Light Bulbs Advertised as 'Green' Contain Arsenic and Lead: Study

Sally Deneen
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l.e.d. bulbs light bulbs green

Those energy-saving little LED bulbs advertised as eco-friendly -- and used in strings of holiday lights and in car headlights -- actually contain toxic lead, arsenic and some other bad stuff, new research shows.

Alarming? Sure. But in a surprise twist, a study author says: Buy them anyway.

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