Title :
A review of the effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation on human body and exposure standards
Author :
Mukhopadhyay, S. ; Sanyal, Ashis
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Electron. Niketan, New Delhi, India
Abstract :
Recent studies and investigations revealed that the effect of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation on the human body may not be restricted to thermal effects only but it may help to explain some of the unsolved important biological activities to closely examine whether continuous or occupational exposure to electromagnetic radiation causes or aggravates any adverse health conditions, directly or indirectly. This paper gives an overview of some such investigations on the biological evidence of the effect of the non-ionizing radiation and also presents a discussion on various existing radiation protection standards
Keywords :
biological effects of radiation; cellular effects of radiation; health hazards; radiation protection; reviews; standards; DNA synthesis; EM fields; EMC; adverse health conditions; biological activities; biological evidence; continuous exposure; exposure standards; human body; immune system; nonionizing electromagnetic radiation; occupational exposure; organic cells; radiation protection standards; regulations; thermal effects; Animals; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic heating; Electromagnetic radiation; Frequency; Hazards; Humans; Ionizing radiation; Protection;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility '97. Proceedings of the International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hyderabad
Print_ISBN :
81-900652-0-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICEMIC.1997.669814