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Their report advises that the bulbs should not be left on for extended
periods, particularly near someone’s head, as they emit poisonous materials
when switched on.
as possible from the human environment.”
Andreas Kirchner, of the Federation of German Engineers, said: “Electrical
smog develops around these lamps.
But the German scientists claimed that several carcinogenic chemicals and
toxins were released when the environmentally-friendly compact fluorescent
lamps (CFLs) were switched on, including phenol, naphthalene and styrene.
He said that the bluer light that CFLs emitted closely mimicked daylight,
disrupting the body's production of the hormone melatonin more than
older-style filament bulbs, which cast a yellower light.
The Migraine Action Association has warned that they could trigger migraines
and skin care specialists have claimed that their intense light could
exacerbate a range of existing skin problems.
Not forgetting LED probelems...
ReplyDeleteit's a strange world that would ban the simple safe versatile cheap
incandescent light bulb, given the problem of CFLs with radiation and
mercury and now cancer concerns, LEDs with lead and arsenic concerns
(The temporarily allowed Halogen replacement incandescents still being different and costing much more)
Light bulb regulations give less than 1% in overall US energy savings using Dept of Energy own figures
( ceolas.net/#li171ax )
Much greater and more relevant savings of actual “energy waste” comes
from power plant and grid changes, and from preventing the unnecessary
usage of products eg night lighting in buildings,
than from preventing the personal choices of the products that people want to use.
More on why energy efficiency regulations are the wrong way towards using energy efficiently,
and why its really about profits for lobbying manufacturers, with documentation, on the mentioned ceolas.net website.
No authoritative or regulatory body anywhere in the world classifies styrene to be a known cause of human cancer. Moreover, a study conducted by a "blue ribbon" panel of epidemiologists and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (November 2009) reports: "The evidence of human carcinogenicity of styrene is inconsistent and weak. On the basis of the available evidence, one cannot conclude that there is a causal relationship between styrene and any type of human cancer."
ReplyDeletePriscilla Briones for the Styrene Information and Research Center (SIRC), Arlington, Virginia. SIRC (www.styrene.org) is a trade association representing interests of the North American styrene industry with its mission being the collection, development, analysis and communication of pertinent information on styrene.