Title :
Risk assessment of EMF on health
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The following topics are considered: are electromagnetic fields hazardous? (including: the danger of electricity; low intensity field effects on animals); Hill´s epidemiological principles; differences in prior knowledge and belief; the numerical magnitude of risk (including: the importance of making a risk estimate; which parameter defines dose or exposure?; bad parameters and dose underestimation; the average US exposure; the risk coefficient); other risks one ignores; managing the risk
Keywords :
biological effects of fields; dosimetry; health hazards; reviews; risk management; Hill´s epidemiological principles; average US exposure; bad parameters; belief; dose underestimation; electricity danger; electromagnetic fields hazard; exposure; health; low intensity field effects; numerical risk magnitude; prior knowledge; risk assessment; risk coefficient; risk estimate; Accidents; Animals; Cancer; Chemicals; History; Humans; Lighting; Lungs; Physics; Risk management;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
