[RFI] CFL's & UV - Hoax or Real? Real but Overstated?

[Roger (K8RI)]

kd4e wrote:
> The claim of the researchers is 10x+ the UV radiation of a typical
> incandescent.
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If it's 10 the average incandescent it'd take some very sensitive 
equipment to even know it's there.
IOW, just scare tactics.  Even the big tubes close up give off very 
little.  I have 22 8' tubes in my shop and I don't even have a sun tan.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> I had trouble with the audio so could not make out a lot of the
> details.
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>> Well, I'm not going to watch a video, but here's a link to the FDA's page of
>> information on CFLs:
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>> http://www.fda.gov/CDRH/radhealth/products/cfl.html
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>> which says:
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>> "
>> Do CFLs emit UV?
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>> All fluorescent lamps emit some UV. Typical fluorescent lamps, including
>> CFLs, which consumers would encounter, emit very low levels of UV. In order
>> to measure any UV radiation from these lamps, very sensitive measuring
>> equipment must be used."
>> 73
>> Dan
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