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Missing the dark - Health effects of light pollution [1]

The ecologic effects of artificial light have been well documented. Light pollution has been shown to affect both flora and fauna. For instance, prolonged exposure to artificial light prevents many trees from adjusting to seasonal variations, according to Winslow Briggs’s chapter on plant responses in the 2006 book Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting. This, in turn, has implications for the wildlife that depend on trees for their natural habitat.

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Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Ron Chepesiuk [3]
Environmental Health Perspectives [4]
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Pollution [5], Ecology [6], Health Effects [7], Mental Health [8], Research [9], United States Of America (US) [10]
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