Electrosmog
Electrosmog or Electric smog refers to the sum of all man-made electromagnetic radiation, both AC and DC, that are present in surrounding environment. Some typical components that add together to create electric smog include: power lines, and external transformers. as well as the wiring and all appliances inside out homes that create electromagnetic fields, such as leaking microwave ovens, and electric blankets, mobile phone radiation, fluorescent lighting, electromagnetic waves.[1]
The sea of radiation, now commonly referred to as "electric smog" is thousands of times stronger in large metropolitan areas compared with the countryside.[2]
Electric smog can be broken down into three components:
- Magnetic fields: Any wire, power line, or electric appliances which have current flowing produce magnetic fields. Some New Age activists believe that the characteristic 50-60 Hz Alternating current may have subtle biological influences that manifest themselves as various diseases after years of chronic exposure to manmade magnetic fields.[1]
- Electric fields
- Electromagnetic radiation
Electric smog activist believe that creating an electric smog free area in the home and around sleeping areas is important because people spend one third of their lives laying in bed potentially surrounded by electric smog that is blocking the healthing processes[clarification needed] of the body that are suppose to be active during sleep.[3] For this reason a whole cottage industry has evolved to help people with this belief to supply people with RF shielded blankets, RF shielded sleeping masks, RF shielded sleeping tents and sleeping bags.[4]
Some migraine headache suffers attribute aggravation of their headache condition to a temporary increase of electric smog and ozone levels which put the mind and body under increased stress.
Compact florescent lighting[edit]
In recent years, since the phasing out of incandescent light blubs (2012-2014), electric smog activists have alleged that newer CFL lamps may be triggering migraine headaches, exacerbating skin problems, and disrupting the body's ability to produce melatonin by contributing the "electric smog".[5]
Activist alleged that they have replaced every light bulb in their house with CFL lights, and yet the failure rate is the same as formerly conventional incandescent light bulb while at the same time exposing their bodies to increased levels of electric smog emissions that were not present when incandescent light bulbs were the de facto standard.[5]
Regulation by country[edit]
Germany[edit]
In Germany an Ordinance referred to as the "electric smog ordinance" provides governmental regulation about acceptable electromagnetic radiation levels by defining maximum Specific absorption rates that are allowable in each band of the radio frequency spectrum.
United States[edit]
In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has laid down regulation called the Maximum Permissible Exposure that defines safe exposure limits to electromagnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kombucha: The Miracle Fungus, By Harald Tietze, page 67
- ↑ Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition, By Paul Pitchford, page 202
- ↑ Kombucha: The Miracle Fungus, By Harald Tietze, page 51
- ↑ Examples of personal electric smog shielding
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Emerging Technologies: Socio-Behavioral Life Cycle Approaches, edited by Nora Savage, Michael E. Gorman, Anita Street
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