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		<title>New study shows that mercury in broken CFL bulbs can exceed safe exposure levels for humans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taken from magdahavas.com: July 6, 2011.  Finally someone measured the mercury content of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs! We have been told that these bulbs contain 0.5 mg of mercury and that lower mercury-content bulbs will be produced in the &#8230; <a href="http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/new-study-shows-that-mercury-in-broken-cfl-bulbs-can-exceed-safe-exposure-levels-for-humans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6500328&amp;post=244&amp;subd=lowenergylampsinfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Energy-efficient light bulb deadline delayed in Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian Press &#8211; Posted: Apr 15, 2011 The federal government wants to delay by two years its deadline requiring all new light bulbs sold in Canada to be energy efficient. A newly published notice says the current deadline in &#8230; <a href="http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/energy-efficient-light-bulb-deadline-delayed-in-canada/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6500328&amp;post=239&amp;subd=lowenergylampsinfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Texas aglow with effort to save the incandescent bulb</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Irritated with federal regulation, Republicans hope a state law will get around a national mandate to replace old-fashioned bulbs with more efficient lamps. By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2011 It doesn&#8217;t have the ring of &#8220;Remember the &#8230; <a href="http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/texas-aglow-with-effort-to-save-the-incandescent-bulb/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6500328&amp;post=246&amp;subd=lowenergylampsinfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Energy saving light bulbs &#8216;contain cancer causing chemicals&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 17:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.telegraph.co.uk/health/8462626/Energy-saving-light-bulbs-contain-cancer-causing-chemicals.html Fears have been reignited about the safety of energy saving light bulbs after a group of scientists warned that they contain cancer causing chemicals. Their report advises that the bulbs should not be left on for extended periods, particularly &#8230; <a href="http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/energy-saving-light-bulbs-contain-cancer-causing-chemicals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6500328&amp;post=235&amp;subd=lowenergylampsinfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>LED products billed as eco-friendly contain toxic metals, study finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://today.uci.edu/news/2011/02/nr_LED_110210.php    UC researchers tested holiday bulbs, traffic lights and car beams — Irvine, Calif., February 10, 2011 —   Those light-emitting diodes marketed as safe, environmentally preferable alternatives to traditional lightbulbs actually contain lead, arsenic and a dozen other &#8230; <a href="http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/led-products-billed-as-eco-friendly-contain-toxic-metals-study-finds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6500328&amp;post=232&amp;subd=lowenergylampsinfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-bulbs &#8216;a health hazard for babies and pregnant women due to mercury inside&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1340938/Eco-bulbs-health-hazard-babies-pregnant-women-mercury-inside.html Energy-saving light bulbs were at the centre of a fresh health scare last night after researchers claimed they can release potentially harmful amounts of mercury if broken. Levels of toxic vapour around smashed eco-bulbs were up to 20 times &#8230; <a href="http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/eco-bulbs-a-health-hazard-for-babies-and-pregnant-women-due-to-mercury-inside/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6500328&amp;post=224&amp;subd=lowenergylampsinfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">From a normal light bulb to the energy saving model. There are fears that broken eco-bulbs pose a health risk</media:title>
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		<title>Watchdog safety alert on LED light</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 26, 2010 PARENTS have been warned to keep young children away from areas lit by new-style light-emitting diode (LED) lights and to avoid toys that use the lamps. Public health watchdog Anses has just completed first tests on the &#8230; <a href="http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/watchdog-safety-alert-on-led-light/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6500328&amp;post=217&amp;subd=lowenergylampsinfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shedding light on &#8216;miracle&#8217; bulbs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Montreal Gazette   Compact fluorescents may be a health menace   BY ALBERT NERENBERG, FREELANCE SEPTEMBER 24, 2010   If there&#8217;s a symbol for mainstream green fever, it&#8217;s the compact fluorescent light bulb. These intense white fluorescent lights are &#8230; <a href="http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/shedding-light-on-miracle-bulbs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6500328&amp;post=213&amp;subd=lowenergylampsinfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Study warns of green light bulb electrosmog</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swissinfo.ch Swiss health officials are recommending that people stay at least 30 centimetres away from energy-saving light bulbs, over electrosmog concerns. A study has measured the electric fields emitted from these lamps and concluded that a certain distance is needed &#8230; <a href="http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/study-warns-of-green-light-bulb-electrosmog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6500328&amp;post=206&amp;subd=lowenergylampsinfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Submitted by Katharina Gustavs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(from de the che emf newslist) Just recently, I translated an article on compact fluorescent lamps and their EMF emissions by Wolfgang Maes, the initiator of the Building Biology Standard. Take a look at the many oscilloscope graphs and spectrum &#8230; <a href="http://lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/submitted-by-katharina-gustavs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowenergylampsinfo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6500328&amp;post=202&amp;subd=lowenergylampsinfo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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