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Epidemiologic Studies of Persons Exposed to Power Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields: A Critical Analysis

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Biological Effects and Dosimetry of Static and ELF Electromagnetic Fields

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In view of an ever-increasing demand for energy, the operating electrical voltage in the U.S. has grown from 38 kV in 1920 to 765 kV in 1959. More powerful output systems (1000 kV) have already been developed and some with even greater potential (2000 kV) are being contemplated. Because of the immense, integrated power grid in the U.S., with almost a quarter of a million miles of overhead transmission lines, exposure to their attendant electric and magnetic fields is inevitable. Deleterious effects of such exposure on our biological ecosystem have been suggested and investigations of such relationships have been undertaken. Concurrently, with assessment of potential biological hazards, uncertainty as to safety may lead to controversy concerning environmental protection. Therefore, before regulatory measures and/or legislation are seriously contemplated, the scientific community is obliged to collect the proper types and sufficient amounts of evidence to serve as an adequate basis for cogent discussion and interpretation of the problem.

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    S. M. Michaelson

  3. National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Frascati, Italy

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Michaelson, S.M. (1985). Epidemiologic Studies of Persons Exposed to Power Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields: A Critical Analysis. In: Grandolfo, M., Michaelson, S.M., Rindi, A. (eds) Biological Effects and Dosimetry of Static and ELF Electromagnetic Fields. Ettore Majorana International Science Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2099-9_31

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