What are the EMF exposure levels expected from the Heartland Project?
– The EMF levels produced by the Heartland Project are expected to be well within the range of magnetic field levels that we are exposed to in our everyday lives and well below the public exposure guideline (833 milligauss) established by the International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). Neither Health Canada nor the World Health Organization has recommended that the general public should take steps to limit everyday exposures to EMF. – Current computer modelling results show that, at a distance of about 150 metres from the proposed 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line, the magnetic field level is expected to be approximately one milligauss (mG) under average power flow (load) on the line.. This level will continue to diminish as you move farther from the line. To put this into another perspective, the average of magnetic field measurements in Canadian homes have been approximately one milligauss. This is based on magnetic field measures taken throughout the ho
