LED Street Lights May Be Damaging To Your Health
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- Jul, 27, 2016
- Charles Price
- Health and Safety, Human Health, Uncategorized
According to the AMA, outdoor lighting at night, particularly street lights, should have a color temperature (CT) of not more than 3000 Kelvin (K). A white LEDs at CT 4000K or 5000K have been chosen to be installed in street lights in cities such as Seattle and New York. However, after these installations, many complained […]
Read MoreLED Street Lights: Worth the Risks?
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- Jul, 16, 2016
- Charles Price
- Dark Sky, Environment, Health and Safety, Natural World
“Recognizing the detrimental effects of poorly-designed, high-intensity LED lighting, the American Medical Association (AMA) encourages communities to minimize and control blue-rich environmental lighting by using the lowest emission of blue light possible to reduce glare. The AMA recommends an intensity threshold for optimal LED lighting that minimizes blue-rich light. The AMA also recommends all LED […]
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