In an effort to conserve energy, north americans have been switching to the new compact flourscent lightbulbs [CFL]. However each bulb contains 5 milligrams of mercury and there has been no publicity about it and little encouragement to take the bulbs to hazardous waste facilities. All this mercury is ending up in landfills.
Mercury is poisonous.
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