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Lack of info on mercury in CFL bulbs

IcalasariIcalasari
edited 2013-01-12 09:53:46 in General
No rainbow star
Broke the bulb. Didn't leave my room for around 5-10 minutes because I was groggy and still not awake, so it didn't register. Of course no site wants to SAY how urgent medical care should be, if at all

Just... Gah people!

Comments

  • StormtroperStormtroper
    edited 2013-01-12 10:16:00

    You're overestimating the hazard of mercury, you'll be fine. (I've had mercury poured on me.)


    Regardless, here are instructions for CFL bulbs disposal: http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp


    Edit: Inhaling that dust probably wasn't healthy, though.

  • IcalasariIcalasari
    No rainbow star
    ^ Most of the time my mouth was covered with a blanket and I was face down, which is why I was getting annoyed that virtually every site was pretty much going, "Death! You are in danger! Run!" instead of going, "Ok, so one CFL bulb? Here's what to expect"
  • lrdgcklrdgck
    edited 2013-01-12 10:28:25
    "you duck spawn, refined creature, you try to be cynical, yokel, but all that comes out of it is that you're a dunce!!!!! you duck plug!"

    Don't worry. If the mercury in these lightbulbs was harmful, the eco-lobby in the EU would never push for the ban on standard tungsten filament. I mean, they'd never enforce some harmful shit on us because of crazy eco-wankery, right? Right?

  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human

    I am not a medical professional, but I wouldn't expect an amount of mercury that small to have really severe and dramatic impacts immediately.


    Unfortunately, I am not a toxicologist and can't say what a small exposure to mercury would do.

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