ELECTROMAGNETIC IMPACT OF TRANSMISSION LINES ON THE ENVIRONMENT

The paper presents the research carried out on electromagnetic radiation from power lines. The increased need for energy, especially electricity, leads to the installation of a relatively dense network of power lines. The rapid development of the cities, often, fit these installations in the urban areas. Question of the possible impact on the health of the people due to exposure to electric and magnetic fields in the environment is of interest for a long period, because the results of some studies that seem to link the occurrence of cancer, especially leukemia in children living near electrical power overhead distribution or transmission lines. The paper is based on the constraints given by ICNRP (International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection). International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Rules "Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields in frequency range from 0 to 300GHz" in 1998. Appropriate reference levels for public exposure to electric field E=5kV/m and magnetic field B = 100 mu T Measurements have been conducted with the instrument Multidetector II profi produced by the company AARONIA. Investigated area is 400 kV transformer station near Stip. In this paper is presented protocol measurements and displayed maps of the electromagnetic radiation of the investigated area.