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if you are cut by a broken low energy light bulb could it lead to mercury poisoning ?

its totally harmful, i almost died, but thank god the label said "harmful if swallowed" otherwise i would have been a gonner.

but seriously heres all u need to know

8 Responses

1. rockstar_on_oboe Says:
   March 10th, 2010 at 7:45 pm

   Probably not. Just get the shards out of the house ASAP. And calling poison control just to make sure isn’t a bad idea either.
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2. mutvulture Says:
   March 10th, 2010 at 8:16 pm

   No
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3. David k Says:
   March 10th, 2010 at 8:35 pm

   i doubt it but you might want to see a doctor just in case
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4. Jack Says:
   March 10th, 2010 at 9:02 pm

   the biggest problem with mercury for health is when it vaporizes, so it needs to be cleaned quickly

   it can’t easily infect cuts
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   http://www.calpoison.org/public/mercury.html

5. Eric C Says:
   March 10th, 2010 at 9:15 pm

   its totally harmful, i almost died, but thank god the label said "harmful if swallowed" otherwise i would have been a gonner.
   but seriously heres all u need to know
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   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7172662.stm
   "If you smash one bulb then that is not too much of a hazard. However, if you broke five bulbs in a small unventilated room then you might be in short term danger."

6. Gradis Says:
   March 10th, 2010 at 10:02 pm

   No although paradoxicaly Energy Saving light bulbs use some really toxic substances but these are more the first generation. Besides you save a packet on elec.
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7. Philip J Says:
   March 10th, 2010 at 10:12 pm

   Some older lights, especially street lights, did contain significant amounts of liquid mercury. Modern household fluorescents contain less mercury than an amalgam tooth filling, and it’s vaporized. If you break one, you might want to ventilate the are and sweep up the mess, but there is no reason to panic.
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8. Ir Says:
   March 10th, 2010 at 10:33 pm

   The trick is to have lights that have the bulbs inside a steel surround, like the old type victorian ones made for the modern low-energy conscious man and woman. Then it will be near-impossible to break the bulb, or for a broken bulb to fall on you.

   These do of course have to be wired into the ceiling, or into the wall, depending on where one wants them, and there are two ways to do it. The first way is to have steel that is merely insulated from the electrics, the second way is to have steel that is earthed to the electrics.

   With regard to the low-energy thing that is going around these days, the latter way is best.
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