Risks for population health – case study of electromagnetism in Guimarães

Authors

  • Bruno Azevedo Geografia, área de Especialização em Planeamento e Gestão do Território
  • Paula Cristina Remoaldo Departamento de Geografia da Universidade do Minho
  • Helena Nogueira Departamento de Geografia da Universidade de Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_19_16

Keywords:

Electromagnetic fields, risk, health, Guimarães.

Abstract

In this paper the authors present a first effort to understand the impact of poles and lines of very high voltage in health population, mainly in Serzedelo parish (municipality of Guimarães in the Northwest of Portugal). Serzedelo was selected because of the high density of this kind of poles and lines and because it was studied only summarily by public authorities. In present investigation we test a new methodology (study of exposed and unexposed) explaining its advantages and limitations.

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Published

2012-12-01

Issue

No. 19 (2012): Equating the Knowledge of Risks and Catastrophes

Section

Articles

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