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1) lghL olluLlon ls Lhe splllage of unwanLed llghL due Lo glare llghL Lrespass and unused
llghLlng lnLo Lhe skyClare ls Lhe unused llghL LhaL shlnes ouL and uplghLlng LhaL
Lrespasses lnLo your wlndows or properLy L ls wasLed energyL ls wasLed moneyL
causes lncreased alr and waLer polluLlonL robs us of Lhe ma[esLy of Lhe nlghL Sky

2) lghL olluLlon creaLes alr and waLer polluLlon lncludlng mercury polluLlon oor
lghLlng kllls mllllons of blrds each year and affecLs Lhe hablLaLs of many oLher specles
lghL polluLlon affecLs human healLh and has been llnked Lo breasL cancer
3) Mllllons of blrds dle each year from colllslons wlLh brlghLly llL bulldlngs and Lowers 1he
llghL confuses Lhem and lnLerferes wlLh Lhelr mlgraLlonoor llghLlng near oceans
lnLerferes wlLh newly haLched sea LurLles from flndlng Lhe seaoor llghLlng ellmlnaLes
hablLaL for deer loons eagles and oLher anlmalsSLudles have shown LhaL llghL
polluLlon affecLs humans by lnLerferlng wlLh clrcadlan rhyLhms causlng grogglness
lmpalred Lhlnklng depresslon and has been llnked wlLh some cancers especlally breasL
cancer
8esearch MeLhodology
1 8esearch source ls secondary uaLa
2 SLudy wlll be conducLed boLh Cn Lhe basls of CuallLaLlve and quanLlLaLlve
lmlLaLlons
1) Slnce Lhe sLudy Pave a very wlde scope hence prlmary research cannoL be underLaken
2) Secondary reporLs are noL updaLed
3) uaLa have wlde range of varlablllLy
Concluslon
ffecLs on Lhe envlronmenL
a) 25act on children:
Children younger than 2 who s5end with a night-light on were 2ore likely to develo5
nearsightedness during childhood and teenage years.
b) Econo2ic cost:
oI light generated Ior outdoor use is wasted which results in a waste oI Iossil
Iuels
c) ndirect i25act:
Co2bustion oI Iossil Iuels-results in 1)release oI greenhouse gasses into the air which
cause global war2ing,2)acid rain and) waste oI non-re5lenishable resources.
revenLlon Measures
ducaLlon relaLe Lo everyday llves
eglslaLlon advocaLe for new laws
new deslgn change from hlgh pressure mercury bubls Lo lowpressure sodlum
bulbsconflne llghL Lo LargeL areas
3 ndlrecLly lL creaLes alr polluLlon