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mercury in lightbulbs

The horrors of CFLs and the demise of the incandescent bulb

22/07/2012 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  1 Comment

  I am always banging on about how unpleasant CFLs are for electro-sensitives because of the electromagnetic fields that their flickering create, but that is nothing compared to the damage that their mercury content can do if they get broken. If you really want to …

Category: Allergies, Electrosensitivity, Environmental Issues, FreeFrom Skincare, PoliticsTag: Andrew Goldsworthy, autistic spectrum conditions, Ban on incandescent light bulbs, blue light, compact fluorescent bulbs CFLs, Electrosensitivity, epilepsy, ES, ES-UK, incandescent light bulbs, injury caused by broken CFL bulb, landfill, LED bulbs, light exacerbated ecema, light sensitivity, lupus, mercury in lightbulbs, migraine, recycling, recycling light bulbs, Sheila Gilmore MP, Spectrum Alliance

Are CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs) on their way out?

04/10/2010 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  1 Comment

I know that it is not only ES sufferers who have problems with these horrible light bulbs - they affect people with migraine and epilepsy and give off a flat light which is not good for anyone with poor sight - quite apart from being full of mercury!! So I was delighted to …

Category: ElectrosensitivityTag: CFL's, Electrosensitivity, lightbulbs, mercury in lightbulbs

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