Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Magnetic Fields Found to Be a Concern in a Princeton Mold Testing Investigation
This New Jersey client thought her main concern was mold. Although I saw some minor areas of concern with mold, her house on the whole appeared to be low-risk for mold. However, I saw something in her bedroom that was ill-advised.
"Mary" was concerned about air quality and had a half dozen room air purifiers throughout the house. These units reduced particulate levels in the air, but they also added noise pollution and electrostress from the motors. I suggested to Mary that HEPA vacuuming and damp-dusting can pick up settled dust, reducing the need for room air purifiers (except maybe for special cases, such as those with severe allergies or asthma).
However, the room air purifier that most concerned me was the one on a stand next to Mary's bed. This was an older unit and gave off more magnetic fields than the others in the house. Mary was sleeping in an unnecessarily elevated level of magnetic fields from the nearby room air purifier. I told her, "Last night was the last night that that machine will be used at night in your bedroom." She understood when I went over the potential health effects related to exposure of elevated magnetic fields. You can find a summary of the international literature on this subject at www.createyourhealthyhome.com.
"Mary" was concerned about air quality and had a half dozen room air purifiers throughout the house. These units reduced particulate levels in the air, but they also added noise pollution and electrostress from the motors. I suggested to Mary that HEPA vacuuming and damp-dusting can pick up settled dust, reducing the need for room air purifiers (except maybe for special cases, such as those with severe allergies or asthma).
However, the room air purifier that most concerned me was the one on a stand next to Mary's bed. This was an older unit and gave off more magnetic fields than the others in the house. Mary was sleeping in an unnecessarily elevated level of magnetic fields from the nearby room air purifier. I told her, "Last night was the last night that that machine will be used at night in your bedroom." She understood when I went over the potential health effects related to exposure of elevated magnetic fields. You can find a summary of the international literature on this subject at www.createyourhealthyhome.com.
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