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Cidmercury · 01-15-2018, 05:43 AM

Does any one have any info regarding specific bulbs and what sort of harmful rays they may give off? If any? The internet provided very limited information.
I'm using 1000w double ended hps, I know obviously they can burn you but do they emit uva/uba rays?
I had melanoma so now I'm very cautious in the sun.. most of the time while I'm in my rooms I'm fully covered while the lights are on.. long sleeves, gloves etc but do I need to go that extra step and slather on the sunscreen?

Stickybred420 · 01-15-2018, 06:02 AM

some lights put off uvb and obviously you wouldn't wanna expose your eyes or skin to that for an extended period of time. but I have never heard of anyone getting cancer from horticultural light exposure. shit the sun gives you cancer.

Natural high · 01-15-2018, 07:03 AM

The glass on the hps bulb blocks most of the UV output. The levels are about one tenth of sunlight for UVA and one fiftieth of sunlight for UVB. See the table on page 4 in the following link.

https://www.cycloptics.com/sites/def...l_analysis.pdf

Cheers

Medfinder · 01-15-2018, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Cidmercury

Does any one have any info regarding specific bulbs and what sort of harmful rays they may give off? If any? The internet provided very limited information.
I'm using 1000w double ended hps, I know obviously they can burn you but do they emit uva/uba rays?
I had melanoma so now I'm very cautious in the sun.. most of the time while I'm in my rooms I'm fully covered while the lights are on.. long sleeves, gloves etc but do I need to go that extra step and slather on the sunscreen?

check to see if you have on ingredient labels of soaps and shampoos any COCAMIDE MEA OR DEA... it is on the known carcinogen list and when it mixes wit nitrosamines in meat products look at online sites that shown interactions with products sold over the counter that come in contact with skin.

some bulbs emit UVB do some research and limit exposure and use green incadesants when working with indoor grows

rolandomota · 01-15-2018, 02:34 PM

Slather on the rick Simpson oil and chow it down also

Cidmercury · 01-15-2018, 05:31 PM

Thanks Medfinder and Natural High

coldcanna · 01-20-2018, 03:40 PM

Its not a bad thing to have some UV coming off a grow lamp. UV rays play a role in terpene product.

Palindrome · 01-24-2018, 02:58 PM

Have worked 8 hours a day, for years in greenhouses with HPS lights running.

I don't think it's a huge problem, never heard of a higher lvl of skin cancer or something in greenhouse gardeners.

On the other hand, all the light you get, helps to obtain Vitamin D and prevent depression.

Im kinda pale, like a neontube with hair. Im almost unable to see a hot weather forcast, without getting a sun burn. But working under 1K lights in an indoor grow, never gave me anything close.

WaxyTaxi · 01-24-2018, 03:25 PM

UV rays damage the DNA of skin cells. Skin cancers start when this damage affects the DNA of genes that control skin cell growth. ... UVB rays have slightly more energy than UVA rays. They can damage skin cells' DNA directly, and are the main rays that cause sunburns.Apr 19, 2017
What Is Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation? - American Cancer Society
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/skin-cancer/

DO NOT STARE INTO METAL HALIDE BULBS

hps is alright, but still dont do it lol

01-15-2018, 05:43 AM	#1
Cidmercury Newbie Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 23	Hps bulbs causing cancer? Does any one have any info regarding specific bulbs and what sort of harmful rays they may give off? If any? The internet provided very limited information. I'm using 1000w double ended hps, I know obviously they can burn you but do they emit uva/uba rays? I had melanoma so now I'm very cautious in the sun.. most of the time while I'm in my rooms I'm fully covered while the lights are on.. long sleeves, gloves etc but do I need to go that extra step and slather on the sunscreen?
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Natural high Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 524	The glass on the hps bulb blocks most of the UV output. The levels are about one tenth of sunlight for UVA and one fiftieth of sunlight for UVB. See the table on page 4 in the following link. https://www.cycloptics.com/sites/def...l_analysis.pdf Cheers
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coldcanna Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: high on a cold mountain Posts: 1,016	Its not a bad thing to have some UV coming off a grow lamp. UV rays play a role in terpene product. __________________ "I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious." Thomas Jefferson "One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all"" Freedom begins between the ears
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Stickybred420 Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: right behind you. Posts: 253	some lights put off uvb and obviously you wouldn't wanna expose your eyes or skin to that for an extended period of time. but I have never heard of anyone getting cancer from horticultural light exposure. shit the sun gives you cancer.
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rolandomota Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 853	Slather on the rick Simpson oil and chow it down also
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Cidmercury Newbie Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 23	Thanks Medfinder and Natural High
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01-24-2018, 02:58 PM	#8
Palindrome Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Republic State of Banana Posts: 193	Have worked 8 hours a day, for years in greenhouses with HPS lights running. I don't think it's a huge problem, never heard of a higher lvl of skin cancer or something in greenhouse gardeners. On the other hand, all the light you get, helps to obtain Vitamin D and prevent depression. Im kinda pale, like a neontube with hair. Im almost unable to see a hot weather forcast, without getting a sun burn. But working under 1K lights in an indoor grow, never gave me anything close.
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WaxyTaxi Psychonaut Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Axis Mundi Posts: 2,846	UV rays damage the DNA of skin cells. Skin cancers start when this damage affects the DNA of genes that control skin cell growth. ... UVB rays have slightly more energy than UVA rays. They can damage skin cells' DNA directly, and are the main rays that cause sunburns.Apr 19, 2017 What Is Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation? - American Cancer Society https://www.cancer.org/cancer/skin-cancer/ *DO NOT STARE INTO METAL HALIDE BULBS* hps is alright, but still dont do it lol
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