You should always use cautionwhen installing and removing compact fluorescent light bulbs from light fixtures, but occasionally, accidents happen. If a CFL light bulb breaks, follow these guidelines set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for proper CFL clean-up and disposal. 

Despite their incredible energy savings, there is still concern over the mercury content of CFLs.  Mercury is a necessary ingredient in the CFL because it is a main component in the process that creates visible light inside the fluorescent tube.

 Colors appear differently under different light sources, and the Color Rendering Index (CRI) measures a lamp’s ability to render colors most naturally.  It measures the degree of color shift objects undergo when illuminated by a reference source of comparable color temperature.  If you’ve ever held up a pair of pants in a store window to see whether they were black or navy blue, then you’ve noticed the difference in the color rendering of the store’s light bulbs and natural sunlight.