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Are compact fluorescents harmful to the environment due to their mercury content?

April 26, 2017compact content fluorescents Harmful mercury the environment

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Are compact fluorescents harmful to the environment due to their mercury content?

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All fluorescents do contain mercury; however, your average compact fluorescent contains less mercury than your watch battery, and at the end of a lamps life there is very little mercury left to be released into the environment.