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At 03:29 PM 8/2/2005 -0600, Megan Kershner wrote:
We have identified Mercury as a pollutant of concern in our community. Having reviewed other municipal surveys on the impacts of Mercury, we have discovered that 35-40% of the Mercury entering our environment comes from solid waste disposal (e.g. fluorescent lamps, thermostats, etc.). I would like to know what is considered proper disposal for Fl. lamps. They seem too fragile and bulky to ship without individual re-packaging, which seems almost impracticable, but breaking them surely releases much of the mercury as vapor.....? Alan Alan Muller, Executive Director Green Delaware Box 69 Port Penn, DE 19731 USA (302)834-3466 fax (302)836-3005 greendel@no.address www.greendel.org |
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