EPA Calls for Study of Electric Fields
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday called for vast research on potential dangers from electromagnetic fields. It said too little is known to gauge risks from exposure to sources ranging from power lines to such everyday items as television sets and hair dryers.
At issue are the invisible force fields generated by anything electric.
Controversy over the subject has been growing for more than a decade. Numerous studies have shown higher rates of some cancers near power stations or other areas of high electromagnetic activity, but none of the studies have been considered conclusive.
EPA recommended both human and animal studies to try to determine just how much effect electromagnetic fields have on human biological systems.
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