Personal radiofrequency electromagnetic field measurements in the Netherlands: Exposure level and variability for everyday activities, times of day and types of area

Environment International

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 133-142

  Bolte, John F B ^a   Eikelboom, Tessa ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DECT cordless phone; Mobile phone base station; Personal exposure measurements; Radio and television broadcast; Radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF EMF); Wireless LAN

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; CORDLESS TELEPHONES; DOCKING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; FREQUENCY BANDS; MOBILE PHONES; SHOPPING CENTERS; TELEVISION BROADCASTING; WI-FI; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

CORDLESS PHONES; MOBILE PHONE BASE STATIONS; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; RADIO FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; TELEVISION BROADCASTS;

BASE STATIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GPS; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; MICROWAVE OVEN; MOBILE PHONE; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL MONITORING; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SHOPPING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TELECOMMUNICATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84865053828     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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