Biological Effects of High Voltage AC Transmission Line - with Reference to the Colstrip Project Garrison-Spokane HVTL

摘要

Literature was reviewed to determine possible effects on human health from exposure to the electric and magnetic fields characteristic of high voltage alternating current transmission lines, with an emphasis on recent research on biological effects from chronic exposure. It was found that present scientific knowledge about the effects of such fields does not permit unequivocal determination of any possible hazards to human health. However, several experiments with laboratory animals show there are biological effects at field strengths and frequencies relevant to human exposure near high voltage transmission lines.