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Most
of the concern has been centered around people and animals being near high
voltage power lines for extended periods of time. These are the big lines
on big towers that run cross country. One can hear a clicking and buzzing
noise when standing near them. There continues to be concern about the
localized electromagnetic disruptions mostly related to the nervous system and
subsequent effects but most of what I have heard has been
inconclusive. Nevertheless personally I would not locate my house or
office next to them.
I have
not heard concern about unusual health risks from small lower voltage
neighborhood lines, or of feeders coming of a transformer into a house.
Nevertheless, I would think whatever risk there might be from a secondary
power line, the risk would be less if the line was buried.
The
concerns I have heard about transformers had more to do with hazardous chemicals
(PCB's) in the transformers and potential dangers from leakage due to impact or
explosion not the smaller lines typically found in neighborhoods. There have
been significant restrictions placed on the use of PCB's and their use is
severely restricted in transformers if not banned entirely.
Cheers,
Ralph
Hi everyone,
I read the postings about underground lines and I
have to say I found it interesting because when we first started looking into
the building codes here (Beaufort SC, which to borrow from luke skywalker, if
there is a bright spot in the universe this is the place it's farthest from)
we were told that all new construction is required to have the lines
buried. Of course we still have all the old overhead lines but it would
seem that my community, at least, is against putting up any more. What I
wonder about though, is that I have heard and read from lots of different
sources that the radiation or whatever it is from power lines and
transformers can have bad effects on living things, such as possibly causing
cancer. There was a program on discovery a few years ago about a
community where several families lost many of the members to cancer and it was
attributed to the presence of a transformer on their street. I also
remember reading something about a dairy farmer whose cattle were having
problems that seemed unexplainable until they were removed from the area of
the power pole. Did anyone else ever hear this?
Elizabeth
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