Safe from what? The majority opinion is that exposure to EM fields is
considered to be safe if the exposure is less than specified in standards.
These standards are based upon short term observable effects to cells. The
very minority opinion is that much much lower levels of fields can cause
certain types of cancer. If they are right, then we should all turn off most
of the electrical circuits in the world.
I have no doubt that the fields from that power line fall below the limits
of the exposure standards. And I would not worry about cancer. Your chances
of being killed by lightning are much higher.
Richard Woods
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From: Muriel Bittencourt de Liz [SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 6:38 PM
To: Lista de EMC da IEEE
Subject: Is it Safe?
Hello Group,
I'd like to know if is it safe for somebody to have his office 7
meters
away from a high voltage line (132KV, 50Hz)?? The working time of
the
person is 8 hours a day.
Thanks in advance
Muriel
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