[Community_garden] transformers, not Power Lines

[Bob Johnson]

Hi Mike, 

   Thanks for response.  Not sure what you mean about the cavalier side.
Trying to be on point to question asked about power lines.  

   Question posed was "power lines" and if you've seen any research
whatsoever showing any higher cancer rates for children I would love to know
of it. The original "study" professing this claim has been debunked many
times over, and as stated, new studies have shown lower cancer rates for
people living under power lines. 
  
   Now your comments on power transformers certainly appears to be correct
but that was not the question asked.   Contaminants are certainly higher in
transformers and actually high in the finishing process for taking trees and
converting them to the task of holding up power lines. Possibly some of
those contaminants may be linked to some higher incidence of cancer.  To say
there are more contaminants where one has power lines and the supporting
materials for them may be accurate, if you are comparing that situation to
an area without any power lines.  

   I have no problem with your statement about if there is leakage on
tranformers it may harm people if direct contact, inhalation or consumption.
Guess we could also tie in the airplanes flying over the power lines if we
want to go so far.  

   Question was power lines and my answer was correct unless you know of
anything whatsoever that will contradict it.  I've been involved in the use
of electicity be it pemf, direct current, alternating, pulsing, bursting,
magnetic,  for health treatments in humans in excess of 30 years and if
there is something you know of that indicates you are correct on the power
lines please do share.  

  Thanks. 

bob j  


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike McGrath [mailto:MikeMcG at PTD.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:48 AM
To: Bob Johnson; community_garden at list.communitygarden.org
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Power Lines


That's pretty cavalier. It certainly doesn't reflect the medical research 
I've seen. (Its been a while, but I recall several well-done and troubling 
studies from back when I was a health writer, including one showing that the

risk of cancer for children whose rooms were near outdoor transformers was 
much greater than for those not near those things.)
And what about contaminants in the soil from the building of the structures?

And leakage of PCBs and God knows what else from the transformers overhead?
    I would walk away from this land; I suspect its only being offered 
because nobody else wants it.
                        Better safe than sorry,    Mike McG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Johnson" <bobjohnson at medfaxxinc.com>
To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 3:42 PM
Subject: [Community_garden] Power Lines


>
>  You and your gardeners are safe under those "power" lines.  Supposedly 
> the
> myth was started in England years ago and the claim was people
> living/working under "power" lines were contracting certain forms of 
> cancer
> at a much higher rate than general population.  That was not case, did not
> happen.  you can google for more info. and definitive studies if you like 
> to
> ascertain the veracity.
>
>   Later study on this showed that the rate of all forms of cancers 
> actually
> were lower than those who did not live under power lines.
>
>
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