Fluorescent lights release toxic mercury directly into the environment

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Fluorescent lights release toxic mercury directly into the environment

 

Monday, February 11, 2008 by: Mike Adams | Key concepts

 

There is an international campaign to ban the incandescent bulb in

favor of alternative sources of lighting, most notably fluorescents.

Unfortunately, fluorescents contain noxious chemicals including argon

and mercury that are contaminating the environment, specifically

through their accumulation in landfill waste. IN an effort to fight

the effects of global warming and save precious energy, federal and

state governments are attempting to find the best way to dispose of or

recycle fluorescent light bulbs.

 

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), approximately

800 million fluorescent lamps are disposed of every year. It only

takes a single gram of mercury to contaminate a two-acre pond and

cause potential ecological damage through water pollution. Therefore,

800 million lamps produce enough mercury to contaminate about 20

million acres of water.

 

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