Sal La Duca, BBEC, BSBA, CIEC, RFSO Environmental Assay Inc. eainc@emfrelief.com 908-454-3965 EMFs, The Hidden And Persistent Irritant (EMF = Electromagnetic Fields)
Sal La Duca, BBEC, BSBA, CIEC, RFSO Environmental Assay Inc. eainc@emfrelief.com 908-454-3965 EMFs, The Hidden And Persistent Irritant (EMF = Electromagnetic Fields)
Acknowledgements I am deeply indebted and grateful to the U.S.A. for its Navy and its Applied Engineering And NASA for their Space Weather data
Like Air, we need EMFs to survive
Like Air, we need EMFs to survive But like Air, EMFs can have undesired qualities
Like Air, we need EMFs to survive But like Air, EMFs can have undesired qualities While touching very briefly on the desired qualities, I will elaborate on the undesired qualities
Electric Fields are produced by Voltage A Simple Capacitor
Electric Fields are produced by Voltage We live within a Planetary Electric Field that is necessary for life It can change with the weather A Simple Capacitor A Not-so-Simple Capacitor
Electric Fields are produced by Voltage We live within a Planetary Electric Field that is necessary for life It can change with the weather, and / or Solar interaction
Magnetic Fields are produced by Current Flow A Simple Coil
Magnetic Fields are produced by Current Flow We live within a Planetary Magnetic Field that is necessary for life A Simple Coil A Not-so-Simple Coil
Magnetic Fields are produced by Current Flow We live within a Planetary Magnetic Field that is necessary for life It can change with the weather, and / or Solar interaction
Summarizing... An Electric Field will exist between differently charged surfaces A Magnetic Field will surround the path of Current Flow
The Natural Fields aside, we make our own, and the greatest majority are Alternating Consider a typical neighborhood power line
And a slightly higher voltage one What s the difference?
And a slightly higher voltage one What s the difference? Clue: check Insulator sizes
The Electric Field Stress changes continuously in Intensity and Polarity. Above a certain level birds choose to stay away. Unhealthy?
<12,000V - E Field Stress
<12,000V - E Field Stress >300,000V - NO E Field Stress
In Perspective Content
Residential Electric Fields In about 80% of N American homes Content
Residential Electric Fields In about 80% of N American homes Relevant? Leukemia following Occupational Exposure to Content 60-Hz Electric and Magnetic Fields among Ontario Electric Utility Workers - Anthony B. Miller et.al. 1996 (Dose-Response relationship with Electric Fields)
Residential Electric Fields In about 80% of N American homes Relevant? Leukemia following Occupational Exposure to Content 60-Hz Electric and Magnetic Fields among Ontario Electric Utility Workers - Anthony B. Miller et.al. 1996 (Dose-Response relationship with Electric Fields) Historical Evidence that Residential Electrification Caused the Emergence of the Childhood Leukemia Peak - S. Milham, E. M. Ossiander 2001 (Children 2-4 yrs old)
Residential Electric Fields In about 80% of N American homes Relevant? Acceptable Risk? Leukemia following Occupational Exposure to Content 60-Hz Electric and Magnetic Fields among Ontario Electric Utility Workers - Anthony B. Miller et.al. 1996 (Dose-Response relationship with Electric Fields) Historical Evidence that Residential Electrification Caused the Emergence of the Childhood Leukemia Peak - S. Milham, E. M. Ossiander 2001 (Children 2-4 yrs old)
Residential Magnetic Fields In about 40% of N American homes due to: 1) Power lines
Residential Magnetic Fields In about 40% of N American homes due to: 1) Power lines, 2) Plumbing Interconnections, and 3) Wiring Errors
Most structures are transparent to Magnetic fields Plumbing interconnections due to original (Edison s) design flaw (which causes Content house fires) Relevant?
Most structures are transparent to Magnetic fields Plumbing interconnections due to original (Edison s) design flaw (which causes Content house fires), or electrocution hazard when interconnected with plumbing Relevant?
Wiring errors mostly due to interconnecting return wires, and possible shock hazard - even to electricians
Most structures are transparent to Magnetic Fields Power line fields due to conductor separation Plumbing interconnections Content due to original (Edison s) design flaw and Parallel paths used as a bandage Wiring errors mostly due to interconnecting return wires, splitting return current over different paths
While the Earth Field is about 450 mg (milligauss), as little as 1% Alternating content appears to double the rate of Leukemia Relevant? Content A 1993 EPRI Study of 1000 homes: "The average spot measurement magnetic field exceeded 0.6 mg in 50 percent of residences, and exceeded 2.9 mg in 5 percent of the residences." So it would appear they are the Exception rather than the Rule
Content Linear Current Non-Linear Current Causes Harmonics Dark Blue: 120V Light Blue: Current
Content Harmonics
Harmonics Content Some Effects: Tinnitus, Seizures, Earthquake perception. The first does not stop if you put ear plugs in. The last two occur due to modulation.
Harmonics are the mystery ailment of electricity Some call it dirty electricity, to sell you something... There is No Content Human MPE (Maximum Permissible Exposure) They are produced by LED / Fluorescent lighting, Dimmers, ECM motors, and anything energy efficient or Digital
The most intense Harmonics are in the audio range, and are the same frequencies we are most sensitive to They can interfere Content directly with the cns (central nervous system) They can ride on ambient Electric or Magnetic Fields If intense enough they will spread far enough up the EM spectrum to produce / register as, genuine Radio Frequencies Armored / Shielded wiring eliminates about 98% of Electric and Harmonic field exposures
RF (Radio Frequencies) Shown are MPEs based on Thermal effects When using a cell Content phone by your head, you are at the MPEs, or above Nearby use can cause tumors, while distant use does not Tumors do not happen overnight, so long before they are detected, there is ongoing damage... Please have yours ready to use!
60 Hz Electric Field MPE 5000 V/m Earth s Field (DC mostly) 150 V/m Residential 60 Hz content: 1 to 10 V/m 60 Hz Magnetic Field MPE 9040 mg Earth s Field (DC mostly) 450 mg Residential 60 Hz content: < / = 0.6 mg Harmonics, No Human MPE, but 3% for any, or 5% of aggregates, for industrial users Residential content: varies with user choices RF MPE Frequency Variant Residential content: varies with user choices
Artificial EMFs have been around for only about 100 years Due to lack of knowledge, we now have embedded diseases Awareness can go a long way to avert ramifications You choose your level of action Beware of hucksters selling cures Much more at www.emfrelief.com
Bibliography NEETS - Navy Electrical and Electronic Training Series, available at www.tpub.com NASA Both of the above paid for by Your tax dollars IEEE Std C95.6 2002 IEEE Std 519 1992 IEEE Std C95.1 2005 (0-3kHz - E & M Fields) (Harmonics) (3kHz - 300 GHz - RF) BUILDING BIOLOGY Guidelines 2015, https://www.baubiologie.de/site/wpcontent/uploads/richtwerte-2015-englisch.pdf
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