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Light pollution is the presence of any unwanted, inappropriate, or excessive artificial lighting. [1] [2] In a descriptive sense, the term light pollution refers to the effects of any poorly implemented lighting sources, during the day or night. Light pollution can be understood not only as a phenomenon resulting from a specific source or kind ...
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Ecological light pollution [1] is the effect of artificial light on individual organisms and on the structure of ecosystems as a whole.. The effect that artificial light has upon organisms is highly variable, [2] and ranges from beneficial (e.g. increased ability for predator species to observe prey) to immediately fatal (e.g. moths that are attracted to incandescent lanterns and are killed by ...
Light pollution is a growing problem in reaction to excess light being given off by numerous signs, houses, and buildings. Polluting light is often wasted light involving unnecessary energy costs and carbon dioxide emissions. Light pollution is described as artificial light that is excessive or intrudes where it is not wanted.
The eye facets of Platycnemis pennipes collect light directly or incidentally. That gives environmental information to the insect. Polarization is a property of light waves that describes the orientation of their oscillations. Polarized light pollution [1] is a subset of the various forms of light pollution referring specifically to polarized ...
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Light pollution is the presence of unwanted, inappropriate, or excessive artificial lighting in the visible spectrum. It may also refer to: Radio spectrum pollution; Polarized light pollution, the form of light pollution specific to polarized light
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