Swimming In A Deadly Sea:
Awash In Radiation
Part Four
By Kathleen Deoul
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Kathleen Deoul: You know it's not just your home you have
to be concerned about. If you work outside the home, it is
likely that you are going to be around computers and copiers
and printers and faxes, all of which also put out
electromagnetic fields.
Copulos: That's right, Kathleen. What makes office equipment
even more of a potential hazard than home appliances is that
you might be in close proximity to them for a longer period
of time. For example a typical copier puts out 200 gauss at
six inches and 40 gauss at one foot. It you're copying a large
number of documents, it is possible that you would remain within
the one foot range for an extended period of time, so duration
of exposure would become a concern. Similarly, although a computer
monitor's magnetic field drops from 20 gauss at six inches to
6 gauss at two feet, the length of exposure is likely to be six
to eight hours per day.
Kathleen Deoul: What about lighting. Don't fluorescent lights
also pose a hazard?
Copulos: That's absolutely right, Kathleen. At a distance of four
feet - roughly equal from the ceiling to the top of your head if
you are seated in a room with a standard ceiling - you would be
constantly exposed to 4 gauss. This fact also gets to the more
fundamental problem. If, for example, you are in an office cubicle
with fluorescent lighting, you are being exposed to magnetic fields
from several sources. The lights, your computer monitor, your computer,
a desktop fax if you have one, even your telephone all will be
putting out some level of magnetic field.
Kathleen Deoul: So what can you do to protect yourself? You mentioned
three elements, time distance and shielding. What about shielding?
Copulos: I'm glad you asked that Kathleen. Unlike
ionizing radiation which can be stopped by various types
of shields, magnetic fields are not stopped by concrete,
aluminum, drywall, or for that matter computer screen shields.
Kathleen Deoul: That doesn't sound very good.
Copulos: No it doesn't. Fortunately, there are things you can do.
Kathleen Deoul: Why don't we go over them?

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