MPs call for ban on development near power lines

Source: Planning Portal
Published Friday, 20 July, 2007 - 08:34

MPs have urged the Government to ban new homes and schools within 60m of existing high voltage overhead power transmission lines.

That call has come from a cross-party group of backbench MPs who have published a report considering the association between overhead power lines and the risk of childhood leukaemia.

The MPs' report also makes a case for a moratorium on building new homes and schools within 30m of lower voltage overhead power lines.

The report was published following the setting-up of a parliamentary commission on childhood leukaemia and electromagnetic fields (EMFs).

Dr Howard Moate, the Dartford Labour MP who chaired the group, said the Government should act on their advice and adopt the precautionary principle in this instance.

He said: "The most recent scientific research has indicated that there may be a link between childhood leukaemia and proximity to electricity pylons. It would be wrong to wait any longer before taking action."

Earlier this year a joint Government/industry working party (the Stakeholder Advisory Group on EMF) failed to decide whether a moratorium on development near power lines could be justified.

 

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EXPOSURES AND ILLNESS FROM EMF

Thu, 1970-01-01 01:00

lynne knowles, concerned person
The problem does not just lie with power lines.I am 44 years old. I live in Australia I was diagnosed with Dystonia in the year 2004. I have Cervical Dystonia. I have constant tremors and have botox injections every 3 months to try and control this. My hands are starting to close up like a fist and I am doing exercises to try and stop this. I also have lymphatic colitis. I have also been diagnosed with heteregenous myometrium and my white blood cell count has been elevated for over the past 12 months I need to know if you have ever heard of people who have gotten Dystonia from being exposed to high Electro Magnetic Fields. I am also waiting for the test results form a bone marrow biopsy as my white blood count has been elevated for over the past 12 months. Here is a bit of my story. I work for a multi- national company. I was made to sit in an area for over 3 years were the Electro Magnetic fields were high. My readings were 32 milligasses. I was finally moved 18 months ago to an area where the readings were 12.9. I have been off work since March this year as I have been very sick. Before I started at this company I was a fit and healthy person. I worked in this area 8 hours a day 5 days a week. I have also found out that the pipe that was running under my desk was connected to a sub station which was only about 500-1000 metres away. This pipe carried enough electricity to run at least 20-30 big industrial manufacturing machines. There have been other people who have got sick. 1 lady reading 47 milligasses has had uterus cancer and breast cancer. 1 lady reading 26 milligasses has chronic fatigue syndrome. 1 lady reading 38 milligasses keeps having blackouts and they do not know why. The man who worked behind the wall were I was sitting died last year of bowel cancer. 1 lady who sat were I was sitting before I started working at this company has had breast cancer. 1 man had two types of cancers. 1 man has had brain problems. ( has left work). People are always sick in the office. 1 man who is an epileptic who has not had fits for years, for some reason started having fits again after being at the company 12 months. 1 man is bleeding when he goes to the toilet and is waiting on test results. 1 man his gums in his mouth are disintergrating. 1 man with a tumour on his pancreas, diabetes and gout. Awaiting results on tumour if cancer or not. The test bay has a reading of 60,000 milligasses and there is 3 men working in there 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. One of the men is sick all the time. They found out this week what the readings were and I am not sure what is happening there at the moment. All the company did was put up a warning sign. Nothing else. This is only in a time frame of 5 years. The company has been there 38 years. Who knows who else has got sick? Comments below to best of my knowledge from the workplace. Low frequency emissions were averaging around 30mg The power socket on the wall near you had a 6volt variance - ideally should be 0. There is so many cover-ups and corruption at my work place it would take me days to tell you what is going on there. I have had two visits from bullies to my house from USA to try and shut me up. As you may have seen there are now cancer clusters showing up everywhere in Australia. The one thaing that they do have in common is the Electromagnetic field exposures to people. Regards, Lynne Knowles