Today’s Daily Caller posted a story about the dangers Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFL’s) pose to skin cells. A study done by Stony Brook University and New York State Stem Cell Science concluded that CFL light bulbs can be harmful to healthy skin cells.
The article quotes the scientists:
“Our study revealed that the response of healthy skin cells to UV emitted from CFL bulbs is consistent with damage from ultraviolet radiation,” said lead researcher Miriam Rafailovich, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Stony Brook University, in New York, in a statement. “Skin cell damage was further enhanced when low dosages of TiO2 nanoparticles were introduced to the skin cells prior to exposure.”
According to Rafailovich, with or without TiO2 (a chemical found in sunblock), incandescent bulbs of the same light intensity had zero effects on healthy skin.
The scientists found that cracks in the CFL bulbs phosphor coatings yielded significant levels of UVC and UVA in all of the bulbs — purchased in different locations across two counties — they examined.
Can’t we just admit that Thomas Edison’s invention is simply better?