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Electromagnetic Fields (EMF's)
| What are
they? |
| Electromagnetic fields (EMFs)
are created by electric power charges. There are two types of fields -
electric fields which result from the strength (voltage) of the charge and
magnetic fields which result from the motion (amperage) of the charge. |
| EMF's -
Controversy |
| Are typical levels of
EMF's actually harmful? Is EMF a carcinogen? There have not been any
conclusive scientific studies that prove that typical levels of EMF's are
harmful. There have been about two decades of intense research on the
topic of health effects of EMF's. The Wertheimer-Leeper study, from the
80's, appeared to show a positive link between 60-hertz fields and leukemia,
but later researchers looked at the same data, and found that the localities
with higher incidences of leukemia turned out to be closer to high-traffic
regions. It wasn't EMF's causing the cancers - it was probably exposure to
more auto exhaust pollutants, including benzenes, which (unlike EMF's) are
actually known to cause leukemia. (Science, 9 Nov. 1990, p. 739). |
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Resources & Articles |
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Here are a
few articles about Electromagnetic Fields:
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