On Jan 5, 7:37 am, "bpnjensen" wrote:
RHF wrote:
BpnJ,

ABOUT - Mercury
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element)

Organic Mercury Compounds {Methyl-Mercury} Meta-Mercury ?
http://www.greenfacts.org/glossary/m...-compounds.htm
IIRC - When they build a Dam {Reservoir} one of the things
that they have found that they need to do is remove all the
Trees and other Vegetation : Because most of it has some
Organic Mercury in it and as it Decays under the Water and
is Consumed by the Animals, Plants and Fish in the Water
the Organic Mercury then enters the Human Food Chain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir_(water)

Scientific Facts on Mercury {Q&A}
http://www.greenfacts.org/mercury/index.htm

Mercury and its Many Forms
http://www.calpoison.org/public/mercury.htmlThanks for this.


- - While CFL Bulbs do use and consume Mercury via Electrical
- - Generation.

- Not exactly - they contain mercury and it is part
- of the light-production process.

- No mercury is consumed - the lifetime starting mass
- is equal to the lifetime ending mass.

-R- Incandescent Bulbs use 3-4 times the Electrical Energy
and thus require 3-4 times the Electrical Generation -and-
When that Electricity is from a Coal-Fired Electrical Power
Generation Plants Mercury Air Pollution is a by-product.

Over their Rated Service Life they us less Mercury
then the same number of Incandescent Bulbs required for that
CFL's Rated Service Life period that have the same Rated Light
Output : Because they use much less energy and the production
of Energy results in the by product of Mercury in our Air and Water.

- How so? How does energy consumption and production result
- in signficant mercury release?

-R- Coal-Fired-Electrical-Power-Generation-Plants {China PRC}


In any case, a CFL bulb or any other FL bulb concentrates mercury in a
way that few other products will nowadays. It is this concentration -
possibly within reach of a person and their skin/mouth - that presents
the problem. There may be a great deal of mercury out and about in the
environment (and it also concentrates at the top of the food chain, in
fish especially), but in minute forms and scattered as it is, it is not
likely to affect any individual if that individual is careful not to
ingest high-merc foods.

BJ

BpnJ - One Word ; "Coal"

Coal 'fired' Electrical Power Generation Plants are a significant
source of Mercury and Sulfur Air Pollution which results in Acid
Rain and Higher Levels of Mercury in Lakes and Streams.
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deput...n/acidrain.htm

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/ai...h/acidrain.htm
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/e...idrain817.html


The Environmental Literacy Council - Acid Rain and Mercury
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/2.html

New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers
- Adopt Mercury and Acid Rain Action Plan
http://dep.state.ct.us/whatshap/Press/1998/mercury.htm

TVA - Acid Rain and Mercury
- Air Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants
http://www.tva.gov/environment/air/o...r/acidrain.htm
EPA = http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/cmprpt/arp05/

CHINA - The World's Newest Mega-Pollutor -Invisible Export-
A Hidden Cost of China's Growth: Mercury Migration and Acid Rain
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=5058
Using Coal as a Source of Power - The Nation of China (PRC)
Sends Toxic Metal Around Globe; Buildup in the Great Lakes
Conveyor Belt of Bad Air
EPA & CHINA =
http://www.epa.gov/oia/airandclimate.../chinaair.html

CHINA : Pollution From Chinese Coal-Fired-Electrical Power Plants
- Casts a Global Poisonous Shadow World Wide
-The New York Times- http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13709
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstra...%2fAcid%20Rain

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/bu...pagewanted=all

One of China's lesser-known Exports is a Dangerous Brew of
Soot, Toxic Chemicals and Climate-Changing Gases from the
Smokestacks of Coal-Fired Electrical Power Generation Plants.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
NRDC = http://www.nrdc.org/
* Saving 2.5 Million Barrels of Oil a Day by 2015
http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/rep/chap1.asp
* Providing America with Clean, Affordable Electricity
http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/rep/chap2.asp
* Creating a Responsible Natural Gas Policy
http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/rep/chap3.asp


cough, Cough. COUGH ! Coal-Fired Air Pollution is Real ~ RHF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cough
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution