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Many consumers in the dark about dangers of CFL bulbs
Seminole County Environmental News Examiner ^ | Jan 4, 2012 | Kirk Myers

Posted on 01/15/2012 5:16:15 AM PST by Rocky

The is the first in a multi-part series of articles exposing the lies and misinformation behind legislation mandating the replacement of incandescent light bulbs with potentially unsafe compact florescent light (CFL) bulbs.

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According to provisions of legislation passed by congress in 2007, the 100-watt incandescent bulb was to be off the shelves this January, followed by a phase-out of the 75-watt version in January 2013 and the 60- and 40-watt versions in January 2014. But last month congress granted consumers a reprieve by including in its spending bill a measure delaying enforcement of the ban until the end of the 2012.

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According to Wattsworks.com, “Breaking a single CFL bulb in a room can result in mercury vapor levels 300 times in excess of what the EPA has established as safe for prolonged exposure. Serious health effects are associated with mercury exposure. Unborn and young children, elderly and those with weakened health are particularly vulnerable.”

(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cflbulbs; mercury
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To: FES0844
Sooner or later we'll see an organized orchestrated effort, similar to flash mobs, that will simultaneously break CFL bulbs at thousands of different locations throughout America and then each will call for HAZMAT teams to cleanup.

An event as I describe would surely draw attantion to the whole CFL scam and scenario.

41 posted on 01/15/2012 11:24:47 AM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: TYVets
That sounds like a crock story.

The cfl bulbs have about 4-6 mg of mercury in them.

The old mercury thermometers had 500mg in them and you shoved them in your mouth.

Risk of a single bulb is next to nothing.

Risk of 100m in a landfill is something else.

No local hospitals have a poison center.

There is usually 1 poison center per state.. Some of the population dense states have more.

Lady got screwed on the clean up cost..Used car salesman type saw her a mile away and rooked her for all she was worth.

42 posted on 01/15/2012 1:15:10 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Yep,

It’s always a good idea to check snopes before one repeats a story.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp


43 posted on 01/15/2012 2:56:42 PM PST by dmcnash (y)
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To: DrDavid

I remember that one - prophetic...


44 posted on 01/15/2012 4:15:06 PM PST by Caipirabob ( Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: dmcnash

It’s the new alar on apples.


45 posted on 01/15/2012 5:33:31 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

What are we supposed to do with this list?


46 posted on 01/15/2012 5:42:24 PM PST by Rocky (REPEAL IT!)
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To: wally_bert
The overlords won’t be happy with the CFL bulbs until people start suffering and (in their eyes hopefully) dying from the mercury exposure.

I doubt that many people will be dropping over dead from mercury exposure as a result of these bulbs.

But we don't really know what the overall impact will be. People will certainly not follow the recommended procedure for handling or disposing of broken bulbs, or of burned-out bulbs. It seem irresponsible to require that everyone use these bulbs until more is known.

The second article in the series addresses performance of the bulbs.

47 posted on 01/15/2012 5:54:45 PM PST by Rocky (REPEAL IT!)
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To: TASMANIANRED
That sounds like a crock story.

The Poison Control Center was in a local hospital years ago (my bad) there is Poison Control Center listed with a local address and there are more than one Poison Control Centers in the state.

With clean up, removing hazardous materials or possible hazardous equipment according to EPA regulations it is a "license to steal". All contractors who can do this type work are expensive and finding one that is honest can be difficult.

Over the years I have known several used car sales persons who were very honest. I would not hesitate to purchase a used vehicle from them.

The odds that the woman in question got taken are at least 10 to 1 against her if not greater..

Satisfying EPA regulations is a license to steal all too often.

48 posted on 01/15/2012 6:13:32 PM PST by TYVets (Pure-Gas.org ..... ethanol free gasoline by state and city)
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To: Rocky

Everybody should file it away for future reference. You’ll need it for taking air samples to certify your room is safe after cleanup.


49 posted on 01/15/2012 7:56:19 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: TYVets

Years ago there were many many poison centers they have consolidated massively.

There are only 57 in the US currently.


50 posted on 01/15/2012 10:37:27 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Hey - that’s still one for every state! ;)


51 posted on 01/15/2012 10:42:57 PM PST by 21twelve
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To: 21twelve

Touche.. Hadn’t thought about it in quite that way.


52 posted on 01/16/2012 5:55:01 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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