by MalcolmReynolds (Posted Sun, 02 Jul 2017 11:41:21 GMT+7)
Some people are more sensitive and the effects are manifest is physical reactions that can be seen. All vehicles and our homes, and places of work bath many of us is vast amounts of EMF, radio, and other "environmental" forms of pollution that really isn't good for any of us.
So if the question "Does the Leaf present more health risks to us than our conventional car?" That is a good question. And I can say the only way to really know that would be to get an EMF meter, and possibly an air sampling unit to see how much radiation and toxic stuff is emitted by the Leaf.
Most cars when new off gas higher levels of "stuff" in the air that is probably at a health effecting level and I am sure there have been studies on this. I recall reading something some time back. It is sort of like the levels of offgasing that happens when putting in new carpet in a home. So there is that concern. Those offgasing levels fall over time, but there is still a certain amount of this chemical soup in our air.
On the EMF and other effects honestly I think it wouldn't hurt to do some testing just to satisfy your own curiosity. Nothing wrong with asking these questions, and at the same time put the same level a scrutiny on our ICE cars as well. It would seem pretty reasonable that the levels of exposure will be pretty similar between the ICE and EV, but we wouldn't know unless we tested it. The levels of shielding, design, and location will affect the amount of exposure.
Many of these "published" tests remind me of the "industry" funded tests with cell phones. Go ahead and put your cell phone up to your head for hours at a time if you want to believe the published tests telling you how safe it is. I certainly don't and won't since it appears that every other day I hear about someone else with brain cancer... Everyone seems to think that is "normal" now too. Sad what we can get used to.
I suspect the comparisons between an ICE and EV in regards to EMF and other things is similar, but without independent tests we certainly won't know. I would ask if you are concerned about these things in a car are you also giving your home and office space the same level of scrutiny? Target fixation is a real thing so use this same level of curiosity in all avenues of life. There are probable opportunities to reduce exposure in many places and ways.
If anyone on here decides to have some fun and run some tests please do share. I think many people would be curious to see what you find.
Some people are more sensitive and the effects are manifest is physical reactions that can be seen. All vehicles and our homes, and places of work bath many of us is vast amounts of EMF, radio, and other "environmental" forms of pollution that really isn't good for any of us.
So if the question "Does the Leaf present more health risks to us than our conventional car?" That is a good question. And I can say the only way to really know that would be to get an EMF meter, and possibly an air sampling unit to see how much radiation and toxic stuff is emitted by the Leaf.
Most cars when new off gas higher levels of "stuff" in the air that is probably at a health effecting level and I am sure there have been studies on this. I recall reading something some time back. It is sort of like the levels of offgasing that happens when putting in new carpet in a home. So there is that concern. Those offgasing levels fall over time, but there is still a certain amount of this chemical soup in our air.
On the EMF and other effects honestly I think it wouldn't hurt to do some testing just to satisfy your own curiosity. Nothing wrong with asking these questions, and at the same time put the same level a scrutiny on our ICE cars as well. It would seem pretty reasonable that the levels of exposure will be pretty similar between the ICE and EV, but we wouldn't know unless we tested it. The levels of shielding, design, and location will affect the amount of exposure.
Many of these "published" tests remind me of the "industry" funded tests with cell phones. Go ahead and put your cell phone up to your head for hours at a time if you want to believe the published tests telling you how safe it is. I certainly don't and won't since it appears that every other day I hear about someone else with brain cancer... Everyone seems to think that is "normal" now too. Sad what we can get used to.
I suspect the comparisons between an ICE and EV in regards to EMF and other things is similar, but without independent tests we certainly won't know. I would ask if you are concerned about these things in a car are you also giving your home and office space the same level of scrutiny? Target fixation is a real thing so use this same level of curiosity in all avenues of life. There are probable opportunities to reduce exposure in many places and ways.
If anyone on here decides to have some fun and run some tests please do share. I think many people would be curious to see what you find.
