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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Werner Hengstenberg
| fields = Electromagnetic radiation, Measurement instruments
| nationality = German
| known_for = "Esmog-Spion" electromagnetic-field detector
}}

'''Werner Hengstenberg''' (born 1927) is a German inventor and engineer who works on the measurement of electromagnetic fields and campaigns about the possible health effects of electromagnetic radiation ("Elektrosmog"). He is listed in ''[[The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists]]''.

==Work==
Hengstenberg describes himself as suffering from electromagnetic hypersensitivity, which he attributes to exposure to alternating-current electrical fields. In 1990 he developed the "Esmog-Spion," a hand-held detector for electromagnetic pollution, which he has revised over the years. He argues that natural electromagnetic radiation and man-made ("technical") radiation are not equivalent, holding that natural radiation is an indispensable basis for life alongside clean water, air and soil, and that there is no evidence the frequency range up to the infrared was intended for use by modern technology.

The proposition that ambient man-made electromagnetic fields at typical exposure levels cause illness is not supported by mainstream scientific consensus, which remains inconclusive about health effects below established safety limits.

==External links==
* [https://izgmf.de/scripts/forum/index.php?mode=thread&id=65709 Discussion of Werner Hengstenberg and the Esmog-Spion]

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[[Category:Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists]]