ABSTRACT
SRI International reviewed the testimony given before the
New York Public Service Commission in cases 26529 and 26559 on the potential
environmental effects of 765-kV overhead ac transmission lines. The testimony
focused on the potential effects of audible noise, on the potential biological
effects of the electromagnetic fields, on the potential for electrical shocks
to people who touch vehicles parked under the proposed lines, on the potential
effects of the electromagnetic fields on electronic cardiac pacemakers,
and on potential effects of ozone produced by corona discharge from the
lines. The testimony explored these questions; however, it did not resolve
all of them. Because the testimony on the technical issues occupied 14,000
pages and because of the controversies among expert witnesses, the Department
of Energy asked a multi disciplinary team at SRI International to review
the testimony; clarify issues raised; resolve technical questions that remained
unanswered, if possible; and to recommend research to resolve data deficiencies.
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