>> Reportedly even the "best" CFLs have some mercury. 10 to 
>> 20
>> mg comes to mind.

> You like to muddy the waters, Russell! :)

I was *seeking* to assist and inform :-)

____________________

DAMAR. Straight.
Some

        http://damarww.net/common/msds/Fluorescent-MSDS.pdf

Philips MSDS CFL
0.02%

        http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/us/ecatalog/msds/s08-93005.pdf

Philips linear
0.01%

        http://www.nofs.navy.mil/about_NOFS/staff/cbl/LPSnet/FL-MSDS.pdf

Philips linear
< 0.01%

        http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/us/ecatalog/msds/s06-96001.pdf

Mercury
Quick Silver death
Lots and lots and lots of good rubbish

        http://www.home-air-purifier-expert.com/mercury-msds.html

GE
Fluro generally
Small
25% of old not small.

    http://www.geconsumerandindustrial.com/environmentalinfo/documents/msds/msds_fluorescent_lamps.pdf

Full Spectrum linear low mercury
< 20 ppm

        http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com/MSDS-Maxum.htm

MIT environment / disposal

        http://web.mit.edu/environment/ehs/topic/haz_waste_faq.html

Oklahoma regulatory - non hazardous at < 0.2 mg/l

    http://www.deq.state.ok.us/factsheets/land/MgtUsedFluoreLamps.pdf



    Russell


> How many CFLs would the OP have to extract the mercury 
> from, to obtain the
> amount he needs (several fl oz)? As far as he's concerned, 
> CFLs and most
> modern FLs have *zero* mercury content. :)
>
> Vitaliy
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