Thursday, February 2, 2017

3.13 Dangers of electromagnetic waves and prevention methods

Microwaves: internal body heating
  • Make sure if you are using a microwave that there is a metal mesh installed and the door is functioning properly
Infrared: skin burn
  • Avoid excessive heat tranfer via infrared by using shiny protective shields
Ultraviolet: skin burn, damage to surface cell, eye damage
  • Wear suncream and sunglasses
X rays: cell mutation, cancer
  • Use protective shields made of dense material to avoid x ray exposure
Gamma rays: cell mutation, cancer
  • Shield using protective shields made using dense materials like lead and concrete

For all the waves, avoid long term low exposure and short term high exposure