These common light bulbs cause anxiety, migraines, and even cαncєr. If you have them, do THIS immediately!
Many of us try to save energy and money by replacing our old standard light bulbs with environmentally-friendly with the new generation energy saving light bulbs. Yet, the new generation of energy efficient light bulbs are so toxic that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created an emergency protocol you need to follow in case of a bulb breakage, due to the poison gas that is released.
According to a study conducted by researchers from the Fraunhofer Wilhelm Klauditz Institute for German’s Federal Environment Agency, if broken indoors, these light bulbs release 20 times the maximum acceptable mercury concentration into the air.
Energy Efficient Light Bulbs Can Cause:
– Dizziness
– Cluster headaches
– Migraines
– Seizures
– Fatigue
– Inability to concentrate
– Anxiety
ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴇғғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ʙᴜʟʙs ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴀɴxɪᴇᴛʏ, ᴍɪɢʀᴀɪɴᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ. ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴄᴀɴᴅᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ʙᴜʟʙs
ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ sᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴜʟʙs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴍᴇʀᴄᴜʀʏ. ᴍᴇʀᴄᴜʀʏ ɪs ᴀ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛ ɴᴇᴜʀᴏᴛᴏxɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴛᴏ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴛ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ.
It is especially toxic to the brain, the nervous system, the liver and the kidneys. In addition, it can do damage to the cardiovascular, immune and reproductive systems. It can result in tremors, anxiety, insomnia, memory loss, headaches, ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ and Alzheimer’s.
ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ sᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴜʟʙs ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ
According to a study performed by Peter Braun at Berlin Germany’s Alab Laboratory, these light bulbs contain ᴘᴏɪsᴏɴᴏᴜs ᴄᴀʀᴄɪɴᴏɢᴇɴs that could lead to ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ.
+ Phenol – A mildly acidic toxic white crystalline solid, obtained from coal tar and used in chemical manufacture.
+ Naphthalene – A volatile white crystalline compound, produced by the distillation of coal tar, used in mothballs and as a raw material for chemical manufacture.
+ Styrene – An unsaturated liquid hydrocarbon, obtained as a petroleum byproduct.
ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ sᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴜʟʙs ᴇᴍɪᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴜᴠ ʀᴀʏs
Energy saving lamps emit UV-B and traces of UV-C radiation. It is generally recognized that UV-radiation is harmful to the skin (can lead to skin ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ) and the eyes. The radiation from these bulbs directly attacks the immune system, and furthermore, damages the skin tissues enough to prevent the proper formation of vitamin D-3.
So in spite of the energy and cost savings, these light bulbs pose serious health risks and you may want to change back to regular incandescent bulbs. But be careful while doing so. If one happens to break, the dangers are so severe that the Environmental Protection Agency has laid out a very detailed protocol to deal with the mercury and ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ-ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟs.
THE OFFICIAL E.P.A. BROKEN BULB CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the following emergency procedure should be followed in the event of a bulb breakage, because of the poison gas that is released.
Before Cleanup
– Have people and pets leave the room.
– Air out the room for 5-10 minutes by opening a window or door to the outdoor environment.
– Shut off the central forced-air heating/air-conditioning system, if you have one.
Materials
– Stiff paper or cardboard
– Sticky tape
– Damp paper towels or disposable wet wipes (for hard surfaces)
– A glass jar with a metal lid or a sealable plastic bag.
During Cleanup
– DO NOT VACUUM. Vacuuming is not recommended unless broken glass remains after all other cleanup steps have been taken. Vacuuming could spread mercury-containing powder or mercury vapor.
– Be thorough in collecting broken glass and visible powder.
– Scoop up glass fragments and powder using stiff paper or cardboard. Use sticky tape, such as duct tape, to pick up any remaining small glass fragments and powder.
– Place the used tape in the glass jar or plastic bag. See the detailed cleanup instructions for more information and for differences in cleaning up hard surfaces versus carpeting or rugs.
– Place cleanup materials in a sealable container.
After Cleanup
– Promptly place all bulb debris and cleanup materials, including vacuum cleaner bags, outdoors in a trash container or protected area until materials can be disposed of. Avoid leaving any bulb fragments or cleanup materials indoors.
– Next, check with your local government about disposal requirements in your area, because some localities require fluorescent bulbs (broken or unbroken) be taken to a local recycling center. If there is no such requirement in your area, you can dispose of the materials with your household trash.
– If practical, continue to air out the room where the bulb was broken and leave the heating/air conditioning system shut off for several hours.
With all that being said, it’s best to replace this generation of light bulbs with standard ones before a dangerous ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ happens.
Source: simplecapacity.com
