bill
2007-11-29 18:08:36
The amount of Mercury NOT EMITTED by the coal you DID NOT BURN by using the CFL far outweighs the small amount in the bulb itself.
Remember, coal burning at powerplants puts out large amounts of Mercury. So by burning LESS coal, you put out LESS Mercury overall than is in the bulb.
And pay no attention to the broken bulb at the home. The amount is so small that mosty undetectable. And since you only have a chance to break it once every 5 -7 years….not much going on here…move on.
As a safety and health exposure assessment type,we know that it is the DOSE that makes the poison. This limited EXPOSURE of once every 5 years will not affect you.
