This blog post should discuss current views on the potential harm of excessive EMF emissions on human health.

Familiar Sources of EMF Emissions

The question of EMF risks has always been controversial. Some people care about the EMF problem, and some people don't. We, the Colbo developers, believe that it's better to minimize the influence of excessive electromagnetic waves at the locations where you stay a lot. Especially that equipping our device with an EMF detector was an easy task for us.

‍Research shows that live organisms interact more with low-frequency emissions that influence their internal biorhythms than with higher-frequency fields; hence our detector is tuned to detect frequencies below 1000 Hz. An intense industrial frequency electric field (60Hz) causes the human central nervous and cardiovascular systems dysfunction. One feels it through increased fatigue, lethargy, headaches, poor sleep, heart pain, etc. Living in an increased-intensity electric field increases the likelihood of cardiovascular diseases, leukemia, and brain tumors by 1.5-3 times.

‍Public concern regarding these effects has grown, and many countries have requested regulatory and scientific advisory groups to investigate these possible effects. In many places, there is a controversy between the proponents of restrictive regulations versus advocates of technological growth, which will increase the EMF exposure of the population. There are gaps in the scientific understanding of the effects of EMFs, and many research projects are currently underway to expand that knowledge. Studies have been, and are being, conducted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States Department of Energy (DOE), and many other organizations. The International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) has chartered a committee called the International Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee (INIRC) to study the issue of EMFs. This committee is a scientific advisory group whose members have extensive expertise with non-ionizing radiations like microwaves and EMFs. They have published guidelines on exposure limits to 50/60 Hz electric and magnetic fields. These recommendations considered all the available scientific information. The recommendations state that "members of the general public should not be exposed continuously to electric field strengths exceeding five kV/m" or to magnetic fields exceeding 0.1 mT (1 gauss or 1,000 mG). Electrical workers, such as utility linemen or electrical service personnel, should not be exposed to electric fields more significantly than ten kV/m except for short periods. Magnetic areas for occupational exposures should be limited to less than 0.5 mT (5 gausses or 5,000 mG).

‍So we offer the EMF detector function to those seriously EMF-concerned and those who prefer to stay on the safe side. You can easily measure emissions in critical points of your apartment and office: internet routers, TVs, and microwaves. Powerlines and TV towers, even your phone and notebook chargers, are the usual suspects.

‍Regarding applying the Colbo EMF meter at home, we suggest checking all the spots at home or the workplace where people put their bodies to sleep, rest, work, and spend prolonged periods.

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