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To: HPilot who wrote (84826)	1/15/2012 10:07:27 AM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

Mercury Instruments, a Littleton, Colo., firm that specializes in removing mercury contamination, states the following on its Web site: “If you break a "CFL" Compact Fluorescent light bulb and attempt to clean it up yourself, there is absolutely no way to know that you have removed the mercury unless you screen the area with a mercury vapor monitor . . . Without the proper equipment, equipment you will never be able to locate where the mercury came to rest.” Concerned about mercury contamination, many environmental agencies have adopted strict regulations for the disposal and recycling of CFLs. In California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, it is illegal to improperly dispose of florescent bulbs in trash or landfills. Consumers face stiff fines if they violate the law.