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Article: For bulbs' users, it feels like they're walking on broken glass
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- March 5, 2008
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I AM on the side of green. I have used a few compact fluorescent
light bulbs, but after reading your article, it is hard to fathom
how advocates for using these bulbs think the advantages outweigh
the disadvantages ("Mercury leaks found as new bulbs break," City &
Region, Feb. 26).
The precautions one has to take if a fluorescent bulb breaks are
absurd. Now really, cutting carpet away, using rubber gloves,
opening windows, and using duct tape to pick up the shards - has
anyone ever cleaned up after a glass has shattered? It is not done
in slow motion. And what if a child breaks a bulb and parents don't
realize it's broken. All that time the child is inhaling mercury
gas.
It's bad enough what ...
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