Review Paper:
Increased density
of high electric voltage lines causing hazardous effect on plants
Narasimhan S. and Bindu S.
Disaster Advances; Vol. 14(10); 63-66;
doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/1410da6366; (2021)
Abstract
Environmental effect of power distribution lines includes loss of vegetation, loss
of agricultural lands and altered human and animal activity. However, the hazardous
effect of power lines on the individual growth, metabolism, yield and reproduction
of plants has not been studied in detail. Current understanding confirms that the
vicinity of power lines can alter plant life because of static electric field.
These effects include altered growth, burning of plant parts, altered biochemical
parameters such as (i) Mechanical damage (ii) Altered growth (iii) Reduced seed
germination (iv) Altered respiration parameters (v) Altered biochemical parameters
such as changes in elemental concentration, enzymatic activity, chlorophyll content
and phenol content (vi) Altered membrane functions and (vii) Altered cell cycle.
However, the effect of proximity of power lines on the most significant molecular
parameters such as DNA replication, transcription and translation and DNA repair
activity has not been studied.
