Radio-frequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure levels in different European outdoor urban environments in comparison with regulatory limits

Environment International

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-54

  Urbinello, Damiano ^a,b,c   Joseph, Wout ^c   Huss, Anke ^d   Verloock, Leen ^c   Beekhuizen, Johan ^d   Vermeulen, Roel ^d   Martens, Luc ^c   Röösli, Martin ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Portable exposure meter; Radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF EMFs); Regulatory limits

Indexed keywords

BASE STATIONS; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIO WAVES; URBAN PLANNING;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON NON-IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION; MOBILE PHONE BASE STATIONS; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RADIO FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; REGULATORY LIMIT; RF-EMFS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH IMPACT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA;

ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MOBILE PHONE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; REFERENCE VALUE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SWITZERLAND; URBAN AREA;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; BASEL; BASEL-STADT; BELGIUM; BRUSSELS [BELGIUM]; EAST FLANDERS; GHENT; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND; SWITZERLAND;

EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; PORTABLE EXPOSURE METER; RADIO-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (RF-EMFS); REGULATORY LIMITS;

CELLULAR PHONE; CITIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 84897389239     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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