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ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (EMF) Return to list of terms

Ordinary every day use of electricity produces magnetic and electric fields. These 60-Hertz fields (fields that go back and forth 60 times a second) are associated with electrical appliances, power lines and wiring in buildings.

Source: California Energy Commission