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than those emitted from power
lines.
"You have more exposure from
your appliances in your home and
the wiring than you do from over-
head power lines," said Whitney.
It is not the existence of EMFs
that scientists debate but the health
JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR
effects from being exposed to them,
a subject researchers began studying
Special to The Jewish News
in earnest in the late 1970s. Since
o say that Diane Swim-
that time, studies have proposed
mer is a little disturbed
links between electric razors and
about the possible loca-
adult leukemia, household appli-
tion of a Detroit Edison
ances and breast cancer, cellular
substation just beyond her backyard
phones and brain cancer.
is like saying this summer is a little
Perhaps best known are studies
hot.
linking EMFs and a childhood
"These are scary things," she said.
leukemia known as ALL (acute lym-
Swimmer and a small army of her
phoblastic
neighbors in the
leukemia). The
Shenandoah Estates
g first two studies
subdivision in West
F - suggesting the link
Bloomfield Town-
were done in Den-
ship have spent the
o ver and Sweden. A
greater part of the
study refuting the
last year locked in a
link was published
public battle with
in July 1997 in the
the area's electricity
New England Jour-
supplier over plans
nal of Medicine.
In the Denver
, to build the substa-
tion. Edison says the
study, Dr. Nancy
station is needed to
Wertheimer and
Ed Leeper found
reduce the number
of brownouts that
that children who
have occurred in the
died of cancer
were two to three
area due to an
times more likely
increase in popula-
tion and a greater
to have lived with-
demand for service.
in 40 meters of a
Joel and Diane Swimmer,
Aside from safety
high-current power
sons Michael, Joshua and Drew,
concerns that chil-
line than other
and friend Andrew Sonnenberg
dren will get around
children. One fac-
stand near high-voltage
a 23-foot protective
tor of that study
power lines near the Swimmer's
fence and enter the
was
that magnetic
West Bloomfield home.
highly dangerous
fields were not
area within the sta-
measured directly, but via a substi-
tion, Swimmer is mostly afraid of
tute method.
the possible health effects from liv-
In a 1988 study, researchers in
ing so near an electromagnetic field
Denver again found an elevated risk
(EMF) which would be a by-prod-
of childhood cancer linked to prox-
uct of a substation.
imity to power lines. A project in
Edison officials say the substation
Los Angeles found an elevated risk
will have higher EMF readings with-
of childhood leukemia linked to
in its boundaries — measuring 200
power lines.
In 1992, a landmark study from
by 200 feet and situated on the
north portion of an eight-acre plot.
Sweden was published linking some
However, the readings will be no
leukemia found in adults and other
greater outside the substation than
cancers with the victims' proximity
are present now.
to high-voltage power lines. Those
"By the time you get to the edge
researchers not only measured the
of the substation, the levels are no
distance to power lines but also the
greater" than those under power
exposure to magnetic fields, occupa-
lines, said Bruce Whitney, director
tional hazards and residential histo-
of EMF engineering at Detroit
ries of 500 people diagnosed with
Edison. The EMFs within the
the- diseases over 35 years.
average American home are greater

Despite a contrary
study, electromagnetic
fields continue to be
linked with cancer.

DETROIT
JEWISH NEWS

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