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Concern Over LED Street Light Installation
The author has concerns about the methodology of installing LED streetlights. In the Havendale area, the old halogen lights were placed about 100 feet apart (one on each pole), giving a well-lit stretch for the entire length of the road. In this new dispensation, the new, brighter LED lights have now been placed on every […]
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Impact of LEDs on Light Pollution
As infrastructure increases globally, artificial lighting is available in a larger and larger area. Developing countries chose LED lighting wrongly believing that LEDs are a long-term, more sustainable lighting solution. However, a huge problem with LEDs is their color. Making the switch from sodium lights that are orange-yellow in color, to the higher powered, bluish-white […]
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AMA Report Still Spawns Debate at Street and Area Lighting Conference
The LED Industry can’t overcome science offered by the American Medical Association (AMA). Over a year ago, the AMA published its report on hazards associated with LED streetlights. Industry proponents still insist that LED streetlights are safe. but Municipalities and Utility Companies are hedging. Link to Article PDF
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Woman in UK Complains LEDs Disturb Sleep
The American Medical Association, about one year ago, warned that circadian rhythm may be altered by LED streetlights above 3000 Degrees Kelvin Correlated Color Temperature (CCT). It is no wonder so many people are complaining that LED streetlights are disturbing their sleep. A UK woman is one of many inhabitants of plant earth that never even thought […]
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Cities Are Rethinking LED Sreetlights After AMA Warning
AMA warning (6 June 2016) high-intensity LED streetlights emit unseen blue light that can disturb sleep rhythms and possibly increase the risk of serious health conditions, including cancer and cardiovascular disease, and can impair nighttime driving vision. Link to Article PDF
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LED Street Lights May Be Damaging To Your Health
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?
“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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CCT Not Useful for Selecting LED Streetlights
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) chimed in with respect to the American Medical Association’s recommendation to use Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) as a metric for selecting LED streetlights. According to the LRC, CCT does not tell the whole story. To predict the harm caused by LED streetlights, it is important to consider the […]
Read MoreAmerican Medical Association Warns LED Streetlights are Harmful
The American Medical Association (AMA) now warns that the blue-rich, white light from LED streetlights is harmful to people and animals alike. The AMA recommends that LED Streetlights with lower Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) be used instead of the more efficient 4000K fixtures. CCT is measured in degrees Kelvin (“K”). Link to Article PDF
Read MoreDoctors Issue Warning About LED Streetlights
According to the American Medical Association (AMA), “The first is discomfort and glare. Because LED light is so concentrated and has high blue content, it can cause severe glare, resulting in pupillary constriction in the eyes. Blue light scatters more in the human eye than the longer wavelengths of yellow and red, and sufficient levels […]
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