A review on residential exposure to electromagnetic fields from overhead power lines: electrification as a health burden in rural communities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phoka C. Rathebe ◽  
Dineo S Modisane ◽  
Maite B. Rampedi ◽  
S. Biddesay-Manila ◽  
Thokozani P. Mbonane
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Power Lines ◽  
Residential Exposure ◽  
Health Burden ◽  
Overhead Power Lines

ADULT CANCERS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS FROM OVERHEAD POWER LINES

Epidemiology ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S126
Author(s):  
P Elliott ◽  
G Shaddick ◽  
S Cockings ◽  
J Wakefield ◽  
R Arnold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Power Lines ◽  
Overhead Power Lines

scholarly journals Residential exposure to electromagnetic fields and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a dose–response meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommaso Filippini ◽  
Elizabeth E. Hatch ◽  
Marco Vinceti
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Dose Response ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Power Lines ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Residential Exposure ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

AbstractAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is neurodegenerative disease characterized by a fatal prognosis and still unknown etiology. Some environmental risk factors have been suggested, including exposure to magnetic fields. Studies have suggested positive associations in occupationally-exposed populations, but the link with residential exposure is still debated as is the shape of such relation. Due to recent availability of advanced biostatistical tools for dose–response meta-analysis, we carried out a systematic review in order to assess the dose–response association between ALS and residential exposure to magnetic fields. We performed an online literature searching through April 30, 2021. Studies were included if they assessed residential exposure to electromagnetic fields, based either on distance from overhead power lines or on magnetic field modelling techniques, and if they reported risk estimates for ALS. We identified six eligible studies, four using distance-based and one modelling-based exposure assessment, and one both methods. Both distance-based and particularly modelling-based exposure estimates appeared to be associated with a decreased ALS risk in the highest exposure category, although estimates were very imprecise (summary RRs 0.87, 95% CI 0.63–1.20, and 0.27, 95% CI 0.05–1.36). Dose–response meta-analysis also showed little association between distance from power lines and ALS, with no evidence of any threshold. Overall, we found scant evidence of a positive association between residential magnetic fields exposure and ALS, although the available data were too limited to conduct a dose–response analysis for the modelled magnetic field estimates or to perform stratified analyses.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Batas Aman Induksi Elektromagnetik Saluran Udara Tegangan Ekstra Tinggi (SUTET) 500 kV Bagi Kesehatan Manusia Berdasarkan Peraturan Menteri ESDM No. 18 Tahun 2015 Juncto No. 2 Tahun 2019

Kilat ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Lolita Adhyana Joedo
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Direct Current ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Human Exposure ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Power Lines ◽  
High Voltage Direct Current ◽  
Overhead Power Lines ◽  
Extra High Voltage

The Development of Extra High Voltage (EHV) overhead power lines ( SUTET 500 kV) has become a national issue because based on several studies worldwide that shown residents who living next to power lines could increase the risk of their health problems. Therefore, there were huge protests from residents in Singosari and Gresik in 1991. The protest also happened in 2004, in which residents from Sumedang, Bogor, Cianjur, and Majalengka marching to Presidential Palace in Jakarta altogether. As a consequence, PLN and Faculty of Engineering of Gajah Mada University in 2005 developed collaborative research to identify HV and EHV required clearance of distance. This research refers to the WHO standard which determines the maximum of magnetic and electric field allowed, also refers to the Ministry of Mineral and Energy Resources Regulation No.01.P/47/M.PE/1992 which determines the minimum clearance distance between HV/ EVH bottom conductor with the ground as the safety levels concerning human exposure to electromagnetic fields. As the enactment regulation of the Ministry of Mineral and Energy Resources No. 18 of 2018 and its amendment No.2 of 2019, the regulation of HV, EHV, and also HVDC (High Voltage – Direct Current) free space and required clearance distance is determined. This research describes the comparison between PLN-UGM collaborative research with both Ministry regulation mentioned above.

Uncertainties in Risk Estimations of Electromagnetic Fields of Overhead Power Lines

Epidemiology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. S220
Author(s):  
A de Jong ◽  
J P. van der Sluijs ◽  
J A. Wardekker
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Power Lines ◽  
Overhead Power Lines

scholarly journals Simulation of Electromagnetic Fields Generated by Overhead Power Lines and Railroad Traction Networks

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-88
Author(s):  
N.V. Buyakova ◽  
V.P. Zakaryukin ◽  
A.V. Kryukov ◽  
D.A. Seredkin
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Power Industry ◽  
Electric Power System ◽  
Power Lines ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Overhead Power Lines

The establishment of smart grids requires special attention to the safety of power industry facilities and the reduction in their negative impact on personnel and the environment. A significant factor of such an impact is the considerable intensities of electromagnetic field (EMF) generated by such facilities. In the context of power industry digitalization, the development of methods and tools for EMF digital simulation is needed to ensure the electromagnetic safety of the service personnel. Computer models designed to adequately determine the EMF generated by overhead power lines (OPL) can be implemented based on the methods and tools created to determine operating parameters of electric power systems in phase coordinates developed at Irkutsk State Transport University. The technique of electromagnetic safety analysis is implemented based on the proposed approach and has the following features: a systems approach, which is the possibility of simulating electromagnetic fields in terms of properties and characteristics of a complex electric power system; versatility, which allows simulating power lines and traction networks of various designs; appropriateness to the environment achieved by considering the profile of the underlying surface, underground utilities, and artificial structures of rail transport, such as galleries, bridges, and tunnels; comprehensiveness, which is provided by combining the computation of operating parameters and the determination of EMF intensities. The paper describes methods and algorithms developed to determine the intensities of electromagnetic fields generated by multi-conductor power lines at fundamental and higher harmonics frequencies. A technique for the EMF determination at the points of OPL orthogonal crossing is also presented.

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