TITLE:
Evaluation of the Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields in Computer Labs of Schools
AUTHORS:
Isidor Kokalari, Theodhor Karaja
KEYWORDS:
Electromagnetic Field, Health Effects, Non-Ionizing Radiation, TCO Requirements, Video Display Unit
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications,
Vol.3 No.6,
June
30,
2011
ABSTRACT: Personal computers, apart from being ubiquitous in our everyday activity, very often have been object of study for eventual negative health consequences. During the recent years, a great number of schools in Albania are equipped with lab rooms for teaching computer skills. This has motivated us to carry out a campaign of measuring the intensity of electric and magnetic fields is such places in the schools of Gjirokastra. This paper presents the results of such a study for the evaluation of the possible hazard related to the exposure to this “electro-smog” of the students and teachers. This is done by comparing the measured values of physical quantities with the respective limits and standards recom-mended by scientists and established by European directives such as 2004/40/CE and 1999/519/CE.