In message
<beda313b3e2b304ca6a08001bd61c9c00228e9f...@ukmb01.mottmac.group.int>,
dated Fri, 26 Jun 2015, "McCallum, Andy" <[email protected]>
writes:
EMF can affect things as well as living tissue
http://www.icnirp.org/cms/upload/publications/ICNIRPstatgdl.pdf
Electromagnetic interference from low-intensity
static magnetic fields has been observed to affect the operation of
pacemakers, particularly those with magnetic switches, and other types
of medical electronic devices, including cardiac defibrillators,
hormone infusion pumps (e.g., for insulin), neuromuscular stimulation
devices (e.g., for the sphincter muscle of the bladder),
neurostimulators, and electronically operated prosthetic devices (e.g.,
for the limbs and inner ear). In general, the operation of these
devices is not adversely affected by static magnetic fields below 0.5 mT.
This level is a concern for DC rail systems where currents and thus
magnetic fields can be high.
This is definitely an EMC issue, not EMF. Pacemakers are things.
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