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Electromagnetic fields

An electromagnetic field is the force field generated around an electric current, equivalent to an electric field and a magnetic field at right angles to each other. Common sources of electromagnetic fields include power lines, household electrical wiring, motor-driven instruments, computer screens, telecommunications and broadcasting facilities, and mobile telephones.

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- Electromagnetic fields and public health
- Electromagnetic fields and public health: base stations and wireless technologies
- Electromagnetic fields and public health: static electric and magnetic fields
- Electromagnetic fields and public health: electromagnetic hypersensitivty
- Electromagnetic fields and public health: mobile telephones and their base stations
- Electromagnetic fields and public health: extremely low frequency fields and cancer
- Electromagnetic fields and public health: extremely low frequency