Document ