No Harmful Gases, Mercury, Infrared or UV

Operating LED lights is safe. These lights are mercury-free and produce no UV and infrared emissions. LEDs also reduce risks of fire and reduce damage of highly sensitive items such as artwork.

Unlike CFL lights, no mercury is used in the manufacturing of LEDs. Mercury is harmful to humans because exposure can develop serious health problems, especially to developing fetuses where impaired motor and cognitive skills have been documented.

LEDs also do not emit ultraviolet or infrared radiation. Tubular fluorescent lights and CFLs generate light by exciting Mercury vapor with electricity, which in turn, generate ultraviolet radiation. UV stimulates the phosphor coating on the inner surface of the glass and allows it to re-radiate UV radiation as visible light. Other lighting technologies include infrared or UV simply because it is an unavoidable component. In comparison, LEDs create light by using blue LEDs and phosphor coating to re-radiate it and produce white light.

Aside from avoiding cell damage, eye strain and skin burns due to excessive Ultraviolet radiation and flickering lights, the white light emitted by LEDs are also suitable for lighting objects that are sensitive to UV light, such as paintings, artifacts, fabrics or other sensitive items without causing early aging or fading of illuminated objects.

LED lights also do not have unpredictable operational failure modes. CFLs are known to emit smoke or odors, catch a fire or explode due to the circuitry of CFL ballast. Since LEDs are designed not as unstable as CFLs, they produce virtually no smoke or odor, and reduce the risk of fire significantly.