Power Line Radiation: Measuring EMF & Energy

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How do we determine the amount of radiation, EMF, and/or energy emitted from a utility line carry an electric circuit? How do we measure the amount of radiation emitted from the utility line over a time period?
 
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Do you mean in general or to audit for safety or something?

You might want to start in the references to this article. Some look promising.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_radiation_and_health

If you're interested in the 'how' then I believe this is the relevant standard, from 1994 anyway. Limits might have changed but I doubt the measurement technique changed much. You'll probably have to pay to get a more recent one. The document below does assume knowledge in the field.

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/17120829/IEEE-644-1994-_R2001_-_Magnetic-Fields-From-AC-power-lines_
 
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