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Environmental and social impacts of electricity utilization: broadening the debate

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Exposure of small laboratory animals to power-frequency high-voltage electric fields was reported to have endocrinological effects, including changes in pineal melatonin levels. It has been assumed that these results are directly attributable to electric-field effects, but this article suggests that air ionization, produced by corona activity at the animals’ body surfaces, may have been biologically active and could be relevant to the interpretation of some epidemiological and other studies. Although presently a matter of dispute, there is evidence that atmospheric ionization may be biologically active and could provide an alternative explanation for at least some apparent electromagnetic field interactions with biological subjects. Consideration of the electricity utilization environment as a whole, rather than one selected component, could allow the introduction of lower-cost, precautionary and putative hazard remediation measures.

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  • G. Hugh Sidaway, 2008. "Environmental and social impacts of electricity utilization: broadening the debate," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 28(3), pages 307-314, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envsyd:v:28:y:2008:i:3:d:10.1007_s10669-007-9160-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9160-2
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    1. Detlof Von Winterfeldt & Thomas Eppel & John Adams & Raymond Neutra & Vincent DelPizzo, 2004. "Managing Potential Health Risks from Electric Powerlines: A Decision Analysis Caught in Controversy," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 24(6), pages 1487-1502, December.
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    1. G. Hugh Sidaway, 2008. "COMARE 11th report: an alternative interpretation," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 28(3), pages 327-330, September.

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