Electromagnetic field question

["Mitch J. Belanger" <mbelanger@gsu.edu>]

Radsafers,

An office in our university was recently renovated and the individual work stations rearranged.  When the employees in one portion of the office installed and began to use their computers, they noticed that the image on the computer monitor would  oscillate.  They speculated that electrical wiring which might be present within the wall next to their work stations might be causing this oscillation.  To test their theory they positioned the monitors next to the wall and then as far away from it as possible.  The oscillations diminished noticeably when the monitors where positioned furthest from the wall.  We are working on determining if any electrical wiring exists within the wall and if it does, what kind of power levels it might be carrying.

Do any of you have any experience with a situation similar to this?  Any comments and/or assistance on how to remedy these oscillations will be greatly appreciated.  

Thank you.

Mitch Belanger
safmjb@panther.gsu.edu
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