Overview on the EMF problems and the international standardisation work

Author

Goldberg, Georges

Author_Institution

Advisory Comm. on Electromagn. Compatibility, Zurich, Switzerland

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

11-16 May 2003

Firstpage

9

Abstract

The exposure of humans to electromagnetic fields is a problem which gains more and more importance. It is the subject of a wide standardisation work considering as well the field limits as the design of the field sources, apparatus and systems. The paper gives an overview on this work: kinds of effects, kinds of standards, relevant international organisations, and current problems. It considers the whole frequency range 0 HZ to 300 GHz, the different approaches in the different parts of the world, Europe West and East, USA, the technical aspects and the legal consequences. It makes some remarks about future needs.

Keywords

electric field effects; electric potential; electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic fields; magnetic field effects; standardisation; EMF problems; EMF standardisation; electromagnetic fields; international standardisation; legal consequences; technical aspects; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic radiation; Europe; Frequency; Humans; IEC; Law; Magnetic flux; Specific absorption rate;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2003. EMC '03. 2003 IEEE International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7779-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC2.2003.1428179

Filename

1428179