Article: Debate rages over safety of electromagnetic fields.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

Article: Power line magnetic field interference
Electromagnetic News Report;  November 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... at a rapid rate. The 60Hz magnetic field beats with the refresh rate ... start to exhibit jitter in a magnetic field of 10 to 15 milligauss (mg). The larger screens ... microscopes, which will tolerate a magnetic field of no more than 1 or 2mg ...

Article: World's most powerful magnet. (Magnets).(National High ...
Popular Mechanics;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... discovered. With a magnetic-field strength of 100 billion ... technology uses a powerful magnetic field to line up the body ... powerlines. But since magnetic-field strength falls off ... experience no more than 2 milligauss. The latest research ...

Article: Unseen but not unforeseeable.(includes related article on common ...
Buildings;  March 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... that any increase in magnetic field levels, after installation ... levels - in the tens of milligauss (mG) - of magnetic ... Ambient or background magnetic field levels in commercial ... floor. * Special magnetic field shielding scheme was ...

Article: Fears of harm from magnetic field have no basis in ...
The Boston Globe;  March 29, 2009 ;     317 words ... ... magnetic fields could cause any harm has ever been proposed. The strength of the Earth's natural magnetic field varies between 300 and 500 milligauss, at least 15 times higher than what the new power line would produce. If the field from a power ...

Article: Examining the electric and magnetic field ...
Plants Sites & Parks;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Health Organization (WHO), have concluded (based on epidemiologic studies) that exposure to magnetic fields of 3 to 4 milligauss or more may increase the risk of leukemia in children. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) reports that the NIEHS ...

Article: Magnetic-field probe requires few components.
EDN;  December 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... meters," various makes and models of magnetic field meters are available on the market ... magnetic-flux density and, in turn, magnetic-field intensity. Figure 1 illustrates the ... voltage proportional to an applied magnetic field (Reference 1 ). Operating from a ...

Article: Magnetic-field-induced DNA strand breaks in brain ...
Environmental Health Perspectives;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... hr) exposed to a 60-Hz sinusoidal magnetic field at intensities of 0.1-0.5 millitesla ... In the present study, effects of magnetic field exposure on brain cell DNA in the rat ... investigated. Exposure to a 60-Hz magnetic field at 0.01 mT for 24 hr caused a significant ...