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Health: Comment forRio Arriba County Council 12-15-2016 Melvin C. Chaney 17 Vereda Romero Santa Fe, NM 87506 Phone 505-455-3493 [email protected] The literature pertaining to the effects on a person’s wellbeing and health run the range of conclusions from no effect to yes, there appears to be a relationship with the incidence of leukemia in children. The incidence of leukemia in a control group of children exposed to magnetic field strength less than 1 milligauss* (deemed to be harmless) follows. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common form in children and represents 78% of cases of leukemia (2). (ALL is also called acute lymphocytic leukemia.) From 1991 to 1994, the incidence rate was 6 cases per 100,000 children under five. ALL reaches its greatest frequency in children between 2 and 6, with a peak of more than 8 cases per 100,000 children per year at ages 3 to 4 (2). Rates then decline to age 20. Scientists believe that this pattern means that two genetic changes are needed to cause the disease and that one occurs before a child is born.1 Childhood leukaemia is continuing to increase. Thanks to better treatment, most children are surviving this illness into adulthood. The treatment is very difficult for the children and it disrupts many families even to breaking point. It would be much better to avoid the causes of leukaemia.2 Statistical analysis becomes very iffy with such small numbers per 100,000. It is not surprising that duplicate studies could have results ranging from say, 0 to 10 per100,000. If a number of studies are pooled to improve statistics the result is that the incidence is higher among children who live in an environment where magnetic field strengths are higher. There are about 2000 students attending schools on the campus located in the Jacona Grant immediately south of Hwy 502 and west of Pojoaque Pueblo’s west boundary. These students range in age from pre-school through high school. Hunt/Verde in their information sheets shows their transmission line running north/south immediately east of the Jacona Grant East boundary. Off setting the line further to the east to allow for the width of the right of way I find, using Google Earth, that every one of these 2000 students will be within 1000 feet of the line. Now let’s consider the Hernandez Elementary students numbering about 170 students ranging from Kindergarten to 6th Grade. From scaling on Google Earth it is apparent that all of these students will be within 700 feet of the Verde Line. In fact they would be almost right under it when they are on the playground. Here is a table of “safe distances” from high voltage lines carried on metal towers3 Safety Distances from Various EMF Sources: Possible EMF Safety Distances To Consider for Common EMF Sources "General Public Precautionary Levels" → ELF Magnetic Fields ELF Electric Fields Radio Frequency (RF) & Microwaves Distance to 0.5 Milligauss (mG) or less Distance to 0.5 AC Volts on skin (VAC) Distance to 0.010 Microwatts/cm² (μW/cm²) (See Notes 2, 3, 4) (See Notes 2, 3, 4) 700 feet 1000 feet (See Note 1) (See Notes 2, 3, 4) Power Lines High voltage power lines (on metal towers) Note the safe distances of 700 and 1000 feet ! Now I call your attention to studies made in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Quote: POSSIBLE HEALTH EFFECTS FROM ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS: The Committee formed a subcommittee to review the available data, and to make a presentation to the full group. After much review and discussion, the Committee concluded that this issue has no definitive answer. In the face of this uncertainty, the group endorses the concept of prudent avoidance as adopted by the Colorado Public Utility Commission, and believes the recommendations of this report are in compliance with a policy of prudent avoidance4 . Think of it, our Pojoaque Valley students will be exposed to these electro-magnetic fields for 5 to 6 hours a day for 240 days a year for 14 years of their lives. Fact: The student body at the Pojoaque Valley campus comprises non-Indian children from pre school through high school and the youths of San Ildefonso, Pojoaque and Nambe through the four years of high school. I wonder if Pueblo parents have thought about this. Hernandez students will be exposed for a shorter time but at an age when they seem to be more sensitive. Leukemia is not the only villain in this picture; the incidences of lymphoma, central nervous system disease, brain tumors in children and autism have been tied, again marginally, to electromagnetic exposure, both at low and higher wireless frequencies. 4. Take the evidence as a call to action.5 Both EMF and RFR exposures are already classified as IARC 2B Possible Human Carcinogens. The substantial scientific literature on EMF and RFR effects on DNA, on immune and bloodbrain barrier disruption, on stress proteins, on circadian rhythms and hormone disregulation, and on cognition, sleep, disruption of neural control and altered brainwave activity all argue for reduction of exposures now, and better coordinated research in these areas. And I should mention that there are other health effects related both physically and emotionally to power lines striding across the country side and close to our homes. Health Risks and Power Lines.6 According to research and publications put out by the World Health Organization (WHO), EMF such as those from power lines, can cause: Headaches Fatigue Anxiety Insomnia Prickling and/or burning skin Rashes Muscle pain I conclude with the following from my own personal experience, not to elicit sympathy, but to show that the above are real and of consequence. 1975, Jean, my wife, came home from shopping one day and found a small crew of men on our property. “What are you doing?” “We are surveying for a small power line.” “ We did not give you permission to do this here.” “We work for a utility, PNM, and we can go where we need to go without permission.” And they continued their work. Jean was fighting mad. By that time I had learned that you don’t make Jean fighting mad. That was the beginning of a struggle that finally ended around 2000 when PNM abandoned the effort. Anger, sleepless nights, meetings, fatigue, anxiety, we had them all. I thought it had ended, Now comes $Verde$ and I see people suffering in the same way. These are real and debilitating illnesses to be seriously considered. And if $Verde$ should succeed I’m certain these symptoms would continue at some level. Thank you for your attention and consideration of these issues. *Milligauss: Among the men who early mapped out electricity and magnetism were Volta, Ampere ,Ohm and Gauss. They have been honored by attaching their names to the unit of Electrical potential, Volts; of current, Amperes; of Resistance to current flow, Ohms; and of magnetic field strength, Gauss. Intuitively, a milligauss is a thousandth of a Gauss. For example, the Earth’s magnetic field is less than 650 milligauss. Since it is constant it is harmless. When a magnetic field changes in strength a voltage is produced and currents will be induced in conducting mediums, think in a child’s body for instance.. Our electrical grid operates at 60 cycles per second. The magnetic field is changing in strength and direction 60 times a second. Voila, current, there is the rub. 1. www.envirohealthpolicy.net/kidstest/Cancer%20Pages/Individual%20Cancers/Leukemia.htm 2. http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/health/leukaemia.asp 3. http://www.emfinfo.org/guidelines-distance.html 4. See attached sheet: TK 3251 US 1993. Colorado Springs, Colo. Undergrounding Policy Electric undergrounding policy recommendation Pg. 9 5. http://www.bioinitiative.org/report/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/sec20_2012_Findings_in_Autism.pdf 6. https://www.safespaceprotection.com/emf-health-risks/emf-health-effects/power-lines/