Open AccessThe effects of high voltage transmission lines on the health of adjacent resident populations.
Author(s) -
Roy C. Haupt,
J R Nolfi
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.74.1.76
Subject(s) - environmental health , transmission (telecommunications) , incidence (geometry) , population , demography , medicine , telecommunications , sociology , physics , computer science , optics
A community health survey of 438 individuals was taken to detect health problems related to high voltage electrical transmission among an adjacent residential population. Results revealed no significant or consistent relationships between exposure to a high-voltage DC power line and the perceived health problems that were measured. The sample was not, however, large enough to draw statistically significant conclusions regarding possible health effects with a very low incidence.