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Due to their high proportion of red in the near infrared and long-wave range, the “good old light bulbs” are easy-on-the-eye. In contrast to that the modern mercury light sources must be viewed much more critically.
Mercury light sources can be found in the backlight of TFT flatscreens (notebooks and computers) as well as in TFT television screens, energy saving lamps and fluorescent tubes. Read more ...

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WebLinks

The Effects of Blue Light on Ocular Health
http://www.cclvi.org/contributions/effects1.htm

LEDs – Groundbreaking Research Results on Health Issues
“This is a shock for the lighting industry, and not the kind of research results we were expecting”
By Joachim Ritter
http://greenpages.pld-a.org/leds-groundbreaking-research-results-on-health-issues


ANSES (France) tested LED lights.
Lots of them are emitting an intense blue-white light which is a “toxic stress” on the retina, with a severe dazzling risk.
http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/watchdog-safety-alert-on-led-light/


Information on the health risks of energy saving lamps
Factsheet: the main health risks associated with energy saving lamps (CFLs)
http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/category/summaries-of-the-health-risks/

International Light Association
The International Light Association is a uniquely collaborative group of light and color therapy practitioners, health professionals, scientists, educators, product manufacturers, artists, architects, interior designers and philosophers.
http://www.international-light-association.org
Media content:
http://www.international-light-association.eu