Posted by
Vinny Pinto on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/lights-tp1542111p1542173.html
Hi folks and Snowshoe:
I strongly question the veracity of the statement that
"...fluorescent lights also emit fluorine". What is your source of
information? To my best knowledge, fluroescent bulbs (so named
because the mineral compounds on the inside of the glas wall
fluoresce and emit light in the vis range when hit with UV from the
plams) do not contain fluorine in any form (i.e., any fluroine
comounds) except for a few designs which may use small amounts of
teflon (which does contain some fluorine) as end insulators/spacers,
but those small bits of teflon would be hermetically sealed inside
glass and would not be exposed to the atmosphere. In any case,
fluorine is a gas, and a highly reactive one at that, and it cannot
exist in the form of pure fluorine for more than a very short time,
and fluorine usually exists instead in nature in an oxidized form,
usually as a fluoride.
with care,
--Vinny
At 03:47 PM 8/30/2006, you wrote:
>The fluorescent lights also emit fluorine, which is hot and could
>contribute to the burning. The light itself might be bothering you.
>I've found wearing a baseball type had, or something with a brim in
>stores helpful at keeping it out of my eyes, and makes it not quite
>so bad.
>The curly-q screw ones are the worst though, and make me want to
>vomit.
>
>~ Snoshoe
>
>--- In
[hidden email], "Deb Comcast" <deborah.harper@...>
>wrote:
> >
> > I work for the Red Cross and we had two blood drives this week.
>The room had fluorescent lights. My burning and fatigue have been
>awful since working there. I was wondering if it could be from the
>lights. What do you guys do when this happens and your symptoms get
>worse?
> >
> > Deb
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
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