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Is it safe to live next door to an electric sub-station?
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These were the kind of reports coming through in 06/07 when I was selling and buying. It did amaze me at the time, just how many houses we viewed that had one next door. Given it's probably your biggest investment, a report that gives adverse news, or just changes sentiment in the issue, was enough for me to get out of the way.0
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I grew up with a substation adjoining the garden, till I left for uni. Never noticed any humming at all but it seems this vary from place to place.
The most annoying thing for me was losing footballs in it.0 -
concerned43 wrote: »I would not touch with a barge pole! I worked in a department of bio-engineering and physics which proved there was a link between power stations and cancer.
Please supply a link to this "proof".It's someone else's fault.0 -
My worry would be humming at night, I have quite sensitive hearing (if there is a low hum anywhere I am always the one to hear it) and at night I can hear all sorts of noises, so I'd be a little worried I'd lie in bed on my first night and just hear a buzzzzzzzzz which would drive me nuts! Although I have to turn off all electrical appliances aside from the fridge freezer at night even downstairs as I can hear them.
Probably worth going at night too to make sure it's not noisy?0 -
Just not worth the risk..Could you forgive yourself if one of your kids ends up with something even though the risk is not proven,
I would be devastated.If no kids then maybe!It is nice to see the value of your house going up'' Why ?
Unless you are planning to sell up and not live anywhere, I can;t see the advantage.
If you are planning to upsize the new house will cost more.
If you are planning to downsize your new house will cost more than it should
If you are trying to buy your first house its almost impossible.0 -
concerned43 wrote: »
Ignore the daily mail one, it's the daily mail for heavens sake
On reading the third link even the Leukaemia Foundation of Australia states "to date there is insufficient evidence to prove any casual link (ie that EMFs cause childhood Leukaemia)". It's someone else's fault.0 -
concerned43 wrote: »
Daily Mail - need I say more.
Power watch is an anti wi-fi, EF, RF group which convientaly sells it's own range of products to keep you safe. I do seem to remember them being ask to leave a school they will filming a documentary in about school wi-fi systems after the teachers realized they were peddling a load of crap. EDIT: Here is the link: http://www.badscience.net/2007/05/so-simple-a-child-could-spot-it/
The Leukaemia association is the only trustworthy link there and it says "In the most extensive and detailed to date, the UK
Childhood Cancer Study (UKCCS) found ‘no evidence that either proximity to electrical installations or the magnetic field levels they produce in the UK is associated with increased risk of childhood leukaemia or any other cancer.'". There is some correlation between leukemia and high voltage power lines in some very small studies but that does not equal causation.
Nearly all the 'evidence' of a link between substations and cancer is anecdotal, usually from 'a friend of a friend'.
If you are really concerned - stop using mobile phones, don't sit near the TV, laptop, radio alarm clock, don't have a wireless router etc.
In contrast these are proven human carcinogens that you probably have daily contact with without panicking:
Acetaldehyde (comes from drinking alcohol)
The Contraceptive Pill (increases breast cancer risk decreases risk of other cancers)
Wood Dust
Bisphenol A - a chemical in many plastics including water bottles and ready meal trays.
Silica Gel
Many paints if you use them regularly
If the OP is not happy living next to a substation - fine but I do take exception to people who don't understand the science scaremongering.
EDIT: I'm very concerned, concerned43, that you claim to have worked in a science department yet seem unable to provide reliable studies to back up your claims and seem to think that the Daily Mail is a reliable scientific source. You seem to lack any scientific literacy!Save £200 a month : [STRIKE]Oct[/STRIKE] Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr0 -
thegirlintheattic wrote: »EDIT: I'm very concerned, concerned43, that you claim to have worked in a science department yet seem unable to provide reliable studies to back up your claims and seem to think that the Daily Mail is a reliable scientific source. You seem to lack any scientific literacy!
To be fair, concerned43 didn't say what the role was. They might have been the chief bin emptier as there's certainly no evidence of any scientific integrity.What goes around - comes around0 -
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