Compact Fluorescent Lights
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Canada is proposing to ban incan. bulbs, but they better think twice about
CFL's.
Esp. after reading these disturbing stories.
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55213
CFL's.
Esp. after reading these disturbing stories.
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55213
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There has been further investigations on the Brandy Bridges / World News Daily story. I will add links at the bottom of the post. But the gist of it says
Mercury is a dangerous substance and CFLs, broken or not, do need to go to special waste centers. But the amount of mercury in a CFL is about the size of this period . 5 miligrams. Where the old mercury thermometers were 500 miligrams. A single broken CFL does not pose a life threat. But accumulations in land fills is a concern.
Maine's DEP currently does not recommend a hazmat team for a broken cfl bulb. It says to wear gloves, sweep (don't vacuum) all of the glass and put in a sealed plastic container. I also did not see anything that denies that Brandy Bridges was told to use a hazmat team at the cost of $2000. Maybe a DEP employee shooting from the hip, I don't know. Energy Star's CFL FAQ sheet says just about the same thing now.
While these gov agencies are saying the CFLs are safe to use but should be disposed of correctly, I always think about what they will say down the road, the new improved information. But all in all, I think CFLs are good and I use them in my home. The total cost savings to me personally are worthwhile, but the contribution that widespread use of CFLs can make to lessen oil dependency is the main reason I use them.
Here are some links on the subject:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp
http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/p ... ercury.pdf
Mercury is a dangerous substance and CFLs, broken or not, do need to go to special waste centers. But the amount of mercury in a CFL is about the size of this period . 5 miligrams. Where the old mercury thermometers were 500 miligrams. A single broken CFL does not pose a life threat. But accumulations in land fills is a concern.
Maine's DEP currently does not recommend a hazmat team for a broken cfl bulb. It says to wear gloves, sweep (don't vacuum) all of the glass and put in a sealed plastic container. I also did not see anything that denies that Brandy Bridges was told to use a hazmat team at the cost of $2000. Maybe a DEP employee shooting from the hip, I don't know. Energy Star's CFL FAQ sheet says just about the same thing now.
While these gov agencies are saying the CFLs are safe to use but should be disposed of correctly, I always think about what they will say down the road, the new improved information. But all in all, I think CFLs are good and I use them in my home. The total cost savings to me personally are worthwhile, but the contribution that widespread use of CFLs can make to lessen oil dependency is the main reason I use them.
Here are some links on the subject:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp
http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/p ... ercury.pdf
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I have a feeling that by the time that regulat bulbs are banned, LED lighting will have come down in price and CF's will be outdated. I already have LED lighting in our kitchen as undercabinet lights, more than enough light for any condition other than actual cooking. Greg
"If I can't fix it, I can screw it up so bad no one else can either."
When it comes to being scared out our lights, it is pretty bad. I had never thought of what I did with my bulbs until recently.
I used to worry about the lights I had for my fish tanks, cause I had allot of the bigger ones developing leukemia. Allot of the lights also provoked the growth of algae, and another shredded cotton like algae in my tanks.
I know that I, myself get headaches from florescent lights. They have changed all the bulbs in the schools here because of student and staff complaints.
I used to worry about the lights I had for my fish tanks, cause I had allot of the bigger ones developing leukemia. Allot of the lights also provoked the growth of algae, and another shredded cotton like algae in my tanks.
I know that I, myself get headaches from florescent lights. They have changed all the bulbs in the schools here because of student and staff complaints.
Humanity is a parade of fools, and I'm at the front, twirling a baton!
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Apologies for dredging up a topic from page 2...Greg wrote:I have a feeling that by the time that regulat bulbs are banned, LED lighting will have come down in price and CF's will be outdated. I already have LED lighting in our kitchen as undercabinet lights, more than enough light for any condition other than actual cooking. Greg
Ever since LED's began to be easily available on the market for small things like flashlights, booklights and so forth, I've been eagerly awaiting main lighting for homes. Currently we have CFL's in all our mobile fixtures, and they don't bother my eyes at all...but compared to the improvements LED lighting is sure to have, we'll be switching.
Thankfully in the city I live in now, the recycling services (for weekly pickup with trash, and many areas we can deliver to) pick up many waste products that are volatile in one way or another, and fluorescents is on their long list.
