Health Issues
Some health problems are associated with incandescent lighting, but the European Commission Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) in 2008, has found the only property of compact fluorescent lamps that could pose an added health risk is the ultraviolet and blue light emitted by such devices. This radiation could aggravate symptoms in people who already suffer rare skin conditions that make them exceptionally sensitive to light. They also stated that more research is needed to establish whether compact fluorescent lamps constitute any higher risk than incandescent lamps.
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