Answer: This
is, of course, not a question about geophysics, nonetheless, it is a question
we are often asked. The curious reader is referred to the following authoritative
articles:
Bennett,
W. R., April 1994. Cancer and power lines, Physics Today, 47,
23-29.
Report
on Health Effects from Exposure to Power-Line Frequency Electric and Magnetic
Fields, 1999, NIH
Publication No. 99-4493, The National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences.
Alternatively,
the curious reader can visit the following websites:
The
National Institute for Safety and Health, Topic
Electric and Magnetic Fields.
The
International World Health Organization, EMF
Project. |
