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- From: jmoulder@mis.mcw.edu
- Newsgroups: sci.med.physics
- Subject: Re: High voltage transmision lines and human health
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.163418.234@mis.mcw.edu>
- Date: 23 Jul 92 21:34:18 GMT
- References: <5949@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx>
- Organization: Medical College of Wisconsin
- Lines: 44
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- sdavila@hp9k.lag.itesm.mx (Samuel F. F. Davila) writes:
- >
- > I don't know if this fits in this group but... here it goes...
- >
- > I would like to know the effects on human health that living near
- > high voltage transmission lines may have. Any information, clues,
- > or help on the subject will be highly appreciated.
- >
-
- I have not seen any discussion of this in any newsgroups. I am also very
- interested in this subject, and have worked as a consultant in this area
- for both government and industry.
-
- Is this area of interest to this newsgroup?
-
- Does anyone know of a newgroup that covers this area better?
-
- IMO:
- 1) From a review of epidemiological studies of populations exposed to power
- frequency EMFs I conclude that these studies do not *show* that such fields
- *cause* cancer.
- 2) From a review of epidemiological studies of occupational groups exposed to
- power frequency EMFs I conclude that these studies do not *show* that such
- fields *cause* cancer.
- 3) From a review of epidemiological studies of human exposures to power
- frequency EMFs I conclude that one can *speculate* that these fields might in
- some way *influence* cancer risks.
- 4) From a review of laboratory studies relevant to the issue of whether power
- frequency EMFs *are carcinogenic*, I conclude that these studies provide little
- evidence to support the speculation that power frequency electromagnetic
- fields might influence cancer risks.
- 5) From a review of laboratory studies relevant to the issue of whether power
- frequency EMFs have *effects* on biological systems, I conclude that these
- studies provide evidence to support the idea that these fields can *interact*
- with biological systems.
- 6) From a review of laboratory studies relevant to the issue of whether power
- frequency EMFs have effects on biological systems, I conclude that there is
- *no consensus* within the scientific community as to the mechanism or
- mechanisms through which these fields could influence biological systems.
-
- John Moulder, Ph.D. (jmoulder@mis.mcw.edu)
- Radiation Biology
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee, WI 414-266-4672
-