Symptom reporting after the introduction of a new high-voltage power line: A prospective field study

Porsius, Jarry T.; Claassen, Liesbeth; Smid, Tjabe; Woudenberg, Fred; Petrie, Keith J.; Timmermans, Daniëlle R.M.

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2015.02.009

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“…For residents living close to HVPLs, these health beliefs are particularly strong and some expect to develop nonspecific health complaints such as headaches and concentration problems when exposed to EMF from HVPLs . In previous work, we demonstrated the negative impact of a new HVPL on health perceptions of nearby residents . When compared with a control group of residents living farther away, those within 300 m showed a larger increase in reported nonspecific health complaints and thought it more likely that their health complaints were caused by a power line after the new line was put into operation.…”

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“…First, we investigate whether we can identify subgroups of residents living close to the introduction of a new HVPL based on different developmental trajectories of the belief that a power line caused health complaints. For this group of residents as a whole (<300 m away from the new line) we previously found that the strength of causal belief was already elevated during construction of the line and increased after it had been put into operation . However, if we take a person‐centered instead of a variable‐centered approach, subgroups of residents might respond in a different direction from the group as a whole.…”

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“…(27,28) In previous work, we demonstrated the negative impact of a new HVPL on health perceptions of nearby residents. (29) When compared with a control group of residents living farther away, those within 300 m showed a larger increase in reported nonspecific health complaints and thought it more likely that their health complaints were caused by a power line after the new line was put into operation. Hence, the potential impact of new HVPLs on societies as well as on individuals should be an area of concern for policymakers involved in risk management.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…For this group of residents as a whole (<300 m away from the new line) we previously found that the strength of causal belief was already elevated during construction of the line and increased after it had been put into operation. (29) However, if we take a person-centered instead of a variable-centered approach, subgroups of residents might respond in a different direction from the group as a whole. Latent class growth model (LCGM) analyses allow us to uncover whether the individual trajectories of residents can be grouped by such distinct patterns of change.…”

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“These Power Lines Make Me Ill”: A Typology of Residents’ Health Responses to a New High‐Voltage Power Line

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Little attention has been devoted to the potential diversity in residents' health responses when exposed to an uncertain environmental health risk. The present study explores whether subgroups of residents respond differently to a new high-voltage power line (HVPL) being put into operation. We used a quasi-experimental prospective field study design with two pretests during the construction of a new HVPL, and two posttests after it was put into operation. Residents living nearby (0-300 m, n = 229) filled out questionnaires about their health and their perception of the environment. We applied latent class growth models to investigate heterogeneity in the belief that health complaints were caused by a power line. Classes were compared on a wide range of variables relating to negative-oriented personality traits, perceived physical and mental health, and perceptions of the environment. We identified five distinct classes of residents, of which the largest (49%) could be described as emotionally stable and healthy with weak responses to the introduction of a new power line. A considerable minority (9%) responded more strongly to the new line being activated. Residents in this class had heard more about the health effects of power lines beforehand, were more aware of the activation of the new line, and reported a decrease in perceived health afterwards. Based on our findings we can conclude that there is a considerable heterogeneity in health responses to a new HVPL. Health risk perceptions appear to play an important role in this typology, which has implications for risk management.

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“These Power Lines Make Me Ill”: A Typology of Residents’ Health Responses to a New High‐Voltage Power Line

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“…[39], examined role of newly constructed power line onto the reported health issues. They investigated pre-tests and post-tests on the peoples who were residing near and far from the power lines.…”

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Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Field (ELF-EMF) and childhood leukemia near transmission lines: a review

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Children of the 21st century are continually exposing to multiple sources of electromagnetic field (EMF). By past few years, low frequency between 50 to 60 Hz shows consistent evidences of childhood leukemia(CL) and other epidemiological disorders in European and other developed countries .This article presents a systematic review of most cited studies from developed countries those shed light on the potential relation between childhood leukemia and extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF). All the findings of articles critically segregated as per human science scale like number of samples, exposure duration, frequency range, distance from the radiation sources, and location during measurement of magnetic field density near power lines. Some other significant effects of change in protein expression, neurological studies are also discussed in this work. The literatures of major studies since last two decade is divided according to pooled analysis /meta-analysis, residential zone assessment and case-control studies.It is very difficult to conclude common conclusion from all the results due non-homogeneous case control studies and complex exposure statistics; however is an attempt to fill the gap between electromagnetic field assessment and medical exposure analysis. The majority of findings were weakly associated with ELF-EMF and childhood leukemia if magnetic field exposure level ≥0.3/0.4 µT. Most of the scientific outcomes show ambiguous support for association with children's health residing near power transmission line. Wide discrepancy between short-term exposure and long-term exposure was observed during statistical analysis. However, the long-term exposure effects may be repeated in the highly populated and developing countries like India. Hence, assessment, review and analysis of ELF-EMF and its co relation with carcinogenic diseases is highly essential to protect young generation from this unknown future threat.

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Finite Element Analysis of Electromagnetic Fields Emitted by Overhead High-Voltage Power Lines

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Symptom reporting after the introduction of a new high-voltage power line: A prospective field study

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“These Power Lines Make Me Ill”: A Typology of Residents’ Health Responses to a New High‐Voltage Power Line

“These Power Lines Make Me Ill”: A Typology of Residents’ Health Responses to a New High‐Voltage Power Line

Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Field (ELF-EMF) and childhood leukemia near transmission lines: a review

Finite Element Analysis of Electromagnetic Fields Emitted by Overhead High-Voltage Power Lines

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