The efficacy of different methods for informing the public about the range dependency of magnetic fields from high voltage power lines

Risk Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 603-610

  Read, Daniel ^a   Morgan, M Granger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

60 Hz fields; EMF; Inverse square law; Power frequency magnetic fields; Public perception; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING;

HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES;

PUBLIC RISKS;

COMMUNICATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH RISK; PERCEPTION; POWER GENERATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032192168     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1998.tb00373.x     Document Type: Article

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