UVB 10.0 question

[sajica]

Hi all,

Apologies if this is a dummy question but couldn't find an answer to it in old threads....Is the output from a UVB 10.0 bulb dangerous to human skin eg..cancer...

 

[Mike D]

i dont see it being dangerous. but at the same time how much are you personally going to be sitting under the UVB light? if it was dangerous i highly doubt companies would be able to sell the bulbs to the general population

 

[rrcoolj]

I highly doubt a 10.0 has thet much uvb unless you were mayb actually basking in it really close. Even our best uvb bulbs can't match the sun.

 

[snakeguy101]

only as dangerous as the sun is to our skin, if there is prolonged exposure, you can get a sun burn and if this happens over a long period of time, you could get skin cancer but it is nothing to worry about unless you plan on laying underneath it for hours each day.

 

[sajica]

tks, was concerned as I have setup my daughter desk next to it so she would be exposed in small doses. Wasn't keen turning her desk into a tanning bed....