Assessment of the possible health effects of Ground Wave Emergency Network
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press
1993.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009820322806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Assessment of the Possible Health Effects of Ground Wave Emergency Network
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- ASSESSMENT OF THE POSSIBLE HEALTH EFFECTS OF GROUND WAVE EMERGENCY NETWORK
- Executive Summary
- INTRODUCTION
- DESCRIPTION OF GWEN SYSTEM
- BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
- FIELD INTERACTIONS
- ORGAN AND TISSUE SYSTEMS
- CELLULAR AND SUBCELLULAR EFFECTS
- HUMAN EVIDENCE
- THERMAL EFFECTS
- RISK ASSESSMENT
- EXPOSURE REDUCTION
- CONCLUSIONS
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Description of GWEN System
- 3 Coupling of GWEN Electromagnetic Fields to the Human Body
- ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS FOR GWEN SITES
- Low-Frequency (LF) Transmitter
- ULTRA-HIGH-FREQUENCY (UHF) TRANSMITTER
- INDUCED FIELDS AND CURRENTS IN THE HUMAN BODY
- INDUCED CURRENTS AND E FIELDS AT 174.625 KHZ
- SARS FOR UHF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
- MICROSCOPIC FIELD INTERACTIONS AT THE MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND TISSUE LEVELS
- INDIRECT COUPLING-SHOCK AND BURNS
- APPENDIX A: ANATOMICALLY BASED MODEL AND NUMERICAL PROCEDURE USED FOR CALCULATIONS
- Anatomically Based Model
- Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method
- REFERENCES
- 4 Perception and Behavioral Effects of Electromagnetic Fields
- REFERENCES
- 5 Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Development
- REFERENCES
- 6 Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Organs and Tissues
- INTRODUCTION
- NERVOUS SYSTEM
- VISUAL SYSTEM
- ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
- IMMUNE SYSTEM
- HEMATOLOGIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
- ANIMAL CARCINOGENESIS
- CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES
- 7 In Vitro Cellular and Subcellular End Points
- BONE HEALING
- MUTAGENIC EFFECTS
- CYTOGENETIC EFFECTS
- CELL TRANSFORMATION
- EFFECTS ON TRANSCRIPTION
- TUMOR PROMOTION
- Calcium Homeostasis
- Ornithine decarboxylase
- Protein Kinase C
- CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES.
- 8 Human Laboratory and Clinical Evidence of Effects of Electromagnetic Fields
- CUTANEOUS PERCEPTION
- PHOSPHENES
- PACEMAKER INTERFERENCE
- MICROWAVE AUDITORY EFFECT
- CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS
- BRAIN-EVOKED POTENTIALS
- HEART RATE
- REACTION TIME
- MOOD AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION
- BLOOD COMPOSITION
- BONE REPAIR AND GROWTH STIMULATION
- CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES
- 9 Epidemiological Research Relevant to Identification of Health Hazards Associated with GWEN Fields
- STUDIES OF GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
- OCCUPATIONAL STUDIES
- EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES OF HEALTH EFFECTS OF MICROWAVE EXPOSURE
- RADIO BROADCAST STATIONS
- AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS
- CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES
- 10 Standards and Guidelines for Exposure to Radiofrequency and Extremely-Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields
- REFERENCES
- 11 Risk Analysis and Management
- RISK ASSESSMENT
- GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF GWEN FIELDS
- COUPLING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS TO HUMAN BODY
- SHIELDING BY BUILDINGS
- POPULATION DISTRIBUTION AROUND GWEN SITES
- LF AND UHF EXPOSURES OF POPULATION AROUND SITES
- EXPOSURE COMPARISONS WITH EXISTING STANDARDS
- EXPOSURE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER SOURCES
- BOUNDING GWEN RISKS
- HISTORICAL GROWTH IN BROADCAST ACTIVITY
- PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AROUND BROADCAST FACILITIES
- MEADOWLANDS SPORTS COMPLEX
- BOUNDS ON EXCESS POPULATION RISK FROM GWEN FIELDS
- LIMITATIONS OF GWEN RISK ASSESSMENT
- RISK PERCEPTION
- EXPOSURE REDUCTION
- RESEARCH NEEDS
- REFERENCES.
