NMI How do you check a room for electromagnetic fields?

August 17, 2002

Somehow the body of this message seems to have gotten lost, but the title says

enough.

There are many different types of equipment for checking electromagnetic

fields. Some are really cheap, and some are incredibly expensive. Sometimes

you can rent magnetic and ionic field detectors from places like Hazco.

The cheapest thing is called a 'wire finder' and is commonly found at hardware

stores on both sides of the Atlantic. It buzzes when an electric field is

found. Sometimes that's all you need.

There are three different kinds of fields, and here's a quick rundown on them.

ELECTRIC: a charge in the air, and the one that affects people most

dramatically. This is what you can find with a simple wire finder. (It will

not show up with magnetic or ionic detectors.) This most commonly comes from

appliances or bad wiring.

MAGNETIC: pulls on iron compounds in the blood and some organs. This usually

comes from powerlines and circuit breaker panels. You need a special detector

for this. Some places sell them for about $40, and these cheaper ones are

usually sufficient for homeowners. Mine cost $500, and is a type that a

consultant who does a lot of surveys ought to have.

IONIC: another type of charge in the air, which varies with weather patterns.

This involves the relative concentration of positive vs. negative ions. This

is not as important in most homes, but sometimes it can be a factor,

especially near big powerlines. Ionic field detectors are the most expensive

and difficult to use. I don't have one at this point, but would love to get

it. The best reference on these is the old Fred Soyka book on Ions.

There are many environmental professionals out there who can do these surveys.

To find one in your area in the US and Canada, the directory at the web site

for the Institute for Bau-Biologie and Ecology in Clearwater, Florida is a

good place to start. In most European countries, there are Bau-Biologie

Institutes that keep their own directories. In Australia, contact me

privately for references. If you're in Asia, unfortunately there don't seem

to be any consultants anywhere there. Environmental factors are apparently

being ignored totally in just about every country on that continent.

Hope this proves to be useful information. I've done electromagnetic surveys

on over 200 buildings, and some of these cases have been fascinating. I have

a small educational web site that contains several articles on this subject if

anyone wants to pursue this further -- contact me privately for the address.

On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:28:50 -0700 Skippy <vcrweb wrote:

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