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Mercury is a persistent bioaccumulative neurotoxin. This means that 1) it does not break down naturally, 2) it concentrates in animals higher on the food chain, and 3) it can cause permanent brain damage to developing children. Mercury is so toxic that even a single drop deposited annually from the atmosphere into a 20 acre lake is enough to contaminate all of the fish in the lake. CFL's contain 5mg of Mercury. Each CFL contains enough Mercury to contaminate 30,000 gallons of water. As for the argument that CFLs save us from mercury emmissions into the air from coal-fired plants - 1) This ...