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Compact fluorescents, like their tubular fluorescent precursors, contain a small amount of Mercury-typically around five milligrams. Mercury is essential to a fluorescent bulb's ability to emit light; no other element has proved as efficient.
As effective as it is at enabling white light, however, mercury-sometimes called quicksilver-is also highly toxic. It is especially harmful to the brains of both fetuses and children. That's why officials have curtailed or banned its use in applications from thermometers to automotive and thermostat switches. (A single thermostat switch, still common in many homes, may contain 3,000 milligrams (0.1 ounce) of mercury, or as much as 600 compact fluorescents.)
The problem comes when a bulb breaks. Mercury escapes as vapor that can be inhaled and as a fine powder that can settle into carpet and other textiles. At least one case of mercury poisoning has been linked to fluorescents: A 1987 article in Pediatricsdescribes a 23-month-old who suffered weight loss and severe rashes after a carton of eight-foot (2.4-meter) tubular bulbs broke in a play area.
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Are light bulbs fragile?
why light bulbs are fragile
Do light bulbs emit light or suck dark?
Light bulbs emit light.
What is the name of those swirly light bulbs?
They are known as CFL bulbs. It stands for Compact Fluorescent Lamps.
Is e27 American standard for light bulbs?
Yes, e27 light bulbs are standard light bulbs in America. The e27 LED bulb is an indoor flood light. Review sellers to find ENERGY STAR rated light bulbs.
Can you get a sunburn from light bulbs?
Yeah light bulbs actually have sun rays.
Can a led be connected directly to a 9v battery?
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Why light bulbs should not be put into bottle banks?
Because light bulbs are not bottles. Light bulbs are attached to their metal parts, and some are hazardous waste . because they: • contain metals / filaments / wires • contain other / toxic chemicals / materials • different type of glass
What bulbs go in a s-10?
Headlight bulbs, high and low beam, parking light bulbs, signal light bulbs, brake light bulbs, dash light bulbs, interior light bulbs, plate light bulbs, etc.
Why are fluorescent lamps classified as hazardous waste?
Fluorescent lamps or light bulbs contain various amounts of mercury in them. When they are thrown away they are eventually broken and the mercury can leak out. That makes them hazardous to people, animals, and the environment.
Is xenon in light bulbs?
In some light bulbs.
Are light bulbs fragile?
why light bulbs are fragile
Do light bulbs emit light or suck dark?
Light bulbs emit light.
Do light bulbs emit light or suck in dark?
bulbs emit light
What are domestic light bulbs?
Domestic light bulbs are simply the light bulbs (usually of the filament type) used in the home.
How efficient are commercial light bulbs compared to industrial light bulbs?
Industrial light bulbs typically have larger wattage than commercial light bulbs. This is because commercial light bulbs are more commonly used in public as opposed to private homes.
Who Inverted light bulbs?
Thomas Edison invented light bulbs
Do all light bulbs produce polarized light?
No. Light bulbs produce non-polarized light.
