That is on the rise, so is cancer and so is infertility. This includes Alzheimer’s, dementia and more.

“This review summarizes the evidence stating that excessive exposure to magnetic fields from power lines and other sources of electric current increases the risk of development of some cancers and neurodegenerative diseases, and that excessive exposure to RF radiation increases risk of cancer, male infertility, and neurobehavioral abnormalities.” ( source) And cause is a hard thing to prove, especially when it could be years before symptoms manifest.Ī study from 2013 in Reviews on Environmental Health stated that: EMF hypersensitivity includes lots of symptoms including:īecause EMF’s cause subtle levels of chronic inflammation in the body, and inflammation is at the root of so many diseases of modern life, they’re likely linked to many things. While cancer is a horrible thing, it is by no means the only potential danger of EMF’s. However, note that no other associations to other childhood cancers were found.īut are power lines and cancer the only danger we should be looking at? One of the most recent and likely to be the main function by which EMF’s contribute to cancer and other negative health effects is through voltage-gated calcium channels activation in the cells.Ī study by Gerald Draper in 2005, published in BMJ, found “an association between childhood leukaemia and proximity of home address at birth to high voltage power lines, and the apparent risk extends to a greater distance than would have been expected from previous studies.” ( source) Regarding the “no known mechanism” there are now several mechanisms known. This is most evident for leukemia in children.” ( source) Nevertheless, epidemiologic research has rather consistently found associations between residential magnetic field exposure and cancer. “There is no known mechanism by which magnetic fields of the type generated by high voltage power lines can play a role in cancer development. In a review published in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal in 1995, the authors looked at childhood leukemia and exposure to the EMF’s produced by high voltage power lines. So, let’s go deeper into the health risks living near power lines. For example, here is the American Transmission Company’s stance on the subject.īut power lines are just one type of EMF producing technology, different from WIFI or your smart phone. And various businesses in the wireless, cell phone and other industries have also been doing it for years. Various industries have always muddied the scientific waters by lobbying and having front groups. Note that this was a reversal of their previous position, such as in 2002, where they said EMF’s did not cause cancer. Even the WHO (World Health Organization), which isn’t necessarily on top of everything health related, recognizes this saying that EMF’s are possibly carcinogenic to humans. Yes, EMF’s (electromagnetic frequencies) are potentially dangerous. Our modern-day world is awash in EMF producing technology, power lines just being one example of that.

Are you living near power lines? Or looking at moving into a house where you would be living by or even under power lines?Ĭongratulations on doing some research on the subject, because as you’ll come to see, living near power lines can have some negative effects.

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