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Progress Energy Carolinas and Progress Energy Florida are committed to safe electric service for our customers and a safe working environment for our employees.
Extremely low-frequency electric and magnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) are all around us – not just in power lines but also electrical wiring in buildings, electric motors and appliances, TVs, computers, etc.
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Studies about EMFs
Numerous studies have been conducted in an attempt to discern the relationship, if any, between exposure to ELF-EMFs and human health. After decades of study, there has been no scientifically recognized consensus establishing a relationship.
Some population or epidemiological studies have indicated that exposure to ELF-EMFs could pose, under some circumstances, a slightly elevated risk for developing certain types of disease; other studies have found no such correlation. Virtually all laboratory studies on animals and cells have failed to establish a consistent link between ELF-EMFs and disease.
The largest report on EMF to date, completed by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to the U.S. Congress, states, “The lack of connection between the human data and the experimental data (animal and mechanistic) severely complicates the interpretation of these results.” Given the limitations of current scientific knowledge, we are not able to determine the potential effect of ELF-EMFs on human health.
Progress Energy Florida and Progress Energy Carolinas have provided both financial and technical support for ELF-EMF research, and we continue to monitor ongoing study.
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