What are the established health effects associated with exposure to ELF EMF?
Power frequency magnetic fields induce currents in the body including the central nervous system. At levels much higher than those experienced by the general public they can affect the control of movement and posture, memory, reasoning and visual processing. Power frequency electric fields induce currents in the body and can also result in direct perception effects due to alternating electric charge induced on the surface of the body causing for example body hair to vibrate. In addition indirect effects such as microshocks can occur in strong electric fields through contact between a person and a conducting object.
