Mercury Remover for Florescent light bulbs

photo from Heather Walton/Scottsdale Republic

Here's a story about a mercury remover...http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/0311sr-compactor11Z8.html

The standard fluorescent lamp contains approximately 20 milligrams of mercury. While there are no known health hazards from exposure to lamps that are intact, improper disposal of fluorescent lamps can contaminate the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that over 800 million lamps are produced each year to replace 800 million lamps that are then disposed. Since 1 gram of mercury is enough to contaminate a 2-acre pond, there is enough mercury in those lamps to contaminate 20 million acres of water.

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