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You should know compact flourescent light bulbs
compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs What Consumers Need to Know
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) are small fluorescent light bulbs that use up to 75 percent less energy than a traditional incandescent bulb and can be screwed into a regular light socket. Switching from traditional light bulbs to CFLs is an effective, accessible change every American can make right now to reduce energy use at home and prevent greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change.
Lighting accounts for close to 20 percent of the average home’s electric bill. Changing to CFLs costs little upfront and provides a quick return on investment. If every home in America replaced just one incandescent light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified CFL, it would save enough energy to light more than three million homes and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of more than 800,000 cars annually.
As consumers look for ways to conserve energy, save money and help the environment, use of these light bulbs is increasing. Unfortunately, some of the properties that make these bulbs energy-efficient can also cause concerns in other areas.
Ohio EPA developed this page and associated fact sheet in an effort to increase the public’s awareness of these issues, and ensure that consumers have information they need to make an informed decision about the use and ultimate disposal of CFLs.
What’s the issue?
What should I do if I break a bulb?
How should I dispose of unbroken or burned out bulbs?
I broke a bulb awhile ago and have questions about whether my family and home are safe. What do I do?
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What’s the issue?
CFLs contain about five milligrams of mercury (roughly equivalent to the tip of a ball-point pen) sealed within the glass tubing. By comparison, older home thermometers contain 500 milligrams of mercury, and many manual thermostats contain up to 3,000 milligrams. It would take between 100 and 600 CFLs to equal those amounts.
Mercury is an essential, irreplaceable element in CFLs and is what allows the bulb to be an efficient light source. Mercury is an element that, if breathed and absorbed by the body, can cause neurological damage.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy assure us that CFLs are safe to use in your home. No mercury is released when the bulbs are in use, and they pose no danger to you or your family when used properly. However, CFLs are made of glass tubing and can break if dropped or roughly handled. Be careful when removing the lamp from its packaging, installing it or replacing it.
Ironically, CFLs present an opportunity to prevent mercury from entering our air, where it most affects our health. The highest source of mercury in our air comes from burning fossil fuels such as coal, the most common fuel used in the U.S. to produce electricity. Energy-efficient CFLs present an opportunity to prevent mercury emissions from entering the environment because they help to reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants.
A CFL uses 75 percent less energy than an incandescent light bulb and lasts up to 10 times longer. A power plant will emit 10 milligrams (mg) of mercury to produce the electricity needed to run an incandescent bulb compared to only 2.4 mg of mercury to run a CFL for the same time. That means that use of the CFL will actually prevent six to eight milligrams of mercury from entering the environment.
What should I do if I break a bulb?
The risks to you and your family from breaking a CFL are small. The amount of mercury in a CFL is very small, about five milligrams, or the size of the tip of a ball point pen. In comparison, older thermometers contain about 500 milligrams of mercury. It would take at least 100 CFLs to equal the amount of mercury in a single thermometer.
The mercury in a CFL is needed to help turn the electric current into white light you get from the bulb. Once turned on, a very small amount of the mercury in the CFL becomes a vapor. If a CFL bulb breaks, a small amount of the mercury vapor will be released in the air. Unlike the elemental mercury found in fever thermometers, which are the shiny beads of liquid mercury, you will probably not see any mercury with the naked eye if you break a CFL bulb. The white powder you see is from the phosphorus coating on the inside of the CFL.
So if you break a bulb, you’re at little risk for significant mercury exposure. It is important, though, to carefully clean up and dispose of a broken CFL to avoid spreading around the phosphorus powder, glass and any remaining mercury.
Here are U.S. EPA’s guidelines for cleaning up a broken CFL:
Open a window and leave the room (restrict access) for at least 15 minutes. If you have fans, place the fans in the windows and blow the air out of the room. Note: If the room has no windows, open all doors to the room and windows outside the room and use fans to move the air out of the room and to the open windows.
Remove all materials you can without using a vacuum cleaner.
Wear disposable rubber gloves, if available (do not use your bare hands).
Carefully scoop up the fragments and powder with stiff paper or cardboard.
Wipe the area clean with a damp paper towel or disposable wet wipe.
Sticky tape (such as duct tape) can be used to pick up small pieces and powder.
Place all cleanup materials in a plastic bag and seal it, and then place in a second sealed plastic bag.
If no other disposal or recycling options are available, private residents may dispose of the CFL in residential garbage. Be sure to seal the CFL in two plastic bags and put into the outside trash.
