«Even a «low -
mercury» variety of shark,» says Edward Groth, a former senior scientist at the Consumers Union and an independent scientist who consults for the
Mercury Policy Project (MPP), «is still a very high -
mercury fish.»
The Vermont - based
Mercury Policy Project study showed the bulbs pose a threat of
mercury poisoning if they break, prompting the federal Environmental Protection Agency and both Massachusetts and Vermont to revise recommendations for where homeowners should use the bulbs.