News Are LED Lights Hazardous To Your Health?

mikey23545 · 03-02-2011, 04:11 PM

Thanks, Greenies...

Reds are the worst.

They have eight times the amount of lead allowed under California law. But all of the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) tested by UC Irvine scientists were brimming with toxins – lead, arsenic and many other potentially hazardous substances – linked to cancer and other horrible diseases and maladies.

The scientists tested – crunched, leached and measured – Christmas strands, traffic lights and car headlights and brake lights. They reported their findings about the Christmas lights in the January 2011 issue of Environmental Science & Technology and plan to publish a more comprehensive paper at a later date.

Oladele Ogunseitan, chair of the university’s Department of Population Health & Disease Prevention, noted that breathing fumes from a single bulb won’t give a person cancer. But any exposure increases the odds of developing disease, and most consumers are utterly unaware of any risks from LEDs, he said. He recommended people use a special broom and wear gloves and a mask when cleaning up a broken bulb.

While there are rules about disposal of compact fluorescent bulbs, LEDs aren’t classified as toxic and can go into regular landfills. What angers Ogunseitan is that LEDs weren’t tested before they were introduced and promoted as an alternative to inefficient incandescent bulbs – and, he said, manufacturers could easily make safer versions.

“Every day we don’t have a law that says you cannot replace an unsafe product with another unsafe product, we’re putting people’s lives at risk,” he said. “And it’s a preventable risk.”

http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/02...o-your-health/

ToxSocks · 03-02-2011, 04:16 PM

Lol.

Two weeks after i replaced all my car's interior bulbs with LEDs.......

listopencil · 03-02-2011, 05:30 PM

Oh darn, I've been eating them.

Ebolapox · 03-02-2011, 05:32 PM

/Teedubya

kstater · 03-02-2011, 05:33 PM

I'm sure a lot of things are hazardous to my health if I destroy them and eat it.

03-02-2011, 05:34 PM

I just discovered that drinking used motor oil is also hazardous. Who knew? I thought it would make pooping go more smoothly.

**CrazyPhuD** · 03-02-2011, 05:44 PM

Well at least drinking anti-freeze is still safe.

**bevischief** · 03-02-2011, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H5N1

/Teedubya

this.

**Gonzo** · 03-02-2011, 06:45 PM

Well shit. I thought crushing LED's and putting them in donated dog food would have been ok. Anyone know the number to Wayside Waifs animal shelter?
Posted via Mobile Device

WV · 03-02-2011, 06:57 PM

Guess the kids will start snorting these now!

bowener · 03-02-2011, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WVChiefFan

Guess the kids will start snorting these now!

Start? Hell! ben doinet for yers nao!

03-02-2011, 04:11 PM
mikey23545 MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10015321	Are LED Lights Hazardous To Your Health? Thanks, Greenies... Reds are the worst. They have eight times the amount of lead allowed under California law. But all of the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) tested by UC Irvine scientists were brimming with toxins – lead, arsenic and many other potentially hazardous substances – linked to cancer and other horrible diseases and maladies. The scientists tested – crunched, leached and measured – Christmas strands, traffic lights and car headlights and brake lights. They reported their findings about the Christmas lights in the January 2011 issue of Environmental Science & Technology and plan to publish a more comprehensive paper at a later date. Oladele Ogunseitan, chair of the university’s Department of Population Health & Disease Prevention, noted that breathing fumes from a single bulb won’t give a person cancer. But any exposure increases the odds of developing disease, and most consumers are utterly unaware of any risks from LEDs, he said. He recommended people use a special broom and wear gloves and a mask when cleaning up a broken bulb. While there are rules about disposal of compact fluorescent bulbs, LEDs aren’t classified as toxic and can go into regular landfills. What angers Ogunseitan is that LEDs weren’t tested before they were introduced and promoted as an alternative to inefficient incandescent bulbs – and, he said, manufacturers could easily make safer versions. “Every day we don’t have a law that says you cannot replace an unsafe product with another unsafe product, we’re putting people’s lives at risk,” he said. “And it’s a preventable risk.” http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/02...o-your-health/
Posts: 12,314

03-02-2011, 04:16 PM	#2
ToxSocks Needs more middle fingers Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego Casino cash: $4054563	Lol. Two weeks after i replaced all my car's interior bulbs with LEDs....... __________________ Life is like a dick. Sometimes it gets hard for no reason, but it can't stay hard forever.
Posts: 64,561

03-02-2011, 05:30 PM	#3
listopencil Immanentize The Eschaton Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In Partibus Infidelium Casino cash: $1925880	Oh darn, I've been eating them. __________________ Good friends we have had, oh, good friends we've lost...along the way. In this great future, you can't forget your past. So dry your tears, I say.
Posts: 55,989

03-02-2011, 05:32 PM	#4
Ebolapox remember, remember Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: como Casino cash: $1789903	/Teedubya
Posts: 26,437

03-02-2011, 05:33 PM	#5
kstater Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2007 Casino cash: $1586563	I'm sure a lot of things are hazardous to my health if I destroy them and eat it. __________________
Posts: 39,184

03-02-2011, 05:34 PM	#6
Phobia Guest Casino cash: $	I just discovered that drinking used motor oil is also hazardous. Who knew? I thought it would make pooping go more smoothly.
Posts: n/a

03-02-2011, 05:44 PM	#7
CrazyPhuD Meow Join Date: Jun 2005 Casino cash: $10005050	Well at least drinking anti-freeze is still safe. __________________ "Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t*rd by the clean end"
Posts: 8,523

03-02-2011, 06:45 PM	#9
Gonzo Stuff & Things Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Yukon Casino cash: $10126924	Well shit. I thought crushing LED's and putting them in donated dog food would have been ok. Anyone know the number to Wayside Waifs animal shelter? Posted via Mobile Device
Posts: 21,498

03-02-2011, 06:57 PM	#10
WV Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: In the Holler Casino cash: $10004950	Guess the kids will start snorting these now!
Posts: 4,983