If you scroll down to the section on what to do for a thermometer spill, it mentions powdered sulfur. I picked up a bag of it a couple years ago at the local farmers' Co-op store. --Glen At 03:55 PM 4/16/2008, you wrote: >--- Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Seriously, I'd be interested in finding out if this > > is true, you never know when a tube or cfl will get > > broken and if it neutralizes it, hmmm. Might be > > worth havig some around. > > >It doesn't say anything about sulfur here: > >http://www.epa.gov/mercury/spills/index.htm#flourescent > >This generally what we would have to do where I work. >We handle a lot of electronics (which of course can >have mercury relays, etc.) and we have a huge >warehouse with fluorescent tubes. BTW we just changed >our light fixtures from T-12 to T-8 bulbs and are >saving about 40% on our power use for lighting. > >Joe Fulton >Salinas, CA >_______________________________________________ >Amc-list mailing list >Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx >http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list