Pilot measurements of ELF contact currents in some electric utility occupations

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 323-333

  Bowman, Joseph ^a   Niple, John ^b   Kavet, Rob ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Enertech Consultants   (United States)

^c ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact currents; ELF; Exposure measurements; Instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT STUDY; RADIATION RESPONSE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BODY BURDEN; CALIFORNIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 39049180812     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620600697642     Document Type: Article

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