Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
MEDICAL FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF HIGH VOLTAGE LINEMEN WORKING IN AC ELECTRIC FIELDS
M. L. Singewald, M. D., G. R. Langworthy, M. D., W. B. Kouwenhoven, Dr. Engr., M. D. (Hon), Fellow IEEE · 1973
Early study of 11 power line workers found no health effects after nine years, but small sample size limits conclusions.
Plain English Summary
Johns Hopkins researchers followed 11 high-voltage electrical linemen for nine years, conducting regular physical and psychological exams to assess health effects from working in 60 Hz electric fields. The study found no adverse health effects from occupational exposure to power line frequencies, confirming their earlier 1966 findings.
Finding
Over a nine year period of observation and study, ten linemen have been carefully examined and followed by a team of physicians, It can be reported that the health of these ten men has not been changed in any way by their exposure to HV lines, within the limits of these studies on this sample.
In their words
“Over a nine year period of observation and study, ten linemen have been carefully examined and followed by a team of physicians, It can be reported that the health of these ten men has not been changed in any way by their exposure to HV lines, within the limits of these studies on this sample.”
Show BibTeX
@article{medical_follow_up_study_of_high_voltage_linemen_working_in_ac_electric_fields_g6927,
author = {M. L. Singewald and M. D. and G. R. Langworthy and M. D. and W. B. Kouwenhoven and Dr. Engr. and M. D. (Hon) and Fellow IEEE},
title = {MEDICAL FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF HIGH VOLTAGE LINEMEN WORKING IN AC ELECTRIC FIELDS},
year = {1973},
}