Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@conference {2114, title = {Electromagnetic fields and environmental noise: human health impacts in Serzedelo, Guimar{\~a}es (Portugal)}, journal = {III Congresso Internacional I Simp{\'o}sio Ibero-Americano VIII Encontro Nacional de Riscos}, year = {2014}, month = {2014-11-07 00:00:00}, pages = {241-555}, publisher = {Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra; RISCOS - Associa{\c c}{\~a}o Portuguesa de Riscos, Preven{\c c}{\~a}o e Seguran{\c c}a}, address = {Guimar{\~a}es}, abstract = {The present paper investigates the risks that arise from exposure to noise from powerpoles and powerlines in Serzedelo, in the municipality of Guimar{\~a}es, in Portugal. This research focused on four guiding questions: Can powerlines cause noise? Do powerlines cause discomfort? Do powerlines cause discomfort due to noise? And can powerlines effect human health? Two groups were the basis of the study: people that were exposed to electromagnetic waves and people that were not. The research pointed to the harmful influence of the presence of powerlines and high-voltage masts in residential areas and the damage to the cells in the human body. This type of environmental noise, which has the spectral content of a low frequency, typically tonal noise and a very high speed of propagation, is a complex source to explain in terms of the health profiles of the human population living in Serzedelo, located in an area that is densely occupied by high voltage powerlines and powerpoles.
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}, keywords = {electromagnetic fields, environmental noise, human health, low frequency noise, poles and powerlines}, isbn = {978-989-96253-5-8}, doi = {10.14195/978-989-96253-3-4_95}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10316.2/34896}, author = {Alves, J. A. and Silva, L. T. and Remoaldo, P. C.} }
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
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Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt