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  2. Fluorescent lamps and health - Wikipedia

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    Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, a toxic substance. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides safety guidelines for how to clean up a broken fluorescent bulb. [17] Mercury can be harmful to children and developing fetuses, so children and pregnant women should avoid being in the area whilst a broken bulb is cleaned up. [18]

  3. Mercury poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Mercury poisoning is a type of metal poisoning due to exposure to mercury. [3] Symptoms depend upon the type, dose, method, and duration of exposure. [3] [4] They may include muscle weakness, poor coordination, numbness in the hands and feet, skin rashes, anxiety, memory problems, trouble speaking, trouble hearing, or trouble seeing. [1]

  4. Electromagnetic radiation and health - Wikipedia

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    Fluorescent light bulbs and tubes internally produce ultraviolet light. Normally this is converted to visible light by the phosphor film inside a protective coating. When the film is cracked by mishandling or faulty manufacturing then UV may escape at levels that could cause sunburn or even skin cancer. [53] [54]

  5. Blue light spectrum - Wikipedia

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    The blue light spectrum, characterized by wavelengths between 400 and 500 nanometers, has a broad impact on human health, influencing numerous physiological processes in the human body. Although blue light is essential for regulating circadian rhythms , improving alertness, and supporting cognitive function , its widespread presence has raised ...

  6. Microplastics Are in All of Us. Just How Bad Is That, Really?

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    Woodruff, who has studied the effect of some chemicals found in plastics on human health, reproduction, and development for two decades, first started looking into microplastics in 2021.

  7. The dangers of LED face masks you should know about - AOL

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    "The potential dangers of using at-home LED masks include headaches, eye strain, sleep disturbances, insomnia and mild visual side effects," she explained.

  8. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

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    Objections more specifically relating to compact fluorescent light bulbs include the different quality of light produced by phosphor-based lamps compared to incandescent lamps [15] and that compact fluorescent light bulbs contain small amounts of mercury, a potent neurotoxin, which is especially dangerous to children and pregnant women, and ...

  9. Everything you need to know about the Mayo Clinic diet - AOL

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    The Mayo Clinic diet is broken down into two main phases. Phase 1: Lose it! Phase one is called “Lose it!” and lasts for 2-weeks, says Prest. “People following this plan focus on swapping ...