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You are here: Home / Media / UK press / Light Emitting Diode Lighting Flicker, its Impact on Health and the Need to Minimise it

Light Emitting Diode Lighting Flicker, its Impact on Health and the Need to Minimise it

May 14, 2009 Filed Under: News, UK press

The existing technologies in Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting sometimes cause flicker at frequencies that may have adverse health effects. Although, not always obvious to the human eye, it can make a difference in certain circumstances. Moreover, the flicker rate of many LED lights available in the market is much greater than conventional lights. This flicker has the potential to exert harmful effects on health. 

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