Wash your hands after disposing of the bags.
The first time you vacuum the area where the bulb was broken, remove the vacuum bag once done cleaning the area (or empty and wipe the canister) and put the bag and/or vacuum debris, as well as the cleaning materials, in two sealed plastic bags in the outdoor trash or protected outdoor location for normal disposal.
I broke a bulb awhile ago and have questions about whether
my family and home are safe. What do I do?
If you took the proper steps to clean up a broken CFL in the past, as described above, you are probably at little risk for any significant exposure. If you are still unsure, however, your health department is the best place to get information about indoor air quality and health-related risks from mercury.
You can contact the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), Bureau of Environmental Health, if you have questions about health risks related to mercury. E-mail Greg Stein, ODH, or call him at (614) 466-1390.
How should I dispose of unbroken or burned out bulbs?
Like paint, batteries, thermostats and other hazardous household items, CFLs should be disposed of properly. Do not throw CFLs away in your household garbage if better disposal options exist.
If under warranty, return it to your retailer.
ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs have a warranty. If the bulb fails within the warranty period, return it to your retailer.
Recycle it.
U.S. EPA recommends that consumers take advantage of local recycling options for CFLs where available. U.S. EPA is working with CFL manufacturers and major U.S. retailers to expand disposal options. For more information, go to:
Home Depot – National in-store, consumer compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb recycling program
Ohio Consumers’ Council CFL bulb disposal
Manage it with other household hazardous waste.
Many communities and solid waste management districts (SWMD) hold household hazardous waste collection events. You may take CFLs to these events to be disposed of along with other household hazardous waste such as leftover paint and chemicals. If your county isn’t listed, there are some companies who will take CFLs from residents for a fee. The charge is typically between $0.25 and $0.70 per bulb – with 50 cents being the most common. Ohio EPA does not endorse these companies but is merely providing their contact information to assist our customers.
Place it in sealed bags in outside trash.
If you can find no other disposal option, private residents may place used CFLs in their household garbage. Be sure to seal the CFL in two plastic bags and put it into the outside trash. Do not dispose of CFLs in an incinerator.
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it was years ago when I was a student of a senior high school at the last years. We dated 2 or 3 time when then I asked myself is he the man I looking for .
I left him behind even my love was so big but I thought staying beside him just drive me to black hole.
here I am now… live happily , after avoiding a big mistake, but I still wish some day there is a day I and he sitting together discussing why I left him, . he is probably not as bad as I thought. who knows
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AKU MENGGENDONG ANAKKU UNTUK MEMASAK, ANAKKU YG LAIN JUGA IKUT. MAMA YANG AWALNYA MENGELUH 2 SAKIT PERUT TIDUR 2 AN , BANGKIT . TAPI AKU BILANG
"JANGAN MA, BIAR AKU SAJA, KAN MAMA LAGI SAKIT PERUT, SEBENTAR LAGI JUGA MAU PULANG KAN, SIAP - SIAP LAH. BESOK - BESOK juga bakal begini..."
SEKARANG MAMAKU ITU SUDAH SELESAI MEMASAK, AKU MEMBIARKAN SAJA KRN KEMUDIAN ANAKKU NANGIS DUA - DUANYA. DAN SEKARANG SUDAH TIDAK ADA YG SAKIT.
TUH BENARKAN SAKIT ITU kl diawa kerja bakalan lupa.. ilang dehh
"JANGAN MA, BIAR AKU SAJA, KAN MAMA LAGI SAKIT PERUT, SEBENTAR LAGI JUGA MAU PULANG KAN, SIAP - SIAP LAH. BESOK - BESOK juga bakal begini..."
SEKARANG MAMAKU ITU SUDAH SELESAI MEMASAK, AKU MEMBIARKAN SAJA KRN KEMUDIAN ANAKKU NANGIS DUA - DUANYA. DAN SEKARANG SUDAH TIDAK ADA YG SAKIT.
TUH BENARKAN SAKIT ITU kl diawa kerja bakalan lupa.. ilang dehh
Senin, 19 April 2010
ADUH , KEPALA ANAKKU ADA KERAKNYA ….
Kan malu, orang – orang bakal mikir suami rakus bangat, istri hamil tua sempat – sempatnya menyetubuhi. Kan kata orang tua, itu karena bersetubuh sebelum melahirkan. Sel sperma jadi mongering di kepala anak..
