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April 17th, 2015
Phase-out of inefficient lamps postponed to 1 September 2018.
April 6th, 2015
While we are finally paying attention to the importance of sleep, the need for dark is still mostly ignored.
February 2nd, 2015
Exposure to blue light at night, emitted by electronics and energy-efficient lightbulbs, harmful to your health.
February 1st, 2015
Declaration on the use of blue-rich white light sources for night time lighting.
September 19th, 2014
They May Also Be Destroying Your Vision. The blue light from personal electronic devices has also been linked to serious physical and mental health problems.
May 23rd, 2014
Trafford council’s u-turn came after Altrincham resident Simon Nicholas claimed the new eco-friendly lights could damage the brains of people living nearby.
May 13th, 2014
Professor of Opthalmology at the University College London Institute of Opthalmolog believes low-energy bulbs could lead to blindness.
April 8th, 2014
Multi-million pound project to replace street lights with dazzling LED lamps leaves residents feeling like they are ‘living on a football pitch’
March 1st, 2014
The Canadian government greeted 2014 with the first tier of its new energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs,1 which will effectively ban incandescent light bulbs by next year.2 But efficient lighting can have its own drawbacks. For instance, although devoid of the mercury used in compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), some white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) emit a wavelength of light associated with adverse human health effects. In this issue of EHP, researchers study retinal changes in rats exposed to white LEDs like those sometimes used in household lighting.3
January 28th, 2014
Banning incandescent lights was a hurried measure that has done nothing to save the environment but has done a lot to line the pockets of manufacturers.
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