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Potential harm to health from new generation light sources

ISSN printed: 1733-8670, ISSN on-line: 2392-0378
Pawlak, Andrzej1
URI: https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2592
2020-03-31
The article presents the characteristics of the new generation of light sources – LEDs; these sources generate white light with various spectral distribution that could pose a potential hazard to people’s sight. The impact of electric light sources on human health, divided into ultraviolet radiation hazard, infra-red radiation hazard and visible radiation hazard – taking into account the so-called AMD (age-related macular degeneration), has been discussed in this paper and the laws on photobiological safety have been presented. The New Approach Directive and a related harmonized standard, which is the fundamental document relating to the evaluation of photobiological hazard, have been specified; related documents established in Poland have also been presented. Based on the results of the author’s research and a review of the literature, the paper ultimately concludes that LED sources (both individual ones and modules) are safe for the user in terms of photobiological safety, as long as they are used as intended.
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Title

Potential harm to health from new generation light sources

Pages

152-159

Figures

6

Tables

1

ISSN printed

1733-8670

ISSN on-line

2392-0378

DOI

10.17402/411

Type

Journal

61 Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, no. 61 / 2020

Publisher

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Copyright Holder

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Published

2020-03-31

Recieved

2019-10-07

Accepted

2020-03-10

Funding

No data

Keywords

photobiological safety, risk groups, blue light hazard, light-emitting diode (LED), spectro-radiometer, age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

URI:

https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2592

Language

English

Authors

Pawlak, Andrzej1

Affiliation

1 CIOP-PIB 16 Czerniakowska St., 00-701 Warsaw, Poland, anpaw@ciop.pl

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