Introduction: It is important that biological and health effects from the induction of currents and fields in the body by extremely low frequency (ELF) fields are fully explored to determine the effects produced at the molecular, cellular and organ levels. The objective of this study was to evaluate the intensity of ELF electromagnetic fields and its probable relationship with hematological cha...

The extremely low frequency (ELF) radiation from various laptops and monitors model was investigated using a cell sensor manufactured by Action Electronic, USA that is optimized to measure radiofrequency and extremely low frequency radiation. The ELF measured vary between 0.05 and 2.5 mG for all the laptops/monitors studied however, Hp Pavilion dv6000 laptop was considered to emit highest ELF i...

This study was initiated to determine and compare daily occupational exposure (OE) and non-occupational exposure (NOE) of three employee groups of teachers, maintenance workers and secretarial staff in a Canadian school district. The time-weighted average (TWA) individual OE for subjects ranged from 0.4-3.8 milligauss (mG), and the TWA NOE ranged from 0.2-7.1 mG. TWA OE and NOE were 1.2 mG and ...

In 1993, The AIHA Board of Directors adopted a position statement on human exposure to extremely low frequency fields. Since that time, members of the AIHA’s Nonionizing Radiation Committee have closely followed developments in this area including publication of significant studies of potential health effects and reports of expert panels. Based upon this information, the Nonionizing Radiation C...

Este estudo foi financiado pela ANEEL – Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica. Colaboradores: I. M. e M. H. realizaram a busca bibliográfica e revisão da literatura, escreveram e revisaram o manuscrito. N. G. coordenou o trabalho e revisou o manuscrito. Correspondência: Izabel Marcilio. Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455 São Paulo, SP CEP 01246-903. E-mail: ...