A little more than a hundred years after Thomas Edison first worked out how a bit of carbonised sewing thread could continue to light up an incandescent bulb, electricity has insinuated itself into every aspect of our daily lives. Edison's eventual...
Electromagnetic field (EMF) levels are calibrated according to a variety of measures, the most common of which is ‘microteslas’ (µT). In the UK, the government body responsible for advising on EMF safety is the National Radiological Protection Board...
John, a former director of an IT consultancy My first experience with electrosensitivity was seven years ago, while working very near a satellite-communications base station. I worked in that job for 11 months, and had concentration and short-term...
You can’t see them, hear or feel them, but we are bathed in them 24 hours a day. Apart from the air itself, electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are the most pervasive things in our environment. And yet, few of us give them a second thought. But there is a...
Various do-it-yourself meters can be purchased or hired:
* EMF Professional Electric and Magnetic Field meter can be rented for £25/week (www.healthy-house.co.uk)
* Powerwatch sells or hires out meters which can monitor your electrical and microwave
Re Tony Edwards’ special report on electro-pollution (WDDTY vol 16 no 1), I would like to inform readers that there is a support group for electrosensitive people called Circuit.