Contact Voltage Measured in Residences: Implications to the Association between Magnetic Fields and Childhood Leukemia

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 464-474

  Kavet, Robert ^a   Zaffanella, Luciano E ^b  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Enertech Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood leukemia; Contact voltage; Exposure assessment; Magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; HOUSING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; WATER PIPELINES;

'CURRENT; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTACT CURRENTS; CONTACT VOLTAGE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; GROUNDING WIRE; MAGNETIC FIELD SOURCES; MAGNETIC-FIELD; TWO SOURCES; WATER SYSTEM;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONDUCTOR; CONTACT VOLTAGE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; IMMERSION; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL MAGNETIC FIELD; WATER SUPPLY; CHILD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; MAGNETISM; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETICS; MASSACHUSETTS; RISK FACTORS; SANITARY ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036725049     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10038     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Ahlbom A, Day N, Feychting M, Roman E, Skinner J, Dockerty J, Linet M, McBride M, Michaelis J, Olsen JH, Tynes T, Verkasalo PK. 2000. A pooled analysis of magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia. Br J Cancer 83:692-698.
2. Boorman GA, Rafferty CN, Ward JM, Sills RC. 2000. Leukemia and lymphoma incidence in rodents exposed to low-frequency magnetic fields. Radiat Res 153:627-636.
3. Dawson TW, Caputa K, Stuchly MA, Kavet R. 2001. Electric fields in the human body resulting from 60-hz contact currents. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 48:1020-1026.
4. Feychting M, Ahlbom A. 1993. Magnetic fields and cancer in children residing near Swedish high-voltage power lines. Am J Epidemiol 138:467-481.
5. Greenland S, Sheppard AR, Kaune WT, Poole C, Kelsh MA. 2000. A pooled analysis of magnetic fields, wire codes, and childhood leukemia. Epidemiology 11:624-634.
6. Kavet R. 1995. Magnetic field exposure assessment. In: Blank M, editor. Electromagnetic fields: biological interactions and mechanisms. (Vol.) Washington, DC: American Chemical Society. pp 191-223.
7. Kavet R, Ulrich RM, Kuane WT, Johnson GB, Powers T. 1999. Determinants of power-frequency magnetic fields in residences located away from overhead power lines. Bioelectromagnetics 20:306-318.
8. Kavet R, Zaffanella LE, Daigle JP, Ebi KL. 2000. The possible role of contact current in cancer risk associated with residential magnetic fields. Bioelectromagnetics 21:538-553.
9. Kavet R, Stuchly MA, Bailey WH, Bracken TD. 2001. Evaluation of biological effects, dosimetric models, and exposure assessment related to ELF electric- and magnetic-field guidelines. Appl Occup Environ Hyg 16:1118-1138.
10. Kheifets LI, Kavet R, Sussman SS. 1997. Wire codes, magnetic fields, and childhood cancer. Bioelectromagnetics 18:99-110.
11. King KG, Sullivan TP, Zaffanella LE. 1997. Study of ground currents in proximity of substations. Palo Alto, CA: Electric Power Research Institute, TR-109272.
12. McCann J, Kavet R, Rafferty CN. 2000. Assessing the potential carcinogenic activity of magnetic fields using animal models. Environ Health Perspect 108(Suppl 1):79-100.
13. NIEHS. 1999. Health effects from exposure to power-line frequency electric and magnetic fields. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC: NIH Publication No. 99-4493.
14. NIEHS Working Group. 1998. Assessment of health effects from exposure to power-line frequency electric and magnetic fields: working group report. Research Triangle Park, NC: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
15. NRPB. 2001. ELF electromagnetic fields and the risk of cancer: report of an advisory group on non-ionising Radiation. (Vol 12), No 1: Chilton: National Radiological Protection Board.
16. Reilly JP. 1998. Applied bioelectricity: from electrical stimulation to electropathology. New York: Springer-Verlag.
17. Tarone RE, Kaune WT, Linet MS, Hatch EE, Kleinerman RA, Robison LL, Boice JD, Jr., Wacholder S. 1998. Residential wire codes: reproducibility and relation with measured magnetic fields. Occup Environ Med 55:333-339.
18. Zaffanella LE. 1993. Survey of residential magnetic field sources. Vol 1-2: Palo Alto, CA: Electric Power Research Institute, TR-102759.