Has the Addition of Wireless Household Electronics Effected the Levels of EMF in Households?
School Name
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Physics
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to determine the affect that the increase of wireless electronics has on the average electromagnetic radiation in a household. In this experiment, there were three measurements from twenty different points in a household that were taken using a jig that consisted of a tripod and a 3-axis rf meter. The twenty different points were chosen randomly throughout the household in different rooms. The three measurements were (1) all power off and the wifi off, (2) all power on with the wifi on, and (3) all power on with wifi on. All power off and the wifi off was a control group to find the background radiation. At each point three measurements were taken of the three different variables so that an average of electromagnetic radiation could be taken from the experiment group. From the results it can be concluded that wifi routers increase the average electromagnetic radiation in a household by 179% on average. This shows that the increasing use of wifi electronics has a definite affect on the amount of electromagnetic radiation we are exposed to in an average household.
Recommended Citation
Davis, John P., "Has the Addition of Wireless Household Electronics Effected the Levels of EMF in Households?" (2015). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 181.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2015/all/181
Start Date
4-11-2015 10:30 AM
End Date
4-11-2015 10:45 AM
Has the Addition of Wireless Household Electronics Effected the Levels of EMF in Households?
The purpose of this project was to determine the affect that the increase of wireless electronics has on the average electromagnetic radiation in a household. In this experiment, there were three measurements from twenty different points in a household that were taken using a jig that consisted of a tripod and a 3-axis rf meter. The twenty different points were chosen randomly throughout the household in different rooms. The three measurements were (1) all power off and the wifi off, (2) all power on with the wifi on, and (3) all power on with wifi on. All power off and the wifi off was a control group to find the background radiation. At each point three measurements were taken of the three different variables so that an average of electromagnetic radiation could be taken from the experiment group. From the results it can be concluded that wifi routers increase the average electromagnetic radiation in a household by 179% on average. This shows that the increasing use of wifi electronics has a definite affect on the amount of electromagnetic radiation we are exposed to in an average household.
