Thursday, February 17, 2011

Toxic Light Bulbs

Toxic Light Bulbs

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, recently reported that light-emitting diodes (LED) marketed as safe, environmentally preferred alternatives to incandescent lamps and sold as replacements for traditional light bulbs were found to contain lead, arsenic and other hazardous substances.

Points to Consider:
This announcement is a great concern to first responders because the researchers pointed out that lead, arsenic and many additional metals discovered in the LED’s have been linked in hundreds of studies to different cancers, neurological damage, kidney disease, hypertension, skin rashes and other illnesses.

Information from public sources presented by www.cdpinfo.com