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To: Aquinasfan

If a few micrograms of mercury can contaminate 7000 gallons of water, then you should worry. Otherwise, it may be reasonable to believe that’s hype from the LED-making company.


28 posted on 05/23/2007 11:16:15 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Did Dennis Kucinich always look like that or did he have to submit to a series of shots? [firehat])
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To: Cyber Liberty; Aquinasfan

1 gallon of water weighs 3.8 Kg.

The EPA standard for mercury in drinking water is no more than 2 parts per billion.

Each CFL contains about 5 milligrams of Mercury.

So, that is 5 milligrams diluted into 2.5 billion miligrams of water, or 2.5 million grams, or 2,500 Kg of water.

2,500 Kg of water is about 660 gallons.


72 posted on 05/23/2007 12:16:35 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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