310
The Body Electric
Table 2. EMF in Typical Tall Buildings
City
Location
Power Density
(microW/cm2)
New York
102nd
Floor,
Empire
State Building
32.5
Miami
38th
Floor,
One
Biscayne Tower
98.6
Chicago
50th Floor, Sears Building
65.9
Houston
47th
Floor,
1100
Milam Building
67.4
San Diego
Roof, Home Tower
180.3
Note: Data from R. Tell and N. H. Hankin, Measurements of Radio Frequency Field
Intensity in Buildings with Close Proximity to Broadcast Systems, ORP/EAD 78-3, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, 1978.
Table 3. Power-Frequency Electric Fields of Household Appliances
Measured at a Distance of One Foot
Appliance
Electric
Field
(V/m)
Electric blanket
250
Broiler
130
Phonograph
90
Refrigerator
60
Food mixer
50
Hairdryer
40
Color TV
30
Vacuum cleaner
16
Electric range
4
Light bulb
2
Note: Data in tables 3 and 4 from Fact Sheet for the Sanguine System: Final Environmental
Impact Statement, U.S. Navy Electronic Systems Command, 1972.