By Sharon Stone, PhD;
Are you one of the many who, in the effort to be
eco-friendly and to save money, replaced your old incandescent light bulbs with
environmentally-friendly compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) energy saving light
bulbs? If so, beware. A new study conducted by conducted by Peter Braun at
Berlin Germany's Alab Laboratory found these light bulbs contain poisonous carcinogens
that could cause cancer. These include:
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 by-product.
The German scientists involved caution to keep these light bulbs "as far
away as possible from the human environment." If
used, they advise that you use the bulbs sparingly, in areas with good
ventilation, and "definitely not in the proximity of the head," as
the bulbs generate electrical smog, impacting human health.
The new German study supports similarly disturbing findings of Abraham Haim, a
professor of biology at Haifa University in Israel, who found that the light emitted by CFLs
increased the likelihood of women getting breast cancer by disrupting the
body's production of the hormone melatonin.
What a dilemma for Americans. Following a 2007 bill signed into law by
President George W. Bush, the US government will ban the sale of 100 watt
traditional incandescent light bulbs and replace them with toxic CFLs by January 1, 2012,
followed by the 75-watt version in Jan. 2013, and the 60- and 40-watt bulbs in
Jan. 2014. This will follow on the heels of the Europeans who began to phase
out incandescent bulbs in 2009 and by 2016 the EU also plans to ban halogen
bulbs, forcing people to
use compact fluorescents.
This legislation pits the lawmakers against environmental groups
that strongly back the new standards," states USA Today news ,
"which require manufacturers to produce bulbs that use 25% to 30% less energy than standard
incandescents, starting Jan. 1."
That CFLs are harmful is not
new information. It is well known that they contain toxic mercury, a neurotoxin
that can damage the brain, liver, kidneys and central nervous system. The bulbs
are marketed as "safe" as long as the glass remains intact. The danger comes, reports FoxNews,
if the bulbs are cracked, broken or not disposed of properly causing the toxic
dust to spread into the air. Just one fluorescent light bulb contains enough
mercury to contaminate 6,000 gallons of water and in humans to impair motor
functioning, cognitive ability and emotional stability.
Moreover, the "dirty energy" emitted by CFLs produces radiation that
has been linked with migraine headaches, sleep
abnormalities, fatigue, and other health defects while the flickering of
fluorescent bulbs causes dizziness, headaches, weakness and illness in some
sensitive people.
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