Summary of Measured Radiofrequency Electric and Magnetic Fields (10 kHz to 30 GHz) in the General and Work Environment

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 563-577

  Mantiply, Edwin D ^a   Pohl, Kenneth R ^a   Poppell, Samuel W ^a   Murphy, Julia A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental; Exposure; Microwave; Occupational; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MOBILE ANTENNAS; RADIO BROADCASTING; RADIO TRANSMISSION;

AIR TRAFFICS; DIELECTRIC HEATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL; EXPOSURE; HANDHELDS; INDUCTION HEATER; OCCUPATIONAL; RADIOFREQUENCIES; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; VERY LOW FREQUENCY;

TRANSMITTERS;

CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 0030631502     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1997)18:8<563::aid-bem5>3.0.co;2-0     Document Type: Article

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