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So how will this mercury ban affect CFLs, now that they’ve banned incandescents?

2 posted on 02/13/2013 2:30:30 AM PST by mountn man (ATTITUDE- The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It.)

“So how will this mercury ban affect CFLs, now that they’ve banned incandescents?”

I have no idea!

I can’t give you an answer!

I’m TOTALLY IN THE DARK about this!

9 posted on 02/13/2013 7:16:00 AM PST by BwanaNdege ("To learn who rules over you simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"- Voltaire)

To: mountn man; GVnana

So how will this mercury ban affect CFLs, now that they’ve banned incandescents?

I don't know. From the first link it looks like at least some will be history:

Governments have agreed on a range of mercury containing products whose production, export and import will be banned by 2020.
These include:-

Batteries, except for 'button cell' batteries used in implantable medical devices
Switches and relays
Certain types of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)
Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps
Soaps and cosmetics

12 posted on 02/13/2013 11:46:10 AM PST by neverdem ( Xin loi min oi)

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