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Preliminary background indoor EMF measurements in Greece.

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Kottou S, Nikolopoulos D, Yannakopoulos PH, Vogiannis E, Petraki E, Panagiotaras D, Koulougliotis D. · 2015

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Greek homes showed EMF levels below regulatory limits, but these decades-old standards don't account for modern biological research.

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Greek researchers measured electromagnetic field levels in over 4,500 indoor locations across three regions, focusing on extremely low frequency magnetic fields and radiofrequency electric fields that health agencies consider possibly cancer-causing. They found that while EMF levels varied by location and distance from sources, all measurements remained well below current safety limits set by European regulators. The study provides baseline data on typical indoor EMF exposure levels in Greek homes.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 50 Hz - 2.10 GHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 50 Hz - 2.10 GHzCell phones~1 GHzWiFi2.4 GHz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

The study examined exposure from: 50 Hz-2100 MHz

Study Details

The main purpose of this work was to investigate the fluctuation of Greek indoor electromagnetic field (EMF) intensity values and identify peaks that might occur.

The scientific interest is mainly focused on the bands of extremely low-frequency (ELF) magnetic fie...

Statistical analysis of the data revealed specific statistically significant differences between the...

It may be concluded that overall, the observed indoor EMF intensity values remained well below domestic and European established limits.

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Kottou S, Nikolopoulos D, Yannakopoulos PH, Vogiannis E, Petraki E, Panagiotaras D, Koulougliotis D. (2015). Preliminary background indoor EMF measurements in Greece. Phys Med. 2015 May 21. pii: S1120-1797(15)00112-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.05.002.
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@article{s_2015_preliminary_background_indoor_emf_3153,
  author = {Kottou S and Nikolopoulos D and Yannakopoulos PH and Vogiannis E and Petraki E and Panagiotaras D and Koulougliotis D.},
  title = {Preliminary background indoor EMF measurements in Greece.},
  year = {2015},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26004352/},
}
PubMed: 26004352

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