TRAIN ROOM LIGHTING
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    Mon Jan  7 08:08:56 EST 2008
    
    
  
FWIW:  The original (i.e., ancient) fluorescent tubes were made with 
beryllium,  which is highly toxic and can cause a sometimes fatal 
chemical pneumonia. That has long since been banned and replaced with 
safe alternatives but the "urban legends" about broken tubes persist.
Jim McDaniel, lung disease specialist on Delmarva
    
    
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