Scout’s honor: one teen’s campaign to safely dispose of CFLs
Sep 29th, 2009 | By The Green Scene | Mountain Xpress | Read more in: EnvironmentLeave it to an energetic teen to inform us there’s a catch to those energy-saving, compact-fluorescent light bulbs many of us have switched to: CFLs contain about 5 milligrams of mercury, a potent neurotoxin, says Reynolds High junior Jovahnna "Jojo" Graves. "That’s about equal to the tip of your ballpoint pen, and it’s in vapor form, which makes it deadlier because it can go directly to your bloodstream." Got mercury? Compact fluorescent light bulbs contain about 5 milligrams of mercury vapor, meaning the increasingly common fixtures pose a health risk if not properly disposed of. Photo by Margaret Williams The…
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