Is it hazardous for your health if your home is under HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC CABLES/TOWER?
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Maybe. While many studies say that there is no problem, many such studies are sponsored by power companies.
One of the "proofs" that they give is that animals seem to co-exist with such HV lines with no problems...but the evidence says that they adapt to the electromagnetic radiation from the lines, which initially does disrupt some biological functions.
It seems that the most stress is caused by moving in and out of those areas and having to readjust each time.
Some pretty good studies have shown a correlation between living near such lines and health problems. This is from a study published in PubMed (The National Library of Medicine)
"Performance on most memory and attention measures was unrelated to exposure, but significant linear dose-response relationships were found between exposure and some psychological and mental health variables. In particular, higher time-integrated exposure was associated with poorer coding-test performance and more adverse psychiatric symptomatology."
And this one..
"Relation between suicide and the electromagnetic field of overhead power lines.Reichmanis M, Perry FS, Marino AA, Becker RO.
Laboratory studies have shown that electromagnetic fields similar to those from high-voltage transmission lines can produce biological effects. Surveys of the actual effects of such lines on exposed individuals usually have been hampered by complicating factors tending to blur the data. By means of a new approach, however, correlation has been established between the presence of transmission-line fields and the occurrence of suicides in part of the Midlands of England."
I don't think it's been investigated as it should be, simply because of the incredible social and economic impact that any bad news would bring. Much like trans-fats, that were pushed purely for economic gain by food producers, and those same food producers sponsored all sorts of studies to get the results they wanted. Medicine went right along with it, and for years championed such things as Margarine as good stuff. The overwhelming evidence now is that it is very bad stuff, and we suffered for it.
It's sad that science can be pushed around by money, but it is. If your study might disrupt the "powers that be", it won't find funding or publication.
"The Body Electric" is a good book that looks very hard at this, written by Dr. Robert Becker who was a pioneer researcher into the electrical nature of biological entities. Like people.
I wouldn't live under them!
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