Post by the Scribe on May 4, 2020 23:39:15 GMT
Hybrid & Electric Cars: Electromagnetic Radiation Risks
www.saferemr.com/2014/07/shouldnt-hybrid-and-electric-cars-be-re.html
Hybrid and electric cars may be cancer-causing as they emit extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields (EMF). Recent studies of the EMF emitted by these automobiles have claimed either that they pose a cancer risk for the vehicles' occupants or that they are safe.
Unfortunately, much of the research conducted on this issue has been industry-funded by companies with vested interests on one side of the issue or the other which makes it difficult to know which studies are trustworthy.
Meanwhile, numerous peer-reviewed laboratory studies conducted over several decades have found biologic effects from limited exposures to ELF EMF. These studies suggest that the EMF guidelines established by the self-appointed, International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) are inadequate to protect our health. Based upon the research, more than 230 EMF experts have signed the International EMF Scientist Appeal which calls on the World Health Organization to establish stronger guidelines for ELF and radio frequency EMF. Thus, even if EMF measurements comply with the ICNIRP guidelines, occupants of hybrid and electric cars may still be at increased risk for cancer and other health problems.
Given that magnetic fields have been considered "possibly carcinogenic" in humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization since 2001, the precautionary principle dictates that we should design consumer products to minimize consumers’ exposure to ELF EMF. This especially applies to hybrid and electric automobiles as drivers and passengers spend considerable amounts of time in these vehicles, and health risks increase with the duration of exposure.
In January, 2014, SINTEF, the largest independent research organization in Scandinavia, proposed manufacturing design guidelines that could reduce the magnetic fields in electric vehicles (see below). All automobile manufacturers should follow these guidelines to ensure their customers' safety.
The public should demand that governments adequately fund high-quality research on the health effects of electromagnetic radiation that is independent of industry to eliminate any potential conflicts of interest. In the U.S., a major national research and education initiative could be funded with as little as a 5 cents a month fee on mobile phone subscribers.
Following are summaries and links to recent studies and news articles on this topic.
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS ARTICLE:
Patients with pacemakers or defibrillators do not need to worry about e-Cars: An observational study
Long-Term Monitoring of Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields in Electric Vehicles
Effect of static magnetic field of electric vehicles on driving performance and on neuro-psychological cognitive functions
Possible Health Impacts of Advanced Vehicles Wireless Technologies
Evaluating extremely low frequency magnetic fields in the rear seats of the electric vehicles
Radiofrequencies in cars: A public health threat
Mobile Phone Antenna’s EM Exposure Study on a Human Model Inside the Car
Electric cars and EMI with cardiac implantable electronic devices: A cross-sectional evaluation
Evaluation of electromagnetic exposure during 85 kHz wireless power transfer for electric vehicles
Electric and magnetic fields <100 KHz in electric and gasoline-powered vehicles
Passenger exposure to magnetic fields due to the batteries of an electric vehicle
Magnetic field exposure assessment in electric vehicles
Characterization of ELF magnetic fields from diesel, gasoline and hybrid cars under controlled conditions
Design guidelines to reduce the magnetic field in electric vehicles
Magnetic fields in electric cars won't kill you
Mythbuster: EMF levels in hybrids
Israel preps world’s first hybrid car radiation scale
Fear, but few facts, on hybrid risk[/font]
www.saferemr.com/2014/07/shouldnt-hybrid-and-electric-cars-be-re.html
Hybrid and electric cars may be cancer-causing as they emit extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields (EMF). Recent studies of the EMF emitted by these automobiles have claimed either that they pose a cancer risk for the vehicles' occupants or that they are safe.
Unfortunately, much of the research conducted on this issue has been industry-funded by companies with vested interests on one side of the issue or the other which makes it difficult to know which studies are trustworthy.
Meanwhile, numerous peer-reviewed laboratory studies conducted over several decades have found biologic effects from limited exposures to ELF EMF. These studies suggest that the EMF guidelines established by the self-appointed, International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) are inadequate to protect our health. Based upon the research, more than 230 EMF experts have signed the International EMF Scientist Appeal which calls on the World Health Organization to establish stronger guidelines for ELF and radio frequency EMF. Thus, even if EMF measurements comply with the ICNIRP guidelines, occupants of hybrid and electric cars may still be at increased risk for cancer and other health problems.
Given that magnetic fields have been considered "possibly carcinogenic" in humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization since 2001, the precautionary principle dictates that we should design consumer products to minimize consumers’ exposure to ELF EMF. This especially applies to hybrid and electric automobiles as drivers and passengers spend considerable amounts of time in these vehicles, and health risks increase with the duration of exposure.
In January, 2014, SINTEF, the largest independent research organization in Scandinavia, proposed manufacturing design guidelines that could reduce the magnetic fields in electric vehicles (see below). All automobile manufacturers should follow these guidelines to ensure their customers' safety.
The public should demand that governments adequately fund high-quality research on the health effects of electromagnetic radiation that is independent of industry to eliminate any potential conflicts of interest. In the U.S., a major national research and education initiative could be funded with as little as a 5 cents a month fee on mobile phone subscribers.
Following are summaries and links to recent studies and news articles on this topic.
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS ARTICLE:
Patients with pacemakers or defibrillators do not need to worry about e-Cars: An observational study
Long-Term Monitoring of Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields in Electric Vehicles
Effect of static magnetic field of electric vehicles on driving performance and on neuro-psychological cognitive functions
Possible Health Impacts of Advanced Vehicles Wireless Technologies
Evaluating extremely low frequency magnetic fields in the rear seats of the electric vehicles
Radiofrequencies in cars: A public health threat
Mobile Phone Antenna’s EM Exposure Study on a Human Model Inside the Car
Electric cars and EMI with cardiac implantable electronic devices: A cross-sectional evaluation
Evaluation of electromagnetic exposure during 85 kHz wireless power transfer for electric vehicles
Electric and magnetic fields <100 KHz in electric and gasoline-powered vehicles
Passenger exposure to magnetic fields due to the batteries of an electric vehicle
Magnetic field exposure assessment in electric vehicles
Characterization of ELF magnetic fields from diesel, gasoline and hybrid cars under controlled conditions
Design guidelines to reduce the magnetic field in electric vehicles
Magnetic fields in electric cars won't kill you
Mythbuster: EMF levels in hybrids
Israel preps world’s first hybrid car radiation scale
Fear, but few facts, on hybrid risk[/font]