An interim report released by the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found high levels of formaldehyde in the indoor air of trailers (caravans) and mobile homes supplied as emergency housing to people displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in December 2007 and January 2008. Processed wood products used in the construction of fittings in the trailers/homes were found to be responsible for the observed formaldehyde levels.

Canadian researcher, Magda Havas, has found that transient EMF’s (“dirty electricity”) in the kHz range on electrical wiring may be contributing to elevated blood sugar levels among electrically sensitive diabetics and pre-diabetics.

According to a Microwave News report, a Californian researcher has found that daily magnetic field exposures of 1.6mG or higher for at least two-and-a-half hours were associated with significantly poorer semen quality. Men who were exposed to over 1.6mG for over six hours a day were four times more likely to have substandard sperm.  

According to research published in the journal “Hortscience”, employees who worked in office environments providing either live indoor plants or window views of green spaces reported a better overall quality of life and job satisfaction than those whose office environments were without both plants and window views.