Title :
Biological effects of electromagnetic waves-an overview
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
The biological effects of electromagnetic fields are reviewed in this paper. It is found that exposure to excessive levels of electromagnetic power over prolonged periods can cause adverse health effects. This paper presents occupational and general exposure limits recently adopted by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Keywords :
biological effects of fields; electromagnetic fields; reviews; World Health Organisation; adverse health effects; biological effects of electromagnetic waves; excessive levels of electromagnetic power; general exposure limits; occupational exposure limits; prolonged periods; Animals; Cancer; Chemicals; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic scattering; Geophysical measurement techniques; Ground penetrating radar; Immune system; Rats;
Conference_Titel :
Bioelectromagnetism, 1998. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3867-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICBEM.1998.666459