Begitu kata orang tua.. kenyataannya bayi yang di dalam rahim dilapisi selaput. Nah gimana sperma menjebol selaput yang kalau bocor ngak bisa menampung bayi ? ngak mungkin kan.. emang sperma segitu jagonya apa sehingga bisa meresap kedalam. Beda lo sama kondom yang bisa jebol kapan – kapan.
Bersetubuh sebelum melahirkan sama sekali bukan penyebab kerak yang ada di kepala bayi ketika bayi di umur – umur pertama kehidupannya. Lalu kenapa kerak itu muncul ? bentar dulu…
Sebenarnya bersetubuh sebelum melahirkan malah baik sebelum melahirkan karena membantu mempermudah proses melahirkan itu sendiri. Zat – zat yang terkandung dalam sperma mampu melunakkan rahim sehingga mempercepat pembukaan jalan lahir. Nah … ada ngak suami – suami yang tega menyetubuhi istrinya saat kesakitan menjelang kelahiran. ? untuk meringankan rasa sakit istri lo…
Kita kembali ke kerak di kepala. Kenapa bisa ada muncul.? Karena kurang bersih mandinya.
Bayi mengalami pergantian kulit sangat cepat pada bulan – bulan awal. Begitu juga kulit di kepala. Apa semua ibu – ibu sempat segitu telitinya memandikan bayi sampai ke bawah rambutnya. Ngak kan. Nah.. saat itulah kepala ada keraknya..
Bagaimana supaya kerak di kepala bayi hilang ?
Dikasih baby oil , ngak enak litany. Lepek… gimana dong. Sisirlah rambut bayi dengan sisir kecil dan halus setiap mandi. Saat diberi shampoo juga boleh.. gampang kan….
Kan malu, orang – orang bakal mikir suami rakus bangat, istri hamil tua sempat – sempatnya menyetubuhi. Kan kata orang tua, itu karena bersetubuh sebelum melahirkan. Sel sperma jadi mongering di kepala anak..
Begitu kata orang tua.. kenyataannya bayi yang di dalam rahim dilapisi selaput. Nah gimana sperma menjebol selaput yang kalau bocor ngak bisa menampung bayi ? ngak mungkin kan.. emang sperma segitu jagonya apa sehingga bisa meresap kedalam. Beda lo sama kondom yang bisa jebol kapan – kapan.
Bersetubuh sebelum melahirkan sama sekali bukan penyebab kerak yang ada di kepala bayi ketika bayi di umur – umur pertama kehidupannya. Lalu kenapa kerak itu muncul ? bentar dulu…
Sebenarnya bersetubuh sebelum melahirkan malah baik sebelum melahirkan karena membantu mempermudah proses melahirkan itu sendiri. Zat – zat yang terkandung dalam sperma mampu melunakkan rahim sehingga mempercepat pembukaan jalan lahir. Nah … ada ngak suami – suami yang tega menyetubuhi istrinya saat kesakitan menjelang kelahiran. ? untuk meringankan rasa sakit istri lo…
Kita kembali ke kerak di kepala. Kenapa bisa ada muncul.? Karena kurang bersih mandinya.
Bayi mengalami pergantian kulit sangat cepat pada bulan – bulan awal. Begitu juga kulit di kepala. Apa semua ibu – ibu sempat segitu telitinya memandikan bayi sampai ke bawah rambutnya. Ngak kan. Nah.. saat itulah kepala ada keraknya..
Bagaimana supaya kerak di kepala bayi hilang ?
Dikasih baby oil , ngak enak litany. Lepek… gimana dong. Sisirlah rambut bayi dengan sisir kecil dan halus setiap mandi. Saat diberi shampoo juga boleh.. gampang kan….
BAYINYA PAKAI PEMPERS , BUK ?
Ya iya dong, saya kan wanita sibuk, Ngak punya waktu untuk mengganti popok anak setiap menit.
tapi banyak juga wanita - wanita yang kasihan anaknya pakai pempers,. pakai pempers rasanya kurang lebih sama seperti pakai pembalut. mereka rela menganti popok si kecil setiap saat. Biasanya mereka yang menghabiskan waktu dirumah saja,. jadi ibu rumah tangga seutuhnya.
Nah kapan si bayi sudah tidak membutuhkan popok lagi ?
