Draper found that living less than 200 meters from these power lines (in England and Wales) raised the risk of leukemia significantly compared to living at least 600 meters away. In that study, Gerald Draper and colleagues claimed to find an association between the distance to the nearest high voltage power line and childhood leukemia. In other words, they concluded that the evidence didn't support a link, but more studies might yet find something.Īfter the 2002 report by the WHO, a study in 2005 raised the alarm again. The only lower category, Group 4, would mean we have evidence that electromagnetic fields do NOT cause cancer, but such evidence is very difficult to produce. Group 3 means we don’t have any positive evidence that EMFs cause cancer. “Static electric and magnetic fields and extremely low-frequency electric fields are not classifiable as to their carcinogenicity to humans (Group 3).” The final conclusion of the WHO commission was that There is little evidence that ELF electric or magnetic fields can cause malignant transformation of cells in culture.”
“There is little experimental or theoretical evidence that mutations could be directly caused by ELF magnetic fields…. Not surprisingly, you can easily find companies on the Internet that will sell you devices (such as SafeSpace and EMFshield) to protect your body from the supposed perils of EMF.
Realtors have created webpages to inform home buyers about how power lines might affect the value of their home.
The belief is so pervasive that NIH has at least two websites devoted to this topic, one by NIEHS and one by NCI, as does the Medical College of Wisconsin. Not surprisingly, many people have worried that this is a bad thing. There’s no doubt that our exposure to EMFs has increased dramatically in modern times. All of these devices create electrical or magnetic fields, often called EMFs. So let’s look at this question a bit more closely.įor the past century or more, humans have been surrounding ourselves with an ever-growing array of electrical devices. And it won’t help people who are thinking about buying a home that has power lines nearby. I could just write “no, power lines don’t cause cancer"-but that wouldn't explain why so many people believe otherwise. which would lay a foundation of further expanding efficient investment," said Xin.Ĭhina plans 450 gigawatts of solar and wind power generation capacity in the Gobi and other desert regions to meet most of its new energy demand and help achieve its climate goals.This could be a very short article. "(We) will carry out research on power transmission from major renewable bases in the Gobi and desert area. The new projects are expected to drive demand for raw materials including copper and aluminium, and help China rev up its economic growth.Īs of June, State Grid had 11 UHV power transmission lines under construction involving investment of total 90 billion yuan. SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - China's State Grid plans to invest more than 150 billion yuan ($22 billion) in the second half of 2022 in ultra high voltage (UHV) power transmission lines, state media Xinhua News reported on Wednesday, citing the company's chairman Xin Bao'an.Ĭonstruction of eight new UHV projects is planned to connect China's far western regions, where solar, wind and hydropower plants are mainly located, to its big cities.
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