Optical radiation emissions from compact fluorescent lamps
| Autor: | J. B. O'Hagan, Marina Khazova |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Incandescent light bulb
Radiation Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Ultraviolet Rays Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Equipment Design General Medicine Health protection Radiation Dosage Fluorescence Automotive engineering law.invention Equipment Failure Analysis law Task lighting Environmental science Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Optical radiation Radiometry Ultraviolet radiation Lighting Efficient energy use Consumer market |
| Zdroj: | Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 131:521-525 |
| ISSN: | 1742-3406 0144-8420 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/rpd/ncn234 |
| Popis: | There is a drive to energy efficiency to mitigate climate change. To meet this challenge, the UK Government has proposed phasing out incandescent lamps by the end of 2011 and replacing them with energy efficient fluorescent lighting, including compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) with integrated ballasts. This paper presents a summary of an assessment conducted by the Health Protection Agency in March 2008 to evaluate the optical radiation emissions of CFLs currently available in the UK consumer market. The study concluded that the UV emissions from a significant percentage of the tested CFLs with single envelopes may result in foreseeable overexposure of the skin when these lamps are used in desk or task lighting applications. The optical output of all tested CFLs, in addition to high-frequency modulation, had a 100-Hz envelope with modulation in excess of 15%. This degree of modulation may be linked to a number of adverse effects. |
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