Pada awal - awal kehidupannya, bayi buang air kecil dan buang air besar setiap saat. belum selesai dibersihan, sudah pis lagi,. hampir setiap pis, bayi juga u'k.Walaupun cuma kentut, u'knya juga ikut. Coba pikir kalau bayi pakai pempers berarti u'k nya ada dipempers. Ngak mungkin ditukar setiap saat. Kan pakai pempers, sementara bayi juga ngak mungkin berhenti u'k, kan sistem pencernaannya belum sempurna. Berarti kita mengurung bayi di dalam u'k dong ?. Sampai pempersnya layak di ganti
Coba gimana rasanya pakai pembalut yang ada u'knya dan kemana - mana dipakai..? Kita aja ngak bakalan nyaman. Nah ini anak masih bayi, yang sangat kita sayangi, yang kulitnya masih tipis dan sensitif.
Seiring bertambah nya umur si bayi, semua sistem di dalam tubuhnya akan semakin menuju sempurna , termasuk sistem pencernaan. Itu berarti pis dan u'knya juga perlahan - perlahan akan semakin jarang. Nah pada umur bayi sekitar 7 bulan, hanya akan membutuhkan ganti popok sekitar 10 kali dalam sehari. jauh lebih ringan lho.. Apalagi kalau anda sudah mulai mengajar si bayi pi's ke kamar mandi. U'k nya juga sudah sekali sehari atau bahkan sampai sekali lima hari .
Kapan si kecil sudah bisa diajarkan untuk pipis di kamar mandi ?
Tak perlu menunggu sampai lebih satu tahun ,kok. Kalau setiap hari menghabiskan waku dengan si bayi, atau kalau bisa memperhatikan gerak - gerik bayi, anda akan mengenali tanda - tanda ketika si kecil sedang lapar, haus, sakit, termasuk tanda - tanda ketika bayi anda akan pis.
Mungkin awalnya belum sempat mengantar si bayi pis ke kamar mandi. tanda - tandanya hanya akan kelihatan disaat dia sudah mulai pipis. Nah gimana caranya ?
Seperti hal nya kita, bayi juga suka pipis setiap bangun tidur. Iya kan ? Coba perhatikan bayi anda setiap dia bangun dari tidurnya. Akan ada tanda - tanda dia sedang pis. Nah bangun tidur berikutnya langsung antar saja ke kamar mandi.
Awalnya akan membutuhkan waktu bahkan sampai sepuluh menit. Harus sabar mennggu sampai si kecil pis di kamar mandi untuk pertama kalinya. Kan si bayi belum terbiasa. anda bisa juga melakukan hal ini setiap dia bangun tidur siang.
Adakalanya usaha kita tidak berhasil hari ini, tapi jangan patah semangat atau berikutnya anda jadi malas. Semakin sering anda mengantar si bayi pis ke kamar mandi , si bayi akan menyadari kalau setiap ke kamar mandi dia harus pis, Biasanya kan anda akan tetap di kamar mandi sampai pis nya keluar..Nah setelah terbiasa anda tidak perlu lagi menunggu lama - lama. Begitu sampai di kamar mandi dan posisinya pas si kecil akan langsung pis.
“Anak saya masih menengadah, gimana bisa dibawa kekamar mandi.”?Itulah zaman sekarang bayi baru lahir saja sudah ditelengkupkan. Sebelum dia menemukan jalan bagaimana membalikkan badan sendiri, tubuhnya sudah kuat. Sekarang anda tinggal mengakali bagaimana posisi yang bagus dan nyaman untuk bayi anda dan anda saat dikamar mandi. kalau punggung nya sudah kuat anda bisa telengkupkan di atas paha,. kalau bayinya sudah agak kuat, anda bisa mendudukkannya di atas paha.
kalau sudah kuat kakinya, sudah bisa pis sambil berdiri kalau anak anda laki - laki.
Selain itu saya juga menyarankan anda menggunakan bangku kecil untuk anda sendiri. Siapa tau anda kurang fit, dan pusing di kamar mandi. kasian si kecil kan kalau anda dan dia sampai terjedot temBOK.
Nah , kalau sudah biasa, si kecil ngak akan ngompol lagi. Enak kan ? ngak mesti nunggu umurnya sekian tahun.
Frekuensi pis si kecil semakin lama akan semakin jarang. Pada umur 9 bulan bahkan si kecil hanya akan pis 2 kali sebelum tidur malam. Setelah itu pis nya pagi lagi. Kasian kan kalau dikasih pempers , padahal dah ngak ada pis nya..! kan panas dan boros lagi.
Selamat mencoba…
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