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From: kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov ( Scott Dorsey)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: High Tension Wire Hazards?
Message-ID: <1991Apr16.141601.573@news.larc.nasa.gov>
Date: 16 Apr 91 14:16:01 GMT
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In article <1991Apr12.213951.10825@markets.amix.com> jeff@markets.amix.com (Jeff Crilly N6ZFX) writes:
>I was asking a similar question among my family friends recently.  A nurse
>friend who works with cancer patients told my wife that there is a study that
>has *confirmed* that living next to HT lines does in fact cause some kind of
>problems (I don't recall if it was in fact cancer, leukemia, or what).  However
>the government (she refered to "Bush administration") is "holding up" the
>release of the study.  I sincerly hope this is not true (both the results of
>the study and any government action to delay its release).  But nonetheless,
>if such a study existed I'd like to hear about it.

I have seen a couple of studies pointing out a higher incidence of cancer
among people who lived close to 3 KV distribution lines.  However, there 
was no causation indicated anywhere.  Perhaps the higher cancer rate was
caused by the huge number of herbicides used near the lines, or the fact
that more power lines tend to occur in built up areas.  But I have not seen
any studies involving the very high voltage long lines.
--scott
   (who works in a 1200 mv/m2 electrical field and seems to suffer no ill
    effects other than not having any radio reception and having to keep
    his hair short)