Re: E-M fields health risks

[William Beaty <billb@ESKIMO.COM>]

On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, John Clement wrote:

> The EM exposure due to wiring is actually quite insignificant, as the wires
> carry currents in opposite directions.

...except for homes built before 1960 or so.  The "knob and tube" wiring
in this house creates very strong b-fields.  In other more modern
buildings in which I've lived, a pickup coil and an audio amp remain
almost silent, and will only detect the significant field around a
fluroescent ballast.  But in the place I am now, the knob/tube conductors
are from 6in to 20in apart, and a pickup coil "hears" an intense 60Hz
buzz anywhere in the house.    Some of the wiring to the ceiling fixtures
lacks parallel conductors entirely, and the two lines going to the fixture
come from opposite sides of the ceiling.

> You are really more at risk when you eat fried fast food.  Are trans-fatty
> acids a plot to kill Americans?  Nobody is seriously trying to ban them!!!
> What ban fries?

When discussing AC and leukimia, I use a similar argument.  If you refuse
to drive a car because of the immense danger, if you wouldn't dream of
standing up in a tub to take a shower, and if you've eliminated most of
the cumulative poisons from your diet, then you might consider the
possible hazards of AC magnetic fields.

Too many people seem to follow the rule that if something seems scary, it
must be dangerous.  As if millions die from airline crashes and eating
poisoned halloween candy, while driving a car or climbing a ladder is
almost perfectly safe...


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