Title :
Electromagnetic field in human body due to VLF transmitter
Author_Institution :
Gordon McKay Lab., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The human body is a parasitic antenna in which electric fields and currents are induced by ambient EM fields over a wide range of frequencies. Research has shown that potentially harmful effects on the cellular level can develop in bodies exposed to the ELF (50-60 Hz) fields of very-high-voltage powerlines. Are similar effects to be expected from exposure to the VLF (10-30 kHz) fields of high-power transmitters? Since at both ELF and VLF the human body is extremely short, all parts of the body are conductors with /spl sigma/>>/spl omega//spl epsiv/, and there is no skin effect, equal fields active on cell membranes might well have comparable effects.
Keywords :
biomembranes; cellular biophysics; cellular effects of radiation; electromagnetic induction; radio transmitters; 10 to 30 kHz; VLF transmitter; ambient EM fields; cell membranes; cellular level; electric fields; electromagnetic field; high-power transmitters; human body; parasitic antenna; Biomembranes; Cells (biology); Conductors; Electromagnetic fields; Frequency; Geophysical measurement techniques; Ground penetrating radar; Humans; Skin effect; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1996. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3216-4
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1996.549953