? Really. I had one of these burst in our house pretty recently. I cleaned up the glass and bulb with a broom and dustpan. I didn't have any effects. Is it because I didn't step on the middle mercury part? Goodness. Just think. Pretty soon these will be the only lightbulbs available. |
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03-12-2012, 04:01 AM
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Re: Mercury Exposure From Stepping on Broken Energy Saving Light Bulb
They(CFL) only contain about 5 mgs of mercury, and in the average size room, the vapor would be dispersed in a couple of hours. Follow standard chemistry lab clean-up procedures. Still a nasty ass wound. |
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03-13-2012, 03:33 PM
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Re: Mercury Exposure From Stepping on Broken Energy Saving Light Bulb
If these lightbulbs could really cause this much damage when broken... would the us still allow them to be sold to us knowing that children will have access? My BF is an environmental scientist and will probably know the answer. I will have to ask him about this.
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03-20-2012, 09:05 AM
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Re: Mercury Exposure From Stepping on Broken Energy Saving Light Bulb
I can't believe that this thread is still going.... and that none of you dicks read previous posts - THIS IS NOT FROM A BROKEN BULB YOU IDIOTS!!!!!!
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03-25-2012, 11:48 AM
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Re: Mercury Exposure From Stepping on Broken Energy Saving Light Bulb
Something's fishy about this. There are these stunts where people walk barefoot on broken glass bottle fragments, I guess to prove a point. Somehow, people manage to get by with minor "foot pokes" from glass corners, because of the thick cartilage or if glass gets stuck (I'll leave it to Sharon to fill me in on scar tissue-related terminology...) but basically the foot heals itself... ...meanwhile, CFL glass is thin and so easily broken. Stepping on it should be a lot less dangerous than stepping on a glass bottle. As for foot decay, there's just no way that the tiny amount of Hg in a CFL would be that substantial. If anything, most of the Hg would either remain stuck to the glass (again, won't penetrate, though it would hurt) or would likely be shot airborne. So, basically... I don't buy the CFL injury. |
