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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
I hear the "Well, there isn't enough mercury in a bulb to cause any problems and its people like you who are sending this world to hell in a handbasket" from other (s) on this board.
How does deliberately bringing into your home a bulb with such a poisonous material help the environment?
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Do you have a mercury thermometer in your house? That contains over 100x as much mercury as a CFL lightbulb. A lightbulb contains approximately 5mg of mercury - roughly the same amount as the ink in a "full stop" (period). The amount is negligible and no hazard to anybody.