Hey guys, this is my first post on this wonderful forum! Ive been lurking for a while, reading, learning. I came across this post on another forum, and it immediately made me think of you guys. Now im not trying to make you think CFL's are bad, because IMO, they are not, and i plan on putting together a DWC/bubbler system in a month or two, buy 4 150watt cfl's and getting me some free smoke-initial investment. but i would just like to share this bit of information JUST SO YOU KNOW!!! now this has absolutely NOTHING to do with growing, just the bulbs itself.




Most of you are now very familiar with these energy saving bulbs. most of you have no choice but to buy them.

How many of you feel slightly better when using them , knowing that they are better for the environment, and your fuel bills?

How many of you know that each of these [COLOR=#d0d060! important][COLOR=#d0d060! important]light [COLOR=#d0d060! important]bulbs[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] contain mecury? your old bulbs didn't.

That's right, the highly toxic [COLOR=#d0d060! important][COLOR=#d0d060! important]metal[/COLOR][/COLOR] mercury is dangling above your head. and in every room.. the room your kids play in. the rooms you live in. there is no escaping them . everybody has them.

"Surly not enough to do Any harm though right?
Vacate the room and ventilate it for at least 15 minutes. Do not use a vacuum [COLOR=#d0d060! important][COLOR=#d0d060! important]cleaner[/COLOR][/COLOR], but clean up using rubber gloves and aim to avoid creating and inhaling airborne dust. Sweep up all particles and [COLOR=#d0d060! important][COLOR=#d0d060! important]glass[/COLOR][/COLOR] fragments and place in a plastic bag. Wipe the area with a damp cloth, then add that to the bag and seal it. Mercury is hazardous waste and the bag should not be disposed of in the bin. All local councils have an obligation to make arrangements for the disposal of hazardous [COLOR=#d0d060! important][COLOR=#d0d060! important]household[/COLOR][/COLOR] waste"- DEFRA's advice on what to do if you drop one.

But even if you scrub and hoover the [COLOR=#d0d060! important][COLOR=#d0d060! important]carpet[/COLOR][/COLOR], you dropped it onto, it is unlikely you will remove all the Mercury. most of it will stick into your carpet for years. leading to long term exposure to the toxic metal.

"Exposure over long periods of time or heavy exposure to mercury vapor can result in brain damage and ultimately death"- en.wikipedia.org...

Exactly how much mercury is in these things?

Most modern energy saving bulbs contain around 5 milligrams, which may not sound a lot at first. BUT it is going to drastically effect the Environment, and our way of life. it is inevitable. Many people will die. many animals will. die. vast areas will become no go zones without the proper PPE.

think about this, how many of these bulbs have you got in [COLOR=#d0d060! important][COLOR=#d0d060! important]your [COLOR=#d0d060! important]home[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]? 6? 7? 10?
How many houses are on your road? 30? now how many roads are in your village/town/city? lets say 150.

Now that's about 31,500 Light bulbs for an average, size town. THATS allot of bulbs. how much mercury is that?

well 31,500 bulbs times 5 milligrams =157.5 g of Mercury...

now when all, these bulbs are thrown out, they are going straight to the dump.
and 157.5g of mercury being thrown out say every 5 years, is not so good.

when it rains, this is creating a mix of mercury and other crap, at your local dump. many times(especially where i am) this toxic mix, will run off into local rivers/estuaries/creeks/sea/fields/ even drains.

Which is A disaster for aquatic life. and will likely eventually find its way into your drinking water. and crops...

www.apfn.org...

And that is Just one Average town. think how much your county/state is throwing away each week, month, year.

Think how much your country is throwing away. it may be in its tons.

ECO_Friendly Light bulbs my ass.





ok, once again I DID NOT WRITE THIS, AND THIS IS NOT MY OPINION


i found this thread on another website, and basically, just the part about breaking the bulb, and cleaning the pieces is all im worried about.


thank you! and hopefully my first post was an informative one!

If those CFL's have mercury then I bet the tube flourescents that have been used in every school, commercial building, courthouses, and every skyscraper in the last 20 years have mercury as well.

With the product they produce i will take my chances

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Riu is blowing up and is ripe for folks trying to market their shit or hate on their competition. Not saying this guy owns an lid business or anything just thought id pass along my idea.

yes those lights in schools do have murcury also.. i thought everybody already knew this?
as long as u dont cut yourself with the glass u should be fine.. even if u did cut urself i doubt anything would happen unless a large amount got in u somehow..

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the amount of mercury in cfl's is miniscule. and when was the last time you heard of someone breaking one?


weve had a rash of led spammers lately. not to say this is one, but the timing is good.

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ive managed to break one cfl in the last hmm, well i think ever. i broke one in august. being an idiot i deserved to break this one. other than that i dont think i have ever broken one. its not everyday that people go around breaking light bulbs. usually they break when people throw them in the garbage.

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There's a gram of mercury in a thermometer, and you put those in your mouth (and your kids' mouths).

In comparison, a CFL is a fluffy bunny.

Any more questions?

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not to mention....how many of those thermometers can you remember breaking in your life? prolly half a dozen here, yet all my cfl's remain unscathed.



tons of new users flooding the board with pro-led, anti-cfl propaganda....funny.

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You are so right. RIU seems to just look the other way when a business or product gets promoted here in all manner of thinly veiled ways.

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