Impact of Electric Field Doses from High-Voltage Power Lines on Biodiversity

Death of Fulani herdsmen and their Cows as a result of High-Tension Wire Line wires electrocution, conductor, vandalization and associated impact on health and wellbeing of the Fulani herdsmen families informed this study. The study investigated the level of exposure of Fulani herdsmen and their livestock population to electric magnetic fields doses along the high-tension wire lines. Data were collected through field survey, questionnaire and focus group discussion. Electromagnetic radiation was measured using voltage meter. Data obtained was analyzed using statistical software (SPSS version 27) to determine the relationship between the level of electromagnetic field exposure and Fulani/livestock health. The result obtained revealed that Fulani hamlets in the study area were located 3-5 meters away from 123 and 330 KV high tension wire lines. The mean voltage doses recorded for one-month ranges from 165.77 to 292.83 microtesla (µT) per day/per hour/per month are generally above the minimum threshold level of 100 µT for human and Animals. Result on the comparison between WHO EMF threshold (100 µT) and the mean of EMF radiation 0.046 emitted at the Fulani hamlets using regression analysis revealed strong relationship at P>0.05.