Biological Bases of Current Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio-Frequency Radiation

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 182-184

  Lin, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological effects of radio frequency radiation; Brain; Cataractogenic threshold; Ears; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic radiation effects; Eyes; Human health and safety; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Lens opacification; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FREQUENCIES; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LENSES; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

HUMAN EXPOSURE;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 0242526042     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2003.1232183     Document Type: Review

References (8)

1. Federal Communications Commission, "Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation," FCC 96-326, Washington, DC, 1996.
2. National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP), "Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields, Properties, Quantities and Units, Biophysical Interactions, and Measurements," NCRP Report No. 67, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD,1982.
3. ANSI, "American National Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 300 kHz to 300 GHz," ANSI C95.1-1982, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., New York, 1982.
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5. National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP), "Biological Effects and Exposure Criteria for Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields," NCRP Report No. 86, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, 1986.
6. J. C. Lin, "Telecommunications Health and Safety: Cataracts and Cell Phone Radiation," IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 45, 1, February 2003, pp. 171-174.
7. CENELEC, "Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields - High Frequency (10 kHz to 300 GHz)," Pre-standard ENV 50166-2, European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), Brussels, 1995.
8. ICNIRP, "Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Time-varying Electric, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic Fields (Up to 300 GHz)," Health Physics, 74, 1998, pp. 494-522.