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07 December 2010
What is EMF-ELF-2011?
EMF-ELF'11 is intended to be an international forum for the exchange of information in the fields of research, measurement, computation and modelling, mitigation relating to electric and magnetic fields coming from AC or DC overhead lines, AC or DC underground cables or submarine cables, AC or DC substations and converting stations.
Why is EMF-ELF-2011 important?
Despite the publication of hundreds of studies over the last 3 decades, EMF effects continue to be a controversial issue. It involves a number of different and connected aspects related to technology, medicine, biology, and also economy, sociology, psychology, communication, and ethics. Besides the crucial dilemma of whether extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields are really a health risk other questions were raised such as: Why is the public perception so different from the evaluation of scientists? How can knowledge and information including exposure standards rationale be improved?
What can we do to reduce exposure? To what extent are precaution measures justified?
EMF-ELF-2011 will allow in-depth analysis of the state-of-the-art : solutions are needed to disseminate scientific information, to improve technical measures to reduce exposure when necessary, to implement in practice the exposure standards (including the recent European Directive), and to establish an effective dialogue between all stakeholders.
Who will be taking part in EMF-ELF-2011?
As in the past EMF-ELF conference held in 2009, EMF-ELF-2011 should prove very
useful to health professionals, researchers, engineers, decision-makers, utilities,
manufacturers, installers and users.
