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You won't have any immediate bad effects... but you should go see your doctor. There is a safe treatment for heavy metal poisoning that will remove the Mercury from your body (and any extra lead, cadmium, and other heavy metals) called chelation. In the old days (1950s) we played with mercury in science classes. Now days we know that was sort of stupid, since we should try to avoid all sorts of toxins like that.
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What is the name of those swirly light bulbs?
They are known as CFL bulbs. It stands for Compact Fluorescent Lamps.
Why are compact fluorescent light bulbs bad?
Older CFBs contained mercury. However, today's bulbs contain little, if any, mercury. Buying today's bulbs is a good choice, as they produce the same amount of light as an incandescent bulb, but yet uses a fraction of the energy.
What gases are used in fluorescent light bulbs?
Fluorescent lamps (both the "compact" variety and the long tubes) are filled with inert gas (argon, xenon, neon or krypton) and mercury vapor, under low pressure (less than 1% of atmospheric pressure)Neon. and lead
What are the manufacturing costs of fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs?
The costs of manufacturing costs of fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs are about the same aside from the slight different materials.
Which light bulbs are coated on the inside with a powder?
fluorescent
