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LEDs do not contain any mercury, which makes them less toxic and, therefore, a safer light source to dispose of than 3 of the most ubiquitous light sources used in the world – fluorescent, metal halide, and high pressure sodium light bulbs.
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Tom Farin is founder and President of Pegasus Lighting. Dr. Farin has been in the field of lighting since 1987. He has extensive training and experience in lighting, physics, mathematics and education, acquired at the undergraduate level, in graduate school, and in the field. It is Dr. Farin's interest and expertise in education that drives the overall design of the www.PegasusLighting.com site - with its heavy emphasis on lighting terminology, lighting techniques, and thorough information on each lighting product.
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Really interesting stuff. The benefits of Led lights are huge and they do not contain any mercury. I would encourage people to use them in their homes and gardens as they will reduce costs and reduce energy wastage.
LEDs do have many benefits; no toxic mercury being a very important one. In addition, a recent study has shown that LED lighting is as energy efficient as CFLs in the amount of energy needed to create, recycle, and provide light. It will be exciting to see all of the new LED fixtures that will come to market in the next few years.