However if you broke five bulbs in a small unventilated room then you might be in short term danger information campaign.
Long life bulbs dangerous.
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Another potential concern is that low energy bulbs bought off the shelf vary considerably in the amount of dangerous spectrum ultraviolet light they emit according to research at ninewells.
If every american home replaced just one standard incandescent light bulb with a long lasting cfl the resultant energy savings would eliminate greenhouse gases equal to the emissions of 800 000.
Long life 60 frosted light bulbs burn 20 000 hours before needing replacement the average light bulb lasts about 750 hours which can seem a very short time if the bulb is located in a hard to reach location replace your standard light bulbs with bulbs manufactured to burn at least 10 times longer than the average general service bulb.
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The most dangerous flickering indicates that there is a loose connection in the house somewhere between where the electrical service enters the house and the light orr says.
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It suggests as a precaution that spiral and tube type energy saving cfl light bulbs shouldn t be used for more than one hour a day when people are less than 30cm away from the bulb such as a desk lamp.
Cfl bulbs are dangerous because of their mercury content.
The biggest danger is repeated exposure a one off exposure is not as potentially dangerous compared to working in a light bulb factory.
A number of readers were alarmed that cfl bulbs contained hazardous mercury and were worried about being exposed to it if the bulbs broke.
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If you smash one bulb then that is not too much of a hazard.