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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi all,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Below is a link to a video clip aired by
an Orlando news station. Although it doesn’t include a lot of wrong
information (except for calling DEP the Department of Environmental Health;
claiming that there is Phosphorus rather than “phosphor powder” in
lamps; and showing that mercury is Mg on the periodic table), the tone is very
negative. I wanted to show you this as articles through various media are
hitting regularly, usually with a negative spin. Please be sure you have our
guidelines (found here: <a
href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/mercury/default.htm">http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/mercury/default.htm</a>)
so you can share them with any concerned citizens or reporters who call you. You
can always direct people to me if you want.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for helping to promote the use of
compact fluorescent lamps in Florida –</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Laurie</span></font></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Laurie J. Tenace<br>
Florida Department of Environmental Protection<br>
PH: (850) 245-8759<br>
Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us <br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>7/26/07</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.local6.com/news/13757811/detail.html">http://www.local6.com/news/13757811/detail.html</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
20.0pt'>WKMG-TV, ORLANDO</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:20.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Energy-Saving Light Bulbs Could
Present Danger</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>ORLANDO, Fla. -- Energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs that are
supposed to last 10 times longer than conventional bulbs could put your family
in danger, according to a Local 6 investigation.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Florida's Department of Environmental Health has encouraged everyone to
switch to the energy-saving light bulbs, but also has strict guidelines for
using them because they could pose a serious health threat, especially to
children.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The compact fluorescent bulbs contain toxic mercury and unlike
incandescent bulbs, they can't just be tossed in the trash.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The CFL bulbs have to be taken to a hazardous waste site at your
landfill when they are spent.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If the bulbs are broken, people should be moved out of the room and
windows and doors should be opened for 15 to 30 minutes for the mercury gas to
dissipate. The broken bulb should then be swept up using rubber gloves.</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Officials warn not to use a vacuum that could spread the mercury
remnants throughout a house.</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The remaining pieces should be picked up with a wet paper towel and
duct tape, put in multiple bags and then taken to the landfill.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>"I'm thrown off here," CFL bulb user Mike Fishers said.
"I thought I was doing a good thing."</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Bruno Ferraro, who is the president of Grove Scientific Engineering,
said there is no reason to fear CFLs as long as guidelines are followed.</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>"The benefits greatly outweigh the risks of owning a florescent
bulb," Ferraro said.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>"And if you think you're getting away from mercury dangers by not
using these energy saving bulbs then you might just want to look up,"
Local 6's Donald Forbes said.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Inside of the long fluorescent bulbs found in many offices there are
mercury vapors, Forbes reported.</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>A recent report said if every American home replaced just one light
blurb with an energy star-qualified CFL it would save enough energy to light
more than 3 million homes for a year and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equal
to more than 800,000 cars.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.</span></font></p>
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