Title :
Electric and magnetic fields: background on health effects and an update on EPRI research
Author :
Rauch, G. ; Sussman, S. ; Hingorani, N.G.
Author_Institution :
Electric Power Res. Inst., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
The author discusses the link between electric and magnetic fields and the risks of cancer. Studies conducted in the 1970s and 1980s are briefly reviewed. The latest work by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in LV distribution system grounding, worker safety, overhead lines and the management of magnetic fields
Keywords :
biological effects of fields; electric field effects; magnetic field effects; power transmission lines; EPRI research; LV distribution system grounding; cancer; electric fields; health effects; magnetic fields; overhead lines; worker safety;
Conference_Titel :
AC and DC Power Transmission, 1991., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-517-6
