Intensity of electric and magnetic fields from power lines within the business district of 60 Ontario communities

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 298, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 183-206

  Havas, Magda ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business district; Electric field; Electromagnetic field; Extremely low frequency; Magnetic field; Magnetic flux density; Ontario; Power distribution; Prudent avoidance; Urban centers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PUBLIC POLICY; TUMORS; WIRE;

DIURNAL VARIATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CANCER; ELECTRIC FIELD; HEALTH RISK; MAGNETIC FIELD; POWER LINE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLASSIFICATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNITY; DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CITIES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRY; ONTARIO; TRANSPORTATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0037152262     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00198-5     Document Type: Article

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