This has been an interesting discussion. There is definitely a lot of interest in this subject.
Our EMC chapter in Denver heard a talk on this subject from an EMC Society Distinguished Lecturer (Dr. Michel Ianoz) on July 26, 2004. This presentation addressed the subject of "Biological and Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields" in a very organized and detailed manner using three approaches: * Calculation and measurement (engineers) * Biological effects (biologists and engineers) * Effects on health (medical doctors and statisticians) I was impressed with the variety of approaches that have been used to study the topic. He concluded that more studies needed to be done, but basically the health risk is at such a low level that it is difficult to evaluate. This contrasts greatly from the clear health risks of heavy smoking. But we should be concerned when we see that moss growth and other biological organisms are affected when exposed to electromagnetic energy. Certainly, the power limits and restrictions used today greatly reduce this concern. I have no problems using cell phones next to my ear for short calls, but I prefer to use an ear bud or the speaker phone function for longer calls to keep the phone farther >from my brain. By going to our chapter web site, you can see the record of the meeting (http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r5/denver/rock mountainemc/archive/2004/July/index.html) and the actual slides he presented (http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r5/denver/rock mountainemc/archive/2004/July/bioeffect.pdf). Enjoy! Monrad Monsen Chairman, Rocky Mountain Chapter of EMC Society (RMCEMC) of IEEE -- Monrad L. Monsen Compliance Program Manager Storage Group Sun Microsystems monrad.mon...@sun.com 303.272.9612 Office - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
