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Sert C, Başak N, Koruk İ

No Effects Found

Authors not listed · 2024

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No anxiety or depression effects found near Turkish electrical substations, despite some locations exceeding electric field safety standards.

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Researchers measured electromagnetic fields around electrical transformers and substations in Şanlıurfa, Turkey, and assessed anxiety and depression in 55 people living nearby versus 50 controls from areas without transformers. Despite some electric field readings exceeding safety standards, they found no statistical relationship between EMF exposure and psychological symptoms.

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Unknown (2024). Sert C, Başak N, Koruk İ.
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@article{sert_c_baak_n_koruk_i_ce4541,
  author = {Unknown},
  title = {Sert C, Başak N, Koruk İ},
  year = {2024},
  doi = {10.1080/15368378.2024.2348574},
  
}
DOI: 10.1080/15368378.2024.2348574PubMed: 38699873

Quick Questions About This Study

This Turkish study of 55 people living near transformers found no statistical relationship between EMF exposure and anxiety or depression symptoms, even though some locations had electric fields exceeding safety standards.
Maximum magnetic field readings reached 0.22 mT and electric fields peaked at 65.9 kV/m. All magnetic field values stayed below safety standards, but electric field levels exceeded standards at some measurement points.
Researchers measured EMF levels at transformer locations, then at 1 meter and 2 meters away, plus at the nearest houses and offices. The study compared people living in these areas to controls without nearby electrical infrastructure.
This study found no convincing statistical evidence that living near electrical distribution centers or transformers causes anxiety or depression, though the authors suggest higher EMF levels might produce different results.
Researchers used the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scales to assess psychological symptoms in people exposed to EMF from electrical infrastructure versus unexposed controls.