I've always wondered: do fluorescent lights emit UV, and can it harm me?
- Written by Noushin Nasiri, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
Fluorescent lights do emit UV, but not enough to harm human health. from www.shutterstock.com
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