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The energy that comes into your home to power your electronics is known as an electromagnetic field, or EMF. Everything electronic in your home, including your electrical panel, gives off a slight EMF reading—thankfully, it’s not enough to cause harm to you or your family.[1] We’ve answered your questions about the EMF levels in your home so you can feel safe around your electrical panel.
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- ↑ https://www.epa.gov/radtown/electric-and-magnetic-fields-power-lines
- ↑ https://www.epa.gov/radtown/electric-and-magnetic-fields-power-lines
- ↑ https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/ceqa/Soitec-Documents/Final-EIR-Files/references/rtcref/ch9.0/RTCrefappx/2014-12-19_NIEHS2002_2.pdf
- ↑ https://www.arpansa.gov.au/understanding-radiation/radiation-sources/more-radiation-sources/electricity
- ↑ https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/radiation/electromagnetic-fields-fact-sheet
- ↑ https://www.iarc.who.int/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pr208_E.pdf
- ↑ https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/ceqa/Soitec-Documents/Final-EIR-Files/references/rtcref/ch9.0/RTCrefappx/2014-12-19_NIEHS2002_2.pdf