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I was watching the local current affairs show the other day and they were doing a feature on CFL lights or the energy efficient bulbs that most of us buy nowadays. The feature showed that there might be a health risk (though it has been strongly denied by industry and health officials) as it gives off dangerous amounts of radiation that can cause skin disorders and medical conditions. Also a concern is the mercury vapour the bulb has, when a bulb breaks the white vapour mist can come out and potentially cause dangerous levels of mercury in the surrounding environment. Some have even gone to stocking up on the old incandescent bulbs (it is being phased out by November 2009). One suggested that it will be better if you change to led lights. Health vs environment, how do we balance it?
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