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re: Halogen bulb use--ALERT!

At 11:35 AM 1/29/96, Dr. George A. Themelis wrote: 
>The problem has nothing to do with the halogen gas, but the quartz glass used in these bulbs. Quartz lets UV rays go through. Glass does not. UV rays have the potential of damaging the eyes. 

Wouldn't the glass compound lenses on the viewer itself block UV from reaching the eyes?


Eric G.
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