From 8697555125c57ae64a0c9b78514b4aac4fd523de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitja Felicijan Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:50:20 +0200 Subject: Massive formatting and added figcaption --- .../posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md | 30 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) (limited to 'content/posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md') diff --git a/content/posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md b/content/posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md index 6e5aab9..a683aec 100644 --- a/content/posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md +++ b/content/posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md @@ -5,25 +5,25 @@ date: 2012-03-09T12:00:00+02:00 draft: false --- -There is a lot of talk about LED technology. It is beginning to infiltrate -industry at a fast rate, and it’s a challenge for designers and also engineers. -I wondered when a weakness will be revealed. Then I stomped on an article -talking about harm in using LED technology. It looks like this magical +There is a lot of talk about LED technology. It is beginning to infiltrate +industry at a fast rate, and it’s a challenge for designers and also engineers. +I wondered when a weakness will be revealed. Then I stomped on an article +talking about harm in using LED technology. It looks like this magical technology is not so magical and eco-friendly. -A new study from the University of California indicates that LED lights -contain toxic metals, and should be produced, used and disposed of carefully. -Besides the lead and nickel, the bulbs and their associated parts were also -found to contain arsenic, copper, and other metals that have been linked to -different cancers, neurological damage, kidney disease, hypertension, skin -rashes and other illnesses in humans, and to ecological damage in waterways. +A new study from the University of California indicates that LED lights contain +toxic metals, and should be produced, used and disposed of carefully. Besides +the lead and nickel, the bulbs and their associated parts were also found to +contain arsenic, copper, and other metals that have been linked to different +cancers, neurological damage, kidney disease, hypertension, skin rashes and +other illnesses in humans, and to ecological damage in waterways. -Since then, I haven’t yet found any regulation for disposal of LED lights or -any other regulation or standard. This might be a problem in the future. And -it is a massive drawback. This might have quite an impact on consumer market. +Since then, I haven’t yet found any regulation for disposal of LED lights or any +other regulation or standard. This might be a problem in the future. And it is a +massive drawback. This might have quite an impact on consumer market. -Nevertheless, there is a potential, and I am sure the market will adapt. I -also hope I will be reading documents regarding solution for this concern soon. +Nevertheless, there is a potential, and I am sure the market will adapt. I also +hope I will be reading documents regarding solution for this concern soon. **Additional resources:** -- cgit v1.2.3