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RE: [GSAS-Member] Some fish available
Ok, this is just silly. Standard flourescent lights do not put out any more
radiation than visible light. Very, very, little. Sunlight puts out more.
A UVA/UVB light has a slightly higher activity level than sunlight but still
WAY less than say, an x-ray. Is the "radiation" comming off of a UVA/UVB
bulb measurable? Yes, but so is sunlight. The reality is that there is no
significant difference between the amount of radiation comming from a
flourescent UVA/UVB light and sunlight. You might lose something on the
order of 0.5 fish per million for the extra radiation they are being exposed
to. Is this really different than their living in their natural habitat
exposed to sunlight and injesting tritium (H3)? (tritium is a naturally
occuring element) No. Seriously folks, I'd be much more worried about
making sure my hands were chemical free before cleaning my tank than the
radiation comming from flourescent bulbs.
-----Scott
R. Scott Frayo
Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society
2006 President
www.pnhs.net
From: "Sanford, Dave LHS-STAFF" <Sanfordd@issaquah.wednet.edu>
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To: "'Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat'"
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Subject: RE: [GSAS-Member] Some fish available
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 08:36:04 -0800
John, I'm curious about the radiation that you measured. What portion of
the
E-M spectrum was it and what was the data ?
dave
I'm sick of fluorescent
bulbs. I measured the radiation they put out, and it is quite high.
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