Sunday, March 4, 2012

How can i reduce the radiation emitted from electronics other than avoiding them totally?

i read that having certain plants in your house helps to absorb them but idk if this is true. what else will eliminate household radiation? thanks!How can i reduce the radiation emitted from electronics other than avoiding them totally?
Radiation from electronics is called electromagnetic radiation and it always has a characteristic frequency and a wavelength. Any conductive metal will stop it, like aluminum or copper or steel.



To get even fancier, the metal can have big holes in it and the radiation will still be stopped, if the holes are smaller than the wavelength of the radiation. For example, a chain-link fence will stop the waves for a AM radio. The principle is called a "Faraday Cage".



(PS: If you are worried because of health reasons, there isn't very much to be worried about. The only electromagnetic radiation that has been proven conclusively to be hazardous to health is the stuff that is very high frequency, like from high voltage switching equipment, x-ray machines, nuclear reactors, and other exotic things like that. Its all relative. You also get radiation from taking an airplane flight, living in Denver, and standing next to a granite cliff).How can i reduce the radiation emitted from electronics other than avoiding them totally?
You can't. Even if you live in a cave in the middle of nowhere that's solid metal, there is radiation everywhere at many different frequencies. If your cave is not a completely sealed superconducting cave, you will have radiation inside it. And if it is, you will be dead because you're inside a sealed metal box.



There have been many, many studies concluding that normal electronics present no health hazard whatsoever. None of your consumer electronics pose any health hazard. Now, if you work on cell phone towers, there may be something to think about. If you try (and know what you're doing), you can make harmful radiation, but you have to try.



And plants will absolutely not do anything other than any other organic material - which is to say, they will do nothing.

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