re Fw: IEE position statement  ~ "The Possible Biological Effects of Low
Level Electromagnetic Fields"

> > Summary - results inconclusive but no real indications of harm so far.

> There would still be those who'd argue about cell phone towers
> next to schools and HV power lines across residential areas,

Yes. I'm one of them - more particularly the latter. I'd read the report as
saying "the Jury is still out (and we think we know what the verdict will
be, but ... ". The final verdict may seem certain to some, but that's always
the case in all contentious issues. I will still advocate prudent avoidance
to any who ask, while also pointing out the range of probabilities. There
are still POSSIBLE issues from HV lines lensing hard cosmic radiation
(proved and dis-proved by various people on an ongoing basis). Claims of
cyclotron resonance at 50 Hz doesn't make too much sense but ...  etc

An example from another area to add, perhaps, some perspective.
This MAY be rubbish - I dredge it from my often extensive but invariably
variably accurate recall system :-)
In one of the British Nuclear-arts towns (Sellafield?) I understand that
there have been significant cancer-clusters well above the expected average
in members of the populace including children. Careful investigation showed
that radiation levels were absolutely normal. So it can't have anything to
do with the nuclear facilities. Can it ? :-(
I wouldn't knowingly raise a family in such a town. Would you?

- I wouldn't live immediately under HT power lines (would you?) (quite apart
from aesthetics and possible affects on RF signals) although I live a small
distance from some (no discernible affect on field sensor - there certainly
is as you get closer). I would complain about proposals to build schools
directly under HT lines. Would you?

- I purposefully don't carry my cellphone in a pocket near my heart (and I
haven't even tried to look for research on the affect of 500 mW of RF on
heart signals). (I think low power cellphone cellsites are most unlikely to
have any affect at all on people at anything except the most extremely short
range.)

- I keep the transformer equipped electric bedside clock a "reasonable"
distance from my head when in bed.

No other major precautions. Occasional sweep of house with field meter (as
much for interest as for precaution) has so far failed to produce any
unexpected results. (Strong fields near magnetic cores in equipment, and in
immediate vicinity of wiring.)

Driving with a field meter in the car produces some interesting peaks - a
few have no apparent causes (buried major power cables with split returns?)
Driving under HT lines at right angles is unmissable.

Is anyone here so confident of the stupidity of the claims of potential for
damage that they disregard them completely and take no specific action to
"protect" themselves or their family from possible consequences?



        Russell McMahon

--
http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics
(like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics