Overview
The concern over electromagnetic fields emitted by power lines has long been a topic of conversation for the real estate industry.
References
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EMFs Explained
Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMFs), (Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Aug. 5, 2015)
Long After an ‘80s Scare, Suspicion of Power Lines Prevails, (The New York Times, Nov. 30, 2014)
Magnetic Field Exposure and Cancer, (National Cancer Institute, Nov. 3, 2014)
Power Lines and Property Values
Property Value Impacts From Transmission Lines, Subtransmission Lines, and Substations, (The Appraisal Institute, Summer 2016)
From Here to There (Part II): Transmission Lines and Property Values, (Orell Anderson, Feb. 16, 2016)
Power Lines and Property Prices, (Real Estate Issues, Fall 2014) E
The Price Effects of HVTLs on Abutting Homes, (Appraisal Journal, Oct. 2, 2013)
Effects of Electric Transmission Lines on Property Values: A Literature Review, (Journal of Real Estate Literature, 2010)
A Meta-analysis of the Effect of Environmental Contamination and Positive Amenities on Residential Real Estate Values, (Journal of Real Estate Research, Jan.-Mar. 2006) E
Power Lines, Visual Encumbrance and House Values: A Microspatial Approach to Impact Measurement, (Journal of Real Estate Research, May/June 2002) E
Power Lines: Health Hazard Or Media Hype?
Electromagnetic Fields: a Hazard to Your Health?, (Healthy Children, May 28, 2014)
Health Risks Associated With Living Near High-voltage Power Lines, (Health Physics Society, Aug. 27, 2011)
Good News About Electromagnetic Fields, (Realty Times, July 10, 2003)
NIEHS Report on Health Effects From Exposure to Power-line Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields, (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, June 1999)
eBooks & Other Resources
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
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Death and disclosure: legal strategies for dealing with stigmatized properties, (Richfield, OH: October Research Corporation, 2007) HD 1341 R22d
Cell towers: Wireless convenience? Or environmental hazard?, (Markham, Ont.: Safe Goods/New Century Publishing, 2001) HE 9713 B45
EMF and the eighth deadly sin: The literature on property value impacts from proximity to high-voltage transmission lines since 1994, (Storrs, CT: Real Estate Counseling Group of Connecticut, March 1996) SF-1998-043
Cartographies of danger: Mapping hazards in America, (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1997) GB 5014 M66
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