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EMF surveys and reports for property buyers, owners, & sellers
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Why home owners should test for EMF / EMR
EMR and EMF is invisible to humans and for most of us, unless we are hyper sensitive, it is not easily detectable unless its in the form of or manifests as an illness or disease.
It should be noted that the conditions mentioned in the list below are - individually or collectively - are all symptoms of low grade radiation poisoning or radiation sickness.
Electromagnetic sensitivity can also trigger a range of allergies and physical responses such as reflexive avoidance (moving away from the source - often when asleep). Thermal increase from device proximity (mobile phones, laptops, tablets) indicates radiation as a rise in temperature.
If your home or workplace radiation levels are above what are considered to be safe you should take action to lower EMF / EMR exposure. There are a number of things you can do to achieve optimal health including technical and hardware changes, material additions such as shungite and detox. Once we test your environment we may be able to make some suggestions, both general and specific, to help you, your family and workplace colleagues have a safer environment.
Children are particularly to susceptible to illness bought on or triggered by radiation proximity as their cell replication is more rapid than that of adults.
Most at risk from radiation exposure are pregnant women, infants and children, immune-compromised, the elderly, the infirm, and people suffering from electro-magnetic hypersensitivity.
For these people moving away from a toxic environment should be considered a last option. In the first instance reducing exposure is critical and giving your body the best chance of recovery is absolutely essential.
Exposure to radiation can cause these symptoms:
- Chronic Fatigue
- Brain fog
- Sleep issues / Insomnia
- Anxiety / Depression
- Tinnitus
- Loss of appetite
- Anorexia
- Gut problems
- Diarrhoea
- Nausea
- Headaches
- Rapid heart rate
- Dizziness / Vertigo
- Disorientation
- Seizures
- Irritability
- Skin inflammation
- Various Cancers
EMF Testing for Buyers
Buyers are more aware than ever of the issues surrounding magnetic and electrical radiation. Most people would prefer to know about any issues rather than imagining a problem that may actually be minor and be able to be remedied.
Some radiation is what we would call ambient, meaning it may originate from sources outside of a property but still be measurable. Sources of ambient radiation might include adjacent power lines, cell towers, LED street lighting, signal boosters, and other buildings nearby.
Unless you to live in an area that has poor mobile phone reception, poor internet service, no high tech industry, no overhead electricity cables, and no neighbours - you can't escape man-made radiation. The good news however is that in areas that offer all the convenience of technology you can undertake remedial actions to reduce both exposure and effects of localised radiation.
Buyers with family and children will be happier to know what can be done to reduce exposure and effects.
Many buyers will not be concerned about radiation which is fine as a personal choice but many will wish to know that their new property is relatively safe and what can be done to mitigate any issues.
EMF Testing for Sellers
Sellers are also aware that buyers might wish to know about issues, or indeed lack of issues, of radiation on a sale property.
The seller may opt to preempt the question of the levels of EMF / EMR by providing a recent survey report in the property. The report, especially if favourable, can be provided as part of the sales agents sales kit.
The choice remains with the seller which has the advantage of not placing the agent directly in the position of disclosure.
Also as mentioned above, most people would prefer to know about any issues rather than imagining a large problem that may actually be minor and be able to be remedied.
What can be done?
Faraday canopy for bed
The good news is that there are number of things that can be done to reduce both exposure and effects from any radiation that has been identified during a survey.
The following is a list of some of the remedial measures that can be put in place:
- Grounding equipment
- Physical earthing
- Shielding fabrics for beds and curtains
- Shielding materials for switchboards and inverters
- Shielding paints and coatings
- Avoidance of harmful environments
- Cabling for routers rather than WiFi
- Detox from radiation
Radiation is emitted from devices including:
- electric vehicles
- power lines
- communications towers
- electricity substations
- cell phones
- laptops
- tablets
- Kindles
- smart watches
- Wi-Fi routers
- servers
- lighting systems
- street lighting
- cordless DECT phones
- microwave ovens
- air conditioners
- printers
- induction cook tops
- electric appliances
- smart meters
- security systems
- medical equipment
- bluetooth devices, such as baby monitors, headphones, AirPods, fitness trackers, keyboards, wireless mice, printers, hearing aids, speakers, gaming consoles and controllers, Amazon Echo, Siri, Google / Alexa-enabled devices,
- smart security devices including cameras and recording equipment
- smart devices including virtually any new TV, smart electric, gas, and water meters, refrigerators and a growing range of other household appliances
4g versus 5G
The rollout of the 5G network, whilst offering improved internet speeds and enabling advanced technology, has raised concerns about exposure and effects.
The small cell boosters for 5G can be seen almost everywhere, appearing on light and power poles. These boxes are used because the 5G frequency - which currently piggybacks on the 4G network does not travel long distances. The 5G frequencies are narrow microwave broadcasts which currently require boosting and connection with other 'cells' to be widely distributed. In fact 5G phone users themselves contribute to adding to the distribution cells and improving the network.
4G is a broad-band of frequencies that has the advantage of being able to broadcast long distances without boosting. On the downside there is not much getting away from its exposure since it can travel through solid materials fairly well.
The 5G signal does not travel far without boosting and does not pass through solid materials - including glass - particularly well. Being in direct line of a 5G signal is not recommended especially since it is in the microwave spectrum.
The property buyer looking at a well treed block even if it is close to a communications tower or nearby small cell boosters will get some protection from 5G.