A Comparison of Fishes and Invertebrates Living in the Vicinity of Energized and Unenergized Submarine Power Cables and Natural Sea Floor off Southern California, USA
Table 1
Electromagnetic field (EMF) level measurements (in microtesla (µT)) at three habitats during 2012–2014.
Mean (SD)
Range
EMF levels at the energized cables at 0 m ( = 18)
107.6 (36.6)
51–205
EMF levels at the unenergized cables at 0 m ( = 14)
0.5 (0.6)
0.0–1.5
EMF levels at the natural habitat
0.8 (0.3)
0.3–1.0
Attenuation of EMF levels with distance from a cable. EMF levels in microtesla (µT) measured at cable A in 2012. Measurements were taken at three distances from the cable (0 m, on cable; 0.5 m; and 1 m) and at four locations along cable ( = 4).
