Energy-efficient lamps
The emergence of energy-efficient lamps has become a next important step in the development of energy-saving technologies. Advantages of energy-efficient lamps are difficult to overrate, because they are very significant.
The main advantage for consumers is substantial energy saving, which becomes tangible at once. Now we can forget about the habit of turning off the light each time we leave the room. Even if the light is turned on twenty four ours a day, we spend less energy in comparison with ordinary glow lamps.
Energy saving is directly connected with the problem of pollution reduction. The less energy we consume, the less is the need to produce it and thus electric power plants burn less coal and gas and it favours ecological state of our environment. Economists, engineers and political leaders have met the appearance of energy-saving lamps with such an enthusiasm, that they have made up their mind to prohibit the production and usage of glow lamps in the short run.
It turns out that they have jumped the gun this time. Resent researches have revealed a hidden damage of these lamps to people's health. They can have a negative impact on people with sensitive skin and people suffering from various skin diseases, such as eczema, lupus and others. Researchers stated that energy-saving lamps can produce as much ultraviolet radiation, as compared with a sunny day. If a lamp is too close to one's skin, this radiation can be very harmful. These lamps are safe only if they are used not more than an hour a day on condition that they are placed at a distance not less than 30 centimetres from skin. These precautions have already led to rumours about cancer these lamps can cause. It is not true. People with sensitive skin simply must keep these lamps at a safe distance. The reason for close attention to this technical innovation lies in frequent complaints of people with sensitive skin.
In order to protect yourself from ultraviolet radiation of energy-saving lamps, you don't have to give up their use, experts say. They recommend avoiding close contact with the source of light and use so-called hermetic lamps, covered with an additional layer of glass.