This page has some figures for average exposure levels to Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Magnetic Fields from some selected common household appliances.

First of all, let's remember that because a mechanism of action has not been established, relying on magnetic-field levels only in an attempt to protect yourself, might give you a FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. These figures also neglect other emissions at different frequencies, (relevant to VDTs) and electric fields.

But even given the unknowns, a gross representation of magnetic field strength might at least allow us to:

1. arrange our homes so we spend less time near high-current appliances,
2. moderate or curtail the use of some appliances we feel may not be justified,
3. just get a better overview of where the fields in our homes come from.

Remember that magnetic fields come from moving electric current, so the more current your appliance uses, the greater the magnetic field; for a given line voltage, (ie: 120 VAC), the greater the power in WATTS, the greater the current, and the resulting magnetic field. Even small electric motors are big magnetic field sources.

The following table is populated with data that orignated from the IEEE [1]

Magnetic Field in Milligauss

Appliance	At 4 inches (10 cm)	At 1 foot (30 cm)	At 3 feet (1 m)
Blenders	50 - 220	5.2 - 17	0.3 - 1.1
Can openers	1300 - 4000	31 - 280	0.5 - 7.0
Clothes dryers	4.8 - 110	1.5 - 29	0.1 - 1
Clothes washers	2.3 - 3	0.8 - 3.0	0.2 - 0.48
Coffee makers	6 - 29	0.9 - 1.2	<0.1
Crock pots	8 - 23	0.8 - 1.3	<0.1
Drills	350 - 500	22 - 31	0.8 - 2.0
Electric shavers	14.0 - 1600	0.8 - 90	<0.1 - 3.3
Faust blowers	3 - 120	0.25 - 37	<0.1 - 3.1
Flourescent desk lamps	100 - 200	6 - 20	0.2 - 2.1
Flourescent fixtures	40 - 123	2 - 32	<0.1 - 2.8
Hair dryers	3 - 1400	<0.1 - 70	<0.1 - 2.8
Irons	12 - 45	1.2 - 3.1	0.1 - 0.2
Mixers	58 - 1400	5 - 100	0.15 - 2.0
Portable heaters	11 - 280	1.5 - 40	0.1 - 2.5
Sabre and circular saws	200 - 2100	9 - 210	0.2 to 10.0
Televisions	4.8 - 100	0.4 - 20	<0.1 - 1.5
Toasters	10 - 60	0.6 - 7.0	<0.1 - 0.11
Vacuum cleaners	230 - 1300	20 - 180	1.2 - 18.0

Anecdotally, I have an electric stove with an 1800 WATT quick-heating burner. These are the measurements I have made on this one burner:

Magnetic Field in Milligauss

Appliance	At 6 inches (15 cm)	At 1 foot (30 cm)	At 3 feet (1 m)
Electric stove (one burner)	100	9	<1

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