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2. Fluorescent lamps and health - Wikipedia

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   Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, a toxic substance. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides safety guidelines for how to clean up a broken fluorescent bulb. [17] Mercury can be harmful to children and developing fetuses, so children and pregnant women should avoid being in the area whilst a broken bulb is cleaned up. [18]

3. Mercury poisoning - Wikipedia

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   When broken indoors, bulbs may emit sufficient mercury vapor to present health concerns, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends evacuating and airing out a room for at least 15 minutes after breaking a fluorescent light bulb. [124] Breakage of multiple bulbs presents a greater concern.

4. Fluorescent lamp recycling - Wikipedia

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   A broken fluorescent tube will release its mercury content. Safe cleanup of broken fluorescent bulbs differs from cleanup of conventional broken glass or incandescent bulbs, avoiding the use of vacuum cleaners, in favour of sticky tape to recover small particles, and ensuring that fans and air conditioning are turned off.

5. Flies and soiled surfaces in the kitchen. Worst Myrtle Beach ...

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   SCDHEC also found broken light bulbs in the kitchen, food kept at improperly held temperatures and other violations. Lobster House Seafood must have an on-site, follow-up inspection within 10 days ...

6. How hazardous are these household items?

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7. Light Bulbs Advertised as 'Green' Contain Arsenic and ... - AOL

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   Those energy-saving little LED bulbs advertised as eco-friendly -- and used in strings of holiday lights and in car headlights -- actually contain toxic lead, arsenic and some other bad stuff, new ...

8. Compact fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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   A Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) study of 2008 comparing clean-up methods warns that using plastic bags to store broken CFL bulbs is dangerous, because vapors well above safe levels continue to leak from the bags. The EPA and the Maine DEP recommend a sealed glass jar as the best repository for a broken bulb. [90]

9. The One Thing You Should Always Do Before Hanging Christmas ...

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   If the whole strand fails to light up, you’ll have to ditch it, but if there are just a few individual bulbs that aren’t working properly, they can easily be replaced. There are even nifty ...