Traditional incandescent light bulbs do not contain mercury. But, surprisingly, their use actually causes more mercury to be released into the environment than does the use of CFLs.

CFLs contain mercury, a potentially dangerous substance that escapes from broken CFLs into the immediate surroundings, and therefore the breakage of a CFL bulb should be handled by carefully ...

Over the 7500-hour average range of one CFL, then, a plant will emit 13.16 mg of mercury to sustain a 75-watt incandescent bulb but only 3.51 mg of mercury to sustain a 20-watt CFL (the lightning ...

Umbra on smelly CFLs (and mercury too) Dear Umbra, We have been replacing our incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, but we notice that the compact fluorescents have an odd smell.

Q Every time you write about compact fluorescent lights, you don’t mention the mercury-disposal problem. Why not? A Because when I’ve written about these lights in recent months, I&#821… ...

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The energy efficiency of CFLs may be significant, but unlike traditional light bulbs, there is a hidden danger sealed inside each little bulb that requires special handling and disposal.

Harmless low-energy nuclear reactions may be taking place routinely inside of compact fluorescent lightbulbs, according to a physicist whose theories have NASA researchers abuzz with the prospect ...

What many fail to realize is that the amount of mercury inside a CFL is minimal, said Irwin. The amount of mercury encased within a CFL is 5 milligrams.

It’s surprising to see people get worked up about light bulbs. But the country’s government-mandated shift to more energy-efficient lighting is raising the ire of conservatives.

CFLs contain 3 milligrams to 5 milligrams of mercury, which can be released as vapor when a bulb is broken. The mercury-capturing lining can be attached to the inside of store-bought CFL packaging ...