Re: [asa] Fluorescent lamps and mercury - revisited

On 2/26/08, Jim Armstrong <jarmstro@qwest.net> wrote:
> Here's a relevant headline.
> Mercury leaks found as new bulbs break
> JimA [Friend of ASA]
>

The report goes on to say "But the reports, issued by the state of
Maine and the Vermont-based Mercury Policy Project, urged homeowners
to keep using compact fluorescents because their energy-saving
benefits far outweigh the risk posed by mercury released from a broken
lamp."

IOW, ANY technology poses SOME degree of risk. One needs to carefully
measure the risk of course.

Burgy

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Received on Wed Feb 27 17:14:16 2008