Negative Effects of Infrared!

Infrared light poses benefits and dangers to our health. But it is important to acknowledge its potential risks.

Negative effects of Infrared:

 

1.  Eye damage

 

The human eye is sensitive to all radiation, including infrared radiation. Exposure to intense infrared radiation can damage the lens and the cornea of the eye. That is why staring at the sun is harmful (because sun has an infrared radiation). People who work near intense radiation must wear goggles  to protect their eyes in this kind of radiation because if they continuously work without wearing goggles, this can lead them to irreversible blindness.

 

2. Skin Damage

Infrared waves in high enough concentrations can also damage skin and tissues. Infrared radiation waves are the same as heat waves. One of the example of a high intensity of heat is laser beams. These lasers can be strong enough to burn a hole through metal and so could certainly damage flesh. Extremely powerful lasers are even being developed for military use as a weapon.

(Laser surgery for stretch marks)

 

3. Sun Burn

Infrared rays can cause your skin to burn because of its high intensity of heat. You can get this especially when you are lack of melanin. So, we should use sunscreen to prevent sun burn.

4. Greenhouse effect

The earth’s surface and the clouds above it absorb radiation from the sun’s rays and reemit it as infrared radiation back out into the atmosphere. When the air above the earth’s surface has a high concentration of water vapor, elements such as sulfur and nitrogen, and chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons, the infrared radiation becomes trapped on the earth. This causes increased temperatures and changes in weather that could be harmful to people and animals.

 

So now, you know what are the harmful effects of the Infrared radiation. Therefore ,we should be more careful in using things that have a Infrared radiation to prevent those things.