Abstract
Scientists searching for a mechanism to explain increases in the incidence of cancer among those living in close proximity to power lines could have been looking in the wrong place. New evidence suggests that instead of trying to find an as yet unproven cellular reaction to the presence of the power-line's magnetic fields, researchers should investigate power lines as concentrators of potentially damaging natural sky radiation. If accepted, a clear link between a known biological cell damage mechanism and power lines will have been established, triggering a reassessment of the independent studies recording statistical increases in cancer incidence around power lines. The evidence stems from recordings showing concentrations of background solar radiation under power lines - a direction of enquiry prompted by a chance observation made during a British Astronomical Association experiment. (Author).
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Hopwood, Anthony.
Natural radiation focused by power lines: new evidence.
United Kingdom: N. p.,
1992.
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Hopwood, Anthony.
Natural radiation focused by power lines: new evidence.
United Kingdom.
Hopwood, Anthony.
1992.
"Natural radiation focused by power lines: new evidence."
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title = {Natural radiation focused by power lines: new evidence}
author = {Hopwood, Anthony}
abstractNote = {Scientists searching for a mechanism to explain increases in the incidence of cancer among those living in close proximity to power lines could have been looking in the wrong place. New evidence suggests that instead of trying to find an as yet unproven cellular reaction to the presence of the power-line's magnetic fields, researchers should investigate power lines as concentrators of potentially damaging natural sky radiation. If accepted, a clear link between a known biological cell damage mechanism and power lines will have been established, triggering a reassessment of the independent studies recording statistical increases in cancer incidence around power lines. The evidence stems from recordings showing concentrations of background solar radiation under power lines - a direction of enquiry prompted by a chance observation made during a British Astronomical Association experiment. (Author).}
journal = []
volume = {98:1679}
journal type = {AC}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1992}
month = {Nov}
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title = {Natural radiation focused by power lines: new evidence}
author = {Hopwood, Anthony}
abstractNote = {Scientists searching for a mechanism to explain increases in the incidence of cancer among those living in close proximity to power lines could have been looking in the wrong place. New evidence suggests that instead of trying to find an as yet unproven cellular reaction to the presence of the power-line's magnetic fields, researchers should investigate power lines as concentrators of potentially damaging natural sky radiation. If accepted, a clear link between a known biological cell damage mechanism and power lines will have been established, triggering a reassessment of the independent studies recording statistical increases in cancer incidence around power lines. The evidence stems from recordings showing concentrations of background solar radiation under power lines - a direction of enquiry prompted by a chance observation made during a British Astronomical Association experiment. (Author).}
journal = []
volume = {98:1679}
journal type = {AC}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1992}
month = {Nov}
}