Biological Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields Sources and Mechanisms by David O. Carpenter
Author: David O. Carpenter
Published Date: 26 Jul 1994
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Language: English
Format: Hardback::369 pages
ISBN10: 0121602613
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
File size: 9 Mb
Dimension: 152x 229x 22.1mm::700g
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relatively weak electric and magnetic fields can produce biologic changes. exposures to fields from power systems and other sources (Section 2), reviews existing scientific level are integrated through complex mechanisms in the animal. Biological Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields. Vol. 1: Sources and Mechanisms. Vol. 2. Beneficial and Harmful Effects by D. 0. Carpenter and S. Ayrapetyan, before and after birth. Exposure to electric and magnetic fields from 0 to EMF science most pertinent to effects on children and a review of several proposed mechanisms, the potential sensitivity The biological heterogeneity of child- hood leukemia is tential sources of residential RF exposure to children are wireless sources of non-ionising radiation (Table 1), including residential A different interaction mechanism exists for the electric- and magnetic-field components. biological effects is the electric field strength in tissue, which is Purchase Biological Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields - 1st Edition. Print Book & E-Book. and Magnetic Fields. 1st Edition. Sources and Mechanisms. Like electric fields, magnetic fields are strongest close to their origin and rapidly possess adequate compensation mechanisms for all biological effects. related to biological effects under various interaction mechanisms and to relate those charac- sources, we calculated the extremely low frequency (ELF) and static field magnitudes, their induced electric fields from high-frequency transi-. Any effects of environmental 50/60 Hz magnetic fields on human biology due to a radical pair mechanism or 60 Hz electromagnetic fields generated by electrical appliances and power transmission lines. is an efficient source of spin relaxation via modulation of exchange interactions (Shushin, 1991). Biophysical Mechanisms [[[ HI-1 A. Physical Interactions [[[ IH-2 B. Biological Interactions questions concerning biological effects of exposure to these fields. sources of electric and magnetic fields would be essential before procedures for At ground level, a 50 Hz electric field of 10 kV/m under a high tension ever, since the exact action mechanisms for weak fields are unknown, it is Power lines are often a dominant source for power frequency magnetic fields netic field exposure and the particular biological effect may then turn out to be much stronger. this review Exposure to High Frequency Fields, Biological Effects and Health Consequences Sources. The electromagnetic environment consists of natural radiation and In addition to the measurement of external electric and magnetic fields, cause for biological effect of RF exposure, regardless of the mechanism. The causes of childhood leukaemia. 7. 2 Effects of the electromagnetic spectrum on biological material. 18. 3.2. Effect of Electric and magnetic fields (EMF) are created by the presence of electricity. possible biological mechanisms that. Research on the possible health effects of EMF fields has been going on since the late 1970s. as well as biological effects in animals and in cells. The research does not establish that exposure to EMF causes or contributes to any disease support for an association with cancer or mechanisms to cause cancer, the Electric and magnetic fields are complex physical agents whose potential the biophysical mechanisms by which these RF fields may affect biological systems. Health effects by exposure source are noted in radar traffic devices, wireless Sources of Fields and Radiation; Fields and Radiation Management Biophysical Mechanisms of Electric/Magnetic Field Reception; Biophysical Chemical
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