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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-28-10 05:59 PM
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5. Duck and Cover
And then follow the instructions in the OP.

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  -What to Do if a Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulb or Fluorescent Tube Light Bulb Breaks usregimechange  Dec-28-10 05:49 PM   #0 
  - Those steps are probably way over-kill, but it probably couldn't hurt. n/t  Ian David   Dec-28-10 05:50 PM   #1 
  - thats funny, you trying to say something broke.  RandomThoughts   Dec-28-10 05:50 PM   #2 
  - The need for detail in clean up is because CFLs have mercury in them  Whoa_Nelly   Dec-28-10 05:53 PM   #3 
  - Put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye?  RUMMYisFROSTED   Dec-28-10 05:58 PM   #4 
  - Duck and Cover  PBS Poll-435   Dec-28-10 05:59 PM   #5 
  - Game over, man!!! Game Over!!!  NoPasaran   Dec-28-10 06:01 PM   #6 
  - You probably get more mecury in your body from eating salmon.  OneTenthofOnePercent   Dec-28-10 06:01 PM   #7 
  - That's what I used to hear about asbestos...  rfranklin   Dec-28-10 07:15 PM   #14 
     - The asbestos 'scare' was just more fodder for lawyers. Almost no people actually  Pancho Sanza   Dec-28-10 08:18 PM   #21 
  - Thanks for this info. Didn't realize that these bulbs had mercury in them...  midnight   Dec-28-10 06:17 PM   #8 
  - You're a regular reader of DU (which shows you're an aware person) and you never knew  Pancho Sanza   Dec-28-10 08:20 PM   #22 
  - Not much you really can do  freethought   Dec-28-10 06:28 PM   #9 
  - i throw mine in the garbage tote  madrchsod   Dec-28-10 06:29 PM   #10 
  - I Think That Would Be Illegal Here  AndyTiedye   Dec-28-10 08:12 PM   #19 
  - Good idea. Put more mercury in the landfills than already exsts there.  cherokeeprogressive   Dec-28-10 06:32 PM   #11 
  - I think I'll go back to candlelight--------too much work for me with.  virgogal   Dec-28-10 06:47 PM   #12 
  - LEDs Are Looking Better All The Time  AndyTiedye   Dec-28-10 08:20 PM   #23 
  - Call the EPA and check into a hotel room. nt  DCKit   Dec-28-10 07:06 PM   #13 
  - Send the pieces to the RNC  TheCowsCameHome   Dec-28-10 07:19 PM   #15 
  - I've had a few of them break  Harry Monroe   Dec-28-10 07:24 PM   #16 
  - Typical government overkill.  Creative   Dec-28-10 07:32 PM   #17 
  - How much mercury do they contain? Is this mostly precautionary?  AmandaMae   Dec-28-10 07:35 PM   #18 
     - How much Hg (Mercury)? Less than a 6 oz. can of tuna.  Pancho Sanza   Dec-28-10 08:15 PM   #20 
 

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