Real Estate News From Around The World February 9, 2012

Are electromagnetic fields (EMFs) a significant residential health concern? Question: Are electromagnetic fields a significant residential health concern? Answer: Wherever electricity flows there is the potential for EMFs. Items as diverse as electric power lines and electric blankets have EMFs, and the core question is whether such fields are a health hazard. According to an editorial in New England Journal of MedicineJuly 3, 1997), "electromagnetic fields have no reproducible biologic effects at all, except at strengths that are far beyond those ever found in people's homes." The editorial also states that, "18 years of research have produced considerable paranoia, but little insight and no prevention. It is time to stop wasting our research resources." In a similar manner, a 1995 study of more than 1,000 scientific papers by the American Physical Society, a group which includes 45,000 physicists, found no link between power line electromagnetic fields and cancer. See: "Cancer Fear Is Unfounded, Physicists Say, The New York Times, (May 14, 1995). Written by Peter G. Miller. © 1997 Peter G. Miller. All Rights Reserved. Rules, Disclaimers & Notices. Click here for a printer-friendly version of this article. Click here to translate this page to another language. Copyright © 2012 Realty Times. All Rights Reserved. Send Us Your Comments