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Internet Resources on Light Pollution

Light Pollution
This International Dark-Sky Association webpage examines light pollution affects the environment, personal safety, energy consumption, and health.
TED Talk: The Problem of Light Pollution — And 5 Ridiculously Easy Ways to Fix It
Astrophysicist Kelsey Johnson discusses the adverse effects of light pollution on living creatures and on the study of astronomy.
TED Talk: Why We Need Darkness
Former National Park ranger Diane Knutson explains how light pollution damages the health of humans and wildlife alike.

E-books on Light Pollution

Light Pollution: Responses and Remedies by Bob Mizon
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1461438217
Publication Date: 2012
Light Pollution As a New Risk Factor for Human Breast and Prostate Cancers by Abraham Haim; Boris A. Portnov
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9400762194
Publication Date: 2013
Light Pollution in Metropolises: Analysis, Impacts and Solutions by Emlyn Etienne Goronczy
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9783658297220
Publication Date: 2020
Road Lighting: Fundamentals, Technology and Application by Wout van Bommel
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 3319114654
Publication Date: 2014
Visual and Non-Visual Effects of Light: Working Environment and Well-Being by Agnieszka Wolska, et al.
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0367444194
Publication Date: 2020

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