Can electrical emissions make you sick?

Question

Such as an exposed ceilieng by an electrical box/junction box. I'm not sure of the technical terms, but I've heard of high electrical frequencys or emissions making one sick. If so what would the symptoms be. Esp over a prolonged amount of time, such as 7 years.

Answer 1

The idea that power lines may be linked to cancer is one of TWENTY OF THE GREATEST BLUNDERS IN SCIENCE IN THE LAST TWENTY YEARS. So says Judith Newman in the October 2000 issue of Discover magazine, which is published by the Disney Co. "Currents That Don’t Kill" is #9 on the list, which also includes Chernobyl, cold fusion and the Iridium project. Newman states that the Clinton administration “estimates that American taxpayers have paid $25 billion to determine that power lines don’t do anything more deadly than deliver power” (emphasis added). She explains that, "After several enormous epidemiological studies in Canada, Britain and the United States, the danger was completely discounted" (see p.1). Her source is Dr. Robert Park, the physicist-lobbyist, whom she quotes as saying that power frequency fields can’t be associated with cancer because they can’t break chemical bonds and, more generally, that the whole business is "preposterous".

See page 10 of the attached PDF link for the article.

Answer 2

That is a good question. To my knowledge there has not been any evidence that supports the claim of high frequency emissions making anyone sick or even worse, killing anyone. This is a question that has plagued the telecommunications industry as they look to expand their service through tower expansion in cities. Many residents refuse towers in their areas for such reasons. The long term results have not been studied in such an area. The frequencies for such emissions are usually in the GHz range or below and do not contain enough energy to cause any bombardment of cells leading to cancer.

Answer 3

In layman's terms, there is not enough electricity in a box on the ceiling to have any effect on you. The electromagnetic field levels are 1,000,000 times less than those from an electric blanket on your bed or having your face up against a microwave oven. At levels 1,000,000 times higher than that when men work with their bare hands on 500KV transmission lines for a few hours they can polarize their cerebral cortex. That is a problem.

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

The magnetic fields are suspected to cause neurological disorders, leukemia, and other cancers.

Answer 6

Possisbaly,I have heard of dairy cows giving less milk when pastured under large utility lines.My advice get your ceiling fixed.

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

No way