CFL problems

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The active toxin in CFC's is mercury, recently declared a toxic heavy metal, and banned by the EPA. In it's most lethal form (dust), it causes major havoc to our bodies. The dust also will act as smoke to a detector, so if your smoke detector goes off and you're around, you have ingested an unhealthy dose. Worse yet if you follow up with a regular vacuum cleaner you have spread it throught the house and it is a persistent chemical, it never breaks down and requires a HEPA vac, and entire house wipe down. These used to be the requirments (at great cost)until it was discovered that it would save fuel by lower electric use and saving a few bucks a year and helping minimise global warming trumped human health. Plus how many bulbs end up in our unlined open dump by the ocean.
Dumping a broken bulb, unless it's well wrapped and double bagged is only spreading the toxin, rinsing it in the sink puts it directly into the ocean where it's headed anyway! Which will poison our fish, but help the Save whatever crowd stop the nearshore fishing.