The article ends stating that Paul Brodeur has switched to fiction. I didn't know he had ever written anything but.
Ghery Pettit -----Original Message----- From: Rich Nute [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 1:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: EMF dangers... Recently we discussed levels for injury from low-frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF). The May 15 issue of Forbes Magazine has a good article on the "science" behind the worldwide scare from power lines. "Voodoo Science and the Power-Line Panic" by Robert L. Park. "The effect of all known cancer-inducing agents -- ionizing radiation such as X rays, chemical carcinogens such as tobacco smoke, and certain viruses -- is to break the chemical bonds that make up DNA, creating mutations. But to break bonds you need very high frequency waves, and EMF fields that cycle only 60 times a second don't have anywhere near enough energy. Besides this theoretical consideration, there is the epidemiological fact that life expectancy in the U.S. has almost doubled in the past hundred years, most of the increase coming since the advent of electricity." See: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/00/0515/6511128a.htm If you would like an electronic copy of the magazine pages, send e-mail. Best regards, Rich ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
