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Post Time: 30/06/2008 19:58:48 |
Michael Nield
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Hi,
In one of your papers you suggest that as many as 35% of industrial societies may suffer 'electro-stress' and 3-5% may be significantly electrical hypersensitive. Can you explain the difference between the two and how you determined the 35% figure.
Thanks for your help
Michael |
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Post Time: 01/07/2008 12:10:03 |
Jean Philips
Total Forum Posts: 22 |
The 35% was based on one piece of work done in a university in Slovakia (?) I think. It is a much higher figure than most countries suggest, and in fact most ES organisations would not accept this percentage at the moment. It was based I believe on student computer users.
It is generally agreed that the health of 3-5% of the general population is significantly affected, and this is based on old data and is likely to be an underestimate.
Higher percentages will of course include people who may just experience e.g. face warming when they use a mobile phone, who then reduce their phone use and life carries on without too much of a health impact.
Hallberg and Oberfeld (2006) looked at the various international studies and from 2000, they estimated that between 3 and 13% of differing populations were electrosensitive. They predicted that if the numbers continued to rise as they had been by 2015 up to 50% might develop ill health symptoms as a result of exposure to EMFs.
Hallberg O & G Oberfeld – 2006, Letter to the editor: Will We All Become Electrosensitive? Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine 25:189-91 |
