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What are EMFs

  • Terminology and units
    • Electric Fields
      • Magnetic Fields
        • Measuring EMFs
          • Screening EMFs
            • Adding fields together
              • Radiofrequencies

                The Science

                • Effects at high fields
                  • Induced currents
                    • Effects on equipment
                      • Pacemakers etc
                      • Childhood leukaemia
                        • Key studies
                          • Review groups
                            • Numbers of children affected
                              • Nighttime exposure
                                • Survival
                                  • Childhood leukaemia and Downs
                                  • Other health effects
                                    • Other childhood cancer
                                      • Breast cancer
                                        • Other adult cancer
                                          • Cardiovascular
                                            • Neurodegenerative
                                              • Reproductive disorders
                                                • Suicide and depression
                                                  • Hypersensitivity
                                                    • Parental exposure
                                                      • Animals and plants
                                                      • Electric fields and ions
                                                        • Industry comments
                                                          • NRPB comments
                                                            • Related issues
                                                            • Mechanisms
                                                              • Energy
                                                              • Research
                                                                • Types of research
                                                                  • Research ethics
                                                                    • UKCCS
                                                                      • The Draper study
                                                                        • CEGB cohort
                                                                          • UK electricity industry research
                                                                            • in-house research
                                                                            • Non-peer-reviewed science
                                                                            • Abstracts of papers
                                                                              • Childhood leukaemia
                                                                                • The UKCCS
                                                                                  • Suicide and depression
                                                                                    • Alzheimer's disease
                                                                                      • The CEGB Cohort
                                                                                        • Calculating induced currents
                                                                                          • Draper
                                                                                          • Exposure limits
                                                                                            • Comparing EMFs to other issues
                                                                                              • Smoking
                                                                                                • Passive smoking
                                                                                                  • Coffee
                                                                                                    • Shift work
                                                                                                      • Cholera
                                                                                                        • BSE
                                                                                                          • Comparative risks

                                                                                                          Legal

                                                                                                            Sources of EMFs

                                                                                                            • Overhead power lines
                                                                                                              • Fields from specific power lines
                                                                                                                • Summaries of fields from all power lines
                                                                                                                  • Factors affecting the field
                                                                                                                    • Current
                                                                                                                      • Voltage
                                                                                                                        • Clearance
                                                                                                                          • Measurement height
                                                                                                                            • Phasing
                                                                                                                              • Balance between circuits
                                                                                                                                • Balance within circuit
                                                                                                                                  • Conductor bundle
                                                                                                                                    • Two parallel lines
                                                                                                                                    • Calculating and measuring fields from power lines
                                                                                                                                      • geometries
                                                                                                                                        • Height above ground
                                                                                                                                          • The direction of the field
                                                                                                                                        • Underground power cables
                                                                                                                                          • Low-voltage distribution
                                                                                                                                            • UK distribution wiring
                                                                                                                                              • USA distribution wiring
                                                                                                                                                • Interrupted neutral
                                                                                                                                                  • Size of net currents in UK
                                                                                                                                                    • House wiring
                                                                                                                                                    • Substations
                                                                                                                                                      • National Grid substations
                                                                                                                                                        • Final distribution substations
                                                                                                                                                          • numbers of substations
                                                                                                                                                          • Appliances
                                                                                                                                                            • Transport
                                                                                                                                                              • trains
                                                                                                                                                                • cars
                                                                                                                                                                • Personal exposure
                                                                                                                                                                  • Occupational exposure
                                                                                                                                                                    • Exposure limits

                                                                                                                                                                      The Expert View

                                                                                                                                                                      • Scientific review bodies
                                                                                                                                                                        • WHO
                                                                                                                                                                          • IARC
                                                                                                                                                                            • ICNIRP
                                                                                                                                                                              • SCENIHR
                                                                                                                                                                                • HPA
                                                                                                                                                                                  • IET
                                                                                                                                                                                    • NIEHS
                                                                                                                                                                                      • NAS
                                                                                                                                                                                        • California
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Bioinitiative
                                                                                                                                                                                          • UK Government
                                                                                                                                                                                            • Parliamentary Questions
                                                                                                                                                                                              • Consent for power lines
                                                                                                                                                                                              • Europe

                                                                                                                                                                                                Finding Out More

                                                                                                                                                                                                • Links
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Reviews of EMF science
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • EMF exposure standards
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • EMF instruments
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Official UK bodies
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Other countries
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • industry
                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Research groups
                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Campaign groups
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Other organisations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Bibliographies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Journals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cancer and health
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Other frequencies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Literature
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Contacts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Other issues
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Wayleaves and easements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Safety clearance distances
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • "danger of death" notices
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Audible noise
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Radio and TV interference
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