The Washington Times brings us this piece that details what you need to know in case one of those efficient, compact fluorescent bulbs breaks inside your home.
If you use fluorescent bulbs, says EPA, you will need an evacuation plan in the event of a break. “Have people and pets leave the room, and don’t let anyone walk through the breakage area on their way out,” says EPA’s directive. “Open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes or more. Shut off the central forced-air heating/air conditioning system if you have one.”
When you can safely return, says EPA, start throwing away your belongings. “If clothing or bedding materials come in direct contact with broken glass or mercury-containing powder from inside the bulb that may stick to the fabric, the clothing or the bedding should be thrown away,” says the directive.
Much more where that came from. This is EXACTLY why well-intended policies need extensive scrutiny.
Government Exposes Nation To Toxic Hazard…
In their quest to save the world, enviro-wackos who tend to act before they think, have created a worldwide toxic hazard. Our own EPA and Obama Administration have wholeheartedly jumped on board, and as the Washington Times reports, there is cause fo…
Will the insanity never end in Washington? Just more control—my prayer is for revival in this nation and please Lord start in Washington,D.C.
And pretty soon we won’t even have the option to buy “regular” light bulbs and we’ll be forced to buy these pieces of crap.
al gore and the enviros are indeed whackos, but no twisty light has ever killed anybody or ever will unless maybe you screw one up someone’s ass. That little amount of mercury in there is a joke. We used to play with little shiny jiggling balls of the molten metal in the science room in high school.