Electrosmog and species conservation

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 496, Issue , 2014, Pages 314-316

  Balmori, Alfonso ^a  

^a Servicio de Programas de Salud y Prevención de la Dirección Técnica de Recursos Humanos y Gestión de Centros Gerencia de Servicios Sociales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic radiation; Non thermal effects; Phone masts

Indexed keywords

NON THERMAL EFFECT; PHONE MASTS; SPECIES CONSERVATIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TELEPHONE NETWORK;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HABITAT; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT STRESS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CELL PHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 84905483928     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.07.061     Document Type: Article

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