Exposures to ELF-EMF in everyday environments

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• Personal Author:
  Bowman, Joseph D.
• Description:
  A crucial step in epidemiology involves understanding the exposures that may affect human health. This chapter covers the basic elements that determine exposures to electric and magnetic fields (EMFs) at extremely low frequencies (ELFs identical to ≡ >0-3000 Hz) in everyday environments, particularly electric utilities, residences, schools, offices, transportation, and manufacturing. The chapter starts with an overview of basic concepts. For each environment, important sources of ELF-EMFs are described, followed by a brief survey of exposure measurements. Basic ELF-EMF Concepts: The objectives of this section are to introduce the terminology, notation, and physical concepts used in the assessment of ELF-EMF exposures. The focus is on the physical characteristics of EMF that have been hypothesized to affect human health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electricity Electromagnetic Phenomena Electrophysiology Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Epidemiology Hazardous Substances Magnetic Fields Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Electrical-fields Electrical-transmission Electrical-workers Electromagnetic-absorption Electromagnetic-energy Electromagnetic-fields Electrophysiological-measurements Environmental-hazards Exposure-assessment Health-hazards Magnetic-fields Physical-properties

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• ISBN:
  9781466568174
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  93-124
• Volume:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044556
• Citation:
  Epidemiology of electromagnetic fields. Röösli M, ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2014 Jun; 7:93-124
• Editor(s):
  Röösli M
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Epidemiology of electromagnetic fields
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200233/cdc_200233_DS1.pdf
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