Cyalume ChemLight Military Grade Chemical Light Sticks, Green, 6 Long, 12 Hour Duration (Pack of 10) by Cyalume

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This can be demonstrated by refrigerating or freezing an active glow stick; when it warms up again, it will resume glowing. Glow sticks are waterproof, do not use batteries, consume no oxygen, generate no or negligible heat, produce neither spark nor flame, can tolerate high pressures such as those found under water, are inexpensive, and are reasonably disposable.

Glow sticks are sometimes attached to life vests and lifeboats on passenger and commercial vessels, to ensure night time visibility.They concluded that light stick solutions "are hazardous and that the health risks associated with exposure have not yet been properly evaluated. To activate ChemLight, simply bend, snap and shake to immediately flood your surrounding area with functional light. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. They can be found in emergency lighting kits in buildings, public transportation vehicles, and subway stations. It operates on the basic of an chemical reaction which takes place when two of the chemical agents mix.

A superb emergency light source for life preservers as it is waterproof, windproof, nonflammable, easy to activate, and requires no batteries. Four or five peaks are observed in the spectrum, suggesting the presence of four or five different fluorophores contained in the glow stick. Each ChemLight green measures 15 cm (6 inches) and each lightstick is individually wrapped to protect it from light and moisture. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. You can place a chemical light, also known as a small glow stick into the tube and this will help you see where your float has been cast out when fishing at night time.Scuba divers use diving-rated glow sticks to mark themselves during night dives, and then can turn off bright diving lights.

Because it provides over 360 degrees of light, Cyalume's ChemLight is recommended for use during training and land, sea and air operations.

WATER-PROOF, NON-FLAMMABLE, NON-TOXIC CHEMISTRY means ChemLight light sticks are as safe as they are durable – you can even let your children use them when hiking or playing in the backyard. The peroxyacid decomposes spontaneously to carbon dioxide, releasing energy that excites the dye, which then relaxes by releasing a photon. This wall breaks when bent, mixing the chemicals and causing a reaction and the resultant powerful glow which lasts between four and six hours. I would`ve liked to have received a glowstick with a better expiration date, especially for the Premium paid for the Cyalume brand.

Dibutyl phthalate, a plasticizer sometimes used in glow sticks (and many plastics), has raised some health concerns.

ChemLights are standard issue for all US military personnel so you know there’s no better alternative available. Diphenyl oxalate can sting and burn eyes, irritate and sting skin and can burn the mouth and throat if ingested. You can pay securely during Checkout process using your payment card via our secured payments system. This makes them ideal as light sources and light markers by military forces, campers, spelunkers, and recreational divers. The sensitizers used are polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, a class of compounds known for their carcinogenic properties.