[RE-wrenches] CFL lighting and the mercury hazard.

[boB Gudgel]

Ian Woofenden wrote:
 >
 > Great stuff, Dan....

I realize this subject should go to another list, but I had to mention
that if you receive flu shots, then you more than likely are also 
injecting mercury by way of the preservative, Thimerosal, which in the 
doses they give, are only insignificant if you weigh 500 pounds or more.
(I understand that Canadian flu vaccines don't use this particular 
preservative.)

 >> "The greatest source of mercury in our environment comes from burning
 >> coal,

When I looked this up recently, the figure that the US government site 
gave for mercury in fish was about 1% from coal fired plants.  I have no 
idea if that is true or not.

Thanks,
boB