Quote Originally Posted by mikey420budd
i dropped the light but as i did so, i got scared coz i knew about the mercury already, and jumped back a bt, so its all good.

just wondering, could u possibly tell me what kind of plant i have?
(e.g. indica, sativa etc.)

coz i just got the seed from a batch of weed i smoked a few months back. so im not sure of its type.
hey mikey, relax, just be careful with any broken lights. there is VERY little mercury in a single CFL. here is an excerpt from that article Green talked about, and i quote:

"Although mercury is a toxic pollutant, mercury exposures from broken CFLs are not likely to harm you and your family. This is due to several factors, including the amount and duration of your exposures and the specific type of mercury that you are exposed to. " ... "Having said this, careful handling does not mean that expensive or complicated clean-up of the spill is needed or that you should be worried about you or your family's health, if a CFL were to break in your home.

This is because CFLs contain relatively small amounts of mercury -- EPA estimates this amount to be 4-5 milligrams (mg) in a typical CFL. A spill of this amount of mercury is not likely to present any excess risk to you or your family. "
there's plenty more to the article but the truth is, as long as you don't go eating the broken bulb, reasonable care when sweeping it up should be sufficient to keep you safe.
justanotherbozo Reviewed by justanotherbozo on . noob 1st time gro, ever! hey how are you mate? im a first time grower using an old speaker box, growing one plant, i got the seed from a good batch of pot i smoked a few weeks ago and decided to plant it. It measures 59cmx35cm ( im in aus ) and im using 20 Watt, 1250 Lumen, 6500K Fluorescent light, i have it placed pretty close to my plant, the plant now measures 3.5 cm, and has it's first two true leaves, i've used a small pot for the moment but when it has 5 true leaves, i'll start feeding it and i'll transplant Rating: 5