Summary
International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility
2009
Session Number:23S2
Session:
Number:23S2-2
ELF Environmental Exposure of the Population A Case Study in a Small City, South of Paris, France
A. Azoulay, O. Merckel,
pp.619-622
Publication Date:2009/7/20
Online ISSN:2188-5079
Summary:
The environmental issues are a more and more important aspect of the life. Science and technology may be able to improve the knowledge of the exposure to various physical or chemical agents. This paper summarises one aspect of a large environmental study dedicated to many factors. This specific part is dedicated to ELF exposure (50 Hz and harmonics). A small town, south of Paris has been selected to conduct this study because it is located at the border of many highways, close to the Paris-Orly airport runways, and has a number of overhead powerlines crossing the area. As some houses have been built under or close the overhead power lines, it was an important question to characterise the average magnetic field exposure of the inhabitants. This paper presents the results of the exposure measurement that were carried out from january to may 2008, first on a sample of the population, second at some particular fixed points and finally, all around the town. We have also compared the exposure of people living under or close to the overhead lines to the other inhabitants of the town.