How are your Mercury filled green light bulbs doing today?

Answer 1

One lamp only contains a very small amount of mercury.

Now combine the little amount of mercury by the millions sold and we have a potential environmental problem on our hands.

How soon will it be when this mercury starts finding its way into the ground water?

The question isn't if this will happen, but when!

Answer 2

Compact fluorescent light bulbs actually reduce mercury pollution.

Fossil fuels contain mercury. Using incandescent bulbs causes more mercury to be emitted from power plants. More than the tiny amount (0.005 grams or less) that is in a CFL. And the mercury gets blown into the air, which is FAR worse.

It's better if you dispose of old CFLs properly so that even the tiny amount of mercury is not released. But, no matter how they're disposed of, CFLs reduce mercury pollution.

http://www.cityofberkeley.info/sustainable/Powerplay%20articles/16Powerplay.Mercury.CFL.html

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

If you're worried about this, what about long fluorescent lights? They contain 2-10 times as much mercury as a CFL. Why aren't they a problem?

And your LCD computer monitor too. What do you think lights it up?

Answer 3

Check your sources.

The mercury contained in those bulbs is far, far less than the mercury released by the buring of coal to power higher wattage traditional light bulbs required to generate the same amount of light.

Answer 4

But Gore likes them so that makes them ok, don't you know. His jet to get his cash half way around the world won't be a problem either. but your car will.

Answer 5

modern fluorescent lights have very little mercury in them. if you follow proper disposal guidelines at the end of their life, their environmental impact can be minimized.

almost every light in my home is a fluorescent unit. notable exceptions are the refrigerator, stove oven, microwave and seldom used basement lights.

Answer 6

They were doing perfectly fine as of an hour ago when I last used them.