Comments on: Dangerous Lightbulbs? http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/04/30/dangerous-lightbulbs/ ColdFusion, Ant, jQuery and other geeky stuff with the occasional motorcycle post. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:49:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jim http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/04/30/dangerous-lightbulbs/#comment-3244 Jim Tue, 01 May 2007 18:12:20 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/04/30/dangerous-lightbulbs/#comment-3244 Mike - I agree there is a bit of FUD in some of the articles concerning the bulbs but think it's important people know about the hazard especially if you have children in the house. I had a friend who dropped his carburetor synchronizer which contained mercury. He proceeded to use a shop-vac to clean up the mess and ended up doing the whole hazardous waste treatment mentioned in the article. It also affected his health somewhat for a period of time. I'm going to continue to use the bulbs - but I'm going to be more aware of the possibilities of the bulb getting broken. Mike - I agree there is a bit of FUD in some of the articles concerning the bulbs but think it’s important people know about the hazard especially if you have children in the house.

I had a friend who dropped his carburetor synchronizer which contained mercury. He proceeded to use a shop-vac to clean up the mess and ended up doing the whole hazardous waste treatment mentioned in the article. It also affected his health somewhat for a period of time.

I’m going to continue to use the bulbs - but I’m going to be more aware of the possibilities of the bulb getting broken.

]]> By: Mike http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/04/30/dangerous-lightbulbs/#comment-3243 Mike Tue, 01 May 2007 17:09:45 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/04/30/dangerous-lightbulbs/#comment-3243 Garbage article. The mercury is less than a 5ml. Older home thermometers contain 500 milligrams of mercury and many manual thermostats contain up to 3000 milligrams. http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_lighting/ask_us/faq_compact.htm#mercury Garbage article. The mercury is less than a 5ml. Older home thermometers contain 500 milligrams of mercury and many manual thermostats contain up to 3000 milligrams.

http://www.gelighting.com/na/h.....tm#mercury

]]> By: Dan http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/04/30/dangerous-lightbulbs/#comment-3242 Dan Tue, 01 May 2007 11:49:08 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/04/30/dangerous-lightbulbs/#comment-3242 I read this yesterday as well. The colleagues that I forwarded this too all said the same thing. That they didn't know about this either. I think there's a lot of people that don't know about the potential harm that these bulbs can have on their health and the environment. I read this yesterday as well. The colleagues that I forwarded this too all said the same thing. That they didn’t know about this either. I think there’s a lot of people that don’t know about the potential harm that these bulbs can have on their health and the environment.

]]> By: Rob Wilkerson http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/04/30/dangerous-lightbulbs/#comment-3241 Rob Wilkerson Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:46:54 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/04/30/dangerous-lightbulbs/#comment-3241 Wow. I use these for my exterior lights (because they last so much longer), but had no idea they contained mercury. Guess I'll be reading these articles more carefully when I get home. And I certainly won't be bringing them inside. Wow. I use these for my exterior lights (because they last so much longer), but had no idea they contained mercury. Guess I’ll be reading these articles more carefully when I get home. And I certainly won’t be bringing them inside.

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