Health Canada issues CFL warning

I don't want any of the bulbs in my house. When we moved in here we already had several in the basement. I'm buying a 20 year stockpile of incandescent bulbs.

I shouldn't have to decontaminate a room for a broken light bulb.

I wouldn't want any of these in my place either.

LMAO, don't forget to wear the tinfoil hat too!

LMAO, don't forget to wear the tinfoil hat too!

The fact that these bulbs contain hazardous material isn't a conspiracy theory...

I thought by the thread title that Health Canada was warning about Canadian Football League fever (catch it!).
Seriously though, if we were going to empty our homes of items that contain toxic substances then we'd all be living in pretty empty homes (better get rid of those radioactive smoke detectors ASAP!). Those bulbs may have hazards but the benefits in this case outweigh the negatives. It's all about knowing how to handle them properly.

My fridge, computer monitor, TV, etc may all contain hazardous substances, but then again when was the last time any of those broke open and spilled their contents on my floor? Never.

We break a couple lightbulbs a year easy.

The fact that the florescent light over your cubicle contains 10X as much isn't either. It's not exactly 'new' technology.

The fact that the florescent light over your cubicle contains 10X as much isn't either. It's not exactly 'new' technology.

It's one thing to have them in the ceiling at work, another to have them in your lamps at home.

Jesus Christ my kid rolls around on my floor, as her hands on everything, and then puts them in her mouth.

I don't need heavy metals kicking around my house, like I said previously we break several bulbs easily in a year at home.

AFAIK there is no safe level of exposure to Mercury, it is very toxic.

The fact that the florescent light over your cubicle contains 10X as much isn't either. It's not exactly 'new' technology.

It's one thing to have them in the ceiling at work, another to have them in your lamps at home.

Jesus Christ my kid rolls around on my floor, as her hands on everything, and then puts them in her mouth.

I don't need heavy metals kicking around my house, like I said previously we break several bulbs easily in a year at home.

AFAIK there is no safe level of exposure to Mercury, it is very toxic.

It must suck to be the victim all the time. The Mercury is in vapour form. Open a window, and it will go away.

http://www.epa.gov/hg/spills/
http://www.lighting.philips.com/us_en/b ... -93005.pdf

I'm not even touching on why your kids are sucking on broken light bulbs. I can't ever remember breaking lights as a child. Was I so different? Although I did find out what happens when you force a belt buckle into a wall socket.

My fridge, computer monitor, TV, etc may all contain hazardous substances, but then again when was the last time any of those broke open and spilled their contents on my floor? Never.

We break a couple lightbulbs a year easy.

You break a couple of lightbulbs a year? Seriously? I can't even remember the last time I broke a bulb, regardless of type.

Warnings like this feed on the paranoia that is so rampant nowadays. We are so sheltered and scared of anything and everything. I am sure that there is a study out there somewhere that concluded that the act of breathing may cause cancer so lets all hold our breath.

C'mon folks use a little common sense. The amalgam fillings in your teeth probably contain more mercury than an average CFL and they are physically touching you.

the "real" fluorescents contain mercury too and we use them since a very long time.

"The broken glass is usually considered a greater hazard than the small amount of spilled mercury."

The ''real'' CFL is good. No need for the government to get involved.

Don't have kids do you?