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Details for Professor Denis Henshaw
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor Denis Henshaw |
| Job title | Emeritus Professor |
| Department | School of Chemistry University of Bristol |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
Office. To help us deal with your request, please mention the Directory of Experts when contacting the Public Relations Office. work+44 (0)117 331 8092 email: public-relations@bristol.ac.uk |
| Qualifications | B.Sc.(Lond.), Ph.D.(Nott.) |
| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | I am a member of the co-ordinating committee of the Government Stakeholder Advisory Group for EMF (SAGE). |
| Keywords | leukaemia non-ionising radiation pineal gland melatonin powerlines childhood leukaemia |
| Areas of expertise | The Human Radiation Effects Group is funded by the charity CHILDREN WITH LEUKAEMIA to research environmental causes of childhood leukaemia, with emphasis on non-ionising radiation. Evidence suggests that power frequency magnetic fields suppress the production in the pineal gland of the important hormone and natural anti-cancer agent melatonin and this may explain the adverse health effects associated with magnetic field exposures. High voltage powerlines also emit corona ions which may help explain an apparent increased risk of childhood leukaemia up to 600 metres away in the UK. |