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gunnut · 04-09-2007, 05:39 AM

I read it in a newspaper article that explains how the mercury emitted from burning coal is different from the mercury from burying the florescent bulbs in landfills. The mercury from florescent bulbs in the landfill has a much higher chance of entering our food supply because it's in pure vapor form. The mercury from burning coal is in compound form and usually scrubbed out.

That's just what I read...

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gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 10,199 Country:	I read it in a newspaper article that explains how the mercury emitted from burning coal is different from the mercury from burying the florescent bulbs in landfills. The mercury from florescent bulbs in the landfill has a much higher chance of entering our food supply because it's in pure vapor form. The mercury from burning coal is in compound form and usually scrubbed out. That's just what I read... __________________ "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.