Trains operated by Taiwan's two major railway companies have been accused of exposing passengers to excessive levels of electromagnetic radiation, according to a local media report Tuesday.
A total of 404 trains from the two companies emit radiation levels that exceed the standard of 833 milliGauss (mG) stipulated by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), the test results show.
Meanwhile, TRA Locomotive Department Director Ho Hsien-lin admitted that there are excessive radiation levels, but only when the trains in question accelerate within a certain speed range.
Ho said the state-owned railway company will improve the trains' interiors such as by adding extra floor coverings as soon as possible.
Ho also noted that the standard for electromagnetic radiation is controversial, as the World Health Organization set a standard of 2,000 mG in 2010.
Exposure to such high levels of electromagnetic radiation might make passengers anxious and fidgety, which could threaten their health, said Chen Jiau-hua, chairwoman of the Taiwan Electromagnetic Radiation Hazard Protection and Control Association.
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