[ArrogantBustard]

“Our study revealed that the response of healthy skin cells to UV emitted from CFL bulbs is consistent with damage from ultraviolet radiation,”

Well, duh! Of course. UV radiation at some particular wavelength will have the same effect regardless of its source.

Unanswered questions: What intensity of UV radiation is emitted by CFL? How does that intensity compare to conventional tube fluorescent lights? How does that intensity compare to a day at the beach?

Enquiring minds (at least, the ones who paid attention in science class) want to know.

[rarestia]

Read the article and your questions will be answered. They very succinctly state that UV is not an issue from incandescent bulbs.

[cymbeline]

“How does that intensity compare to conventional tube fluorescent lights?”

The report’s omission of a comparison with conventional fluorescnts is evidence to me that it’s objective is sensational or political rather than informative.

[khelus]

...Unanswered questions: What intensity of UV radiation is emitted by CFL? How does that intensity compare to conventional tube fluorescent lights? How does that intensity compare to a day at the beach?

Enquiring minds (at least, the ones who paid attention in science class) want to know.

And ... how do conventional tube fluorescent lights of the past made in the US compare to CLF's from China the land of quality fade where anti freeze finds its way into toothpaste and cough medicine and plastic bits find their way into infant formula and the ingredients for pet food.