Biological Effects of Power Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields (open access)

Biological Effects of Power Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields

This background report responds to a request by the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. The subcommittee asked that OTA review the health effects of high-voltage transmission lines. To provide background information for its assessment on electric power wheeling, OTA contracted with the Carnegie-Mellon University.
Date: May 1989
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technologies for Reducing Dioxin in the Manufacture of Bleached Wood Pulp (open access)

Technologies for Reducing Dioxin in the Manufacture of Bleached Wood Pulp

As analytical technology improves, we are discovering dioxins associated with many products commonly found in the home and workplace. This report provides an assessment of these technologies; it does not address the policy issues related to regulating dioxin in paper products and controlling environmental release.
Date: May 1989
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library