Measuring electromagnetic fields (EMF) around wind turbines in Canada: Is there a human health concern?

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  McCallum, Lindsay C ^a,b   Whitfield Aslund, Melissa L ^b   Knopper, Loren D ^b   Ferguson, Glenn M ^b   Ollson, Christopher A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; EMF; Human health; Power lines; Substation; Transmission lines; Wind farms; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; WIND TURBINE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND POWER;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ONTARIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND;

EID: 84895927001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-9     Document Type: Article

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