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BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON EXTRA-HIGH-VOLTAGE OVERHEAD ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES

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David E. Janes · 1976

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The EPA requested data on health and environmental effects of extremely high voltage transmission lines and by March 1976 had received over 50 responses totaling over 6,000 pages.

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In March 1975 the Environmental Protection Agency requested data on health and environmental effects of extremely high voltage transmission lines. By March 1976 the agency had received over 50 responses comprising more than 6,000 pages of material. This report lists each respondent with a brief description of their submission and provides an alphabetical bibliography of the technical materials received. The submitted technical material consists mostly of published articles along with some technical memorandums and internal reports. Bibliographies supplied by respondents have not yet been compiled and readers are directed to the original submissions for those references.

Why This Matters

The submitted materials are available for public examination at the EPA Public Information Reference Unit in Washington, DC. Original sources were not always indicated on the received material, and citation accuracy depends largely on the submissions as originally provided. Some original sources were independently verified and those verified citations are noted in the bibliography. A copy of the original Federal Register request for information (FRL 312-2) is reproduced in the report appendix.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 50 Hz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 50 HzCell phones~1 GHzWiFi2.4 GHz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.

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David E. Janes (1976). BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON EXTRA-HIGH-VOLTAGE OVERHEAD ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES.
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  author = {David E. Janes},
  title = {BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON EXTRA-HIGH-VOLTAGE OVERHEAD ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES},
  year = {1976},
  
  
}
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Quick Questions About This Study

The EPA requested data and information on health and environmental effects associated with extremely high voltage transmission lines.
The EPA had received over 50 responses totaling more than 6,000 pages of material by March 1976.
Submitted materials consist mostly of published articles, along with some technical memorandums and internal reports.
The materials can be examined at the EPA Public Information Reference Unit, Room 2922, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460.
No, bibliographies supplied by respondents have not been compiled and readers are referred to the original submissions for those references.