From 9f5454bda6299db43a4e9de5b3716471388b81d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitja Felicijan Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:05:48 +0200 Subject: Move blog to Hugo --- posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md | 22 ---------------------- 1 file changed, 22 deletions(-) delete mode 100755 posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md (limited to 'posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md') diff --git a/posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md b/posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md deleted file mode 100755 index 8ef8c2c..0000000 --- a/posts/2012-03-09-led-technology-not-so-eco.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ ---- -Title: LED technology might not be as eco-friendly as you think -Description: LED technology might not be as eco-friendly as you think -Slug: led-technology-not-so-eco -Listing: true -Created: 2012-03-09 -Tags: [] ---- - -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. - -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. - - -**Additional resources:** - -- [Recycling and Disposal of Light Bulbs](http://ezinearticles.com/?Recycling-and-Disposal-of-Light-Bulbs&id=1091304) -- [How to Dispose of a Low-Energy Light Bulb](http://www.ehow.com/how_7483442_dispose-lowenergy-light-bulb.html) -- cgit v1.2.3