Energy efficient or Enviornmental Hazard
Posted on February 26, 2008 at 12:12 pm.
Filed Under Nature |
Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) use 66% less energy than incandescent bulbs and they last eight times longer. However CFLs contain 5mg of Mercury. Even though which is a very tiny amount compared to other common items including watch batteries (25 mg) or home thermometers (500 mg), if the old CFLs don’t disposed properly it may becomes a environmental hazard.
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CFLs, enviornment, mercury, pollution
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