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August 16, 2012
Which Is The Safest Bulb To Choose?
Laurel House, QuickieChick Editor
For more than a decade, as an environmental advocate, I advised people to make one simple change in their homes—switch from energy-sucking incandescent light bulbs to super-efficient compact flourescents (CFLs)—if they wanted to make a difference for the planet.
CFLs use about 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs, which produce more heat than light. (That’s why Easy Bake Ovens can cook using only a naked light bulb).
A recent report published by The American Society of Photobiology has me rethinking that recommendation—for personal rather than planetary health reasons.
The report, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and published in a recent issue of the journal Photochemistry and Photobiology, suggests that CFLs have numerous cracks in their phosphor coatings that are large enough to release UV rays.
Damage to healthy skin from the rays emitted by CFLS is “consistent with damage from ultraviolet radiation.” Yikes!
So which light bulbs should you be stocking up on and measures you should be taking and why to keep you and your family safe? Let us shed some light on the subject…
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