United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-06-21 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:RCED-94-115 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-115 P0b002ee1803a288a f:rc94115 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-115 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-115 RCED-94-115 Electric power transmission Electric utilities Health hazards Cancer Safety Public health research Environmental research Scientific research State-administered programs Energy industry Chapter Report RCED Much needed federal research on the health consequences of exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted from power lines lags behind schedule, and a final report to be delivered to Congress by March 1997 will likely be based on limited information. Most federal power lines are found in rural areas, where the risk of public exposure to electromagnetic fields is lower. Sources other than power lines, such as home appliances and office equipment, are more common sources of exposure to electromagnetic fields. Lacking conclusive scientific evidence on the health effects of such exposure, states and utilities have responded cautiously to the public's concerns and have taken relatively inexpensive and convenient measures to reduce public exposures, such as restricting public uses of power line rights-of-way. Future actions will be driven largely by the results of scientific research. The Energy Department (DOE) and other agencies have missed milestones for implementing a national research program on electromagnetic fields. DOE officials blame the delay on competing priorities during the 1992-93 presidential transition. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-115/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-115.htm GAO/RCED-94-115 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-115 Chapter Report GAO/RCED-94-115; Electromagnetic Fields: Federal Efforts to Determine Health Effects Are Behind Schedule; Electric power transmission Electric utilities Health hazards Cancer Safety Public health research Environmental research Scientific research State-administered programs Energy industry