Nail Salon UV Lamps And The Risk Of Skin Cancer
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 00:31
in Physics & Chemistry
The use of lamps that emit UV radiation in nail salons has raised some concern about the risk of cancer, but previous studies have lacked a large enough sampling of lights from a variety of salons. To create a more authoritative sample, the authors of a new study tested 17 light units from 16 salons with a wide range of bulbs, wattage and irradiance emitted by each device for their research letter. Higher-wattage light sources were correlated with higher UV-A irradiance emitted. read more