... for your information... updated May 28, 2009

CURRENT HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION:

Topic: Compact Fluorescent Bulbs, aka the Curley Light Bulb

Here is some information that you may not have known about the compact fluorescent light bulbs... Did you know that those bulbs have mercury in them? Since this is the case, you cannot just throw them in the trash. Also, mercury is a hazardous material so if one breaks in your house, you need to take precautionary steps to clean it up.^{1, 2} There are also some economic disadvantages of using these bulbs as well. ³ I would encourage you to do more reading up on this topic and make your own ideas about whether these bulbs are worth using or not.

1 GS-M Blog
2 Washington Post
3 Accuracy in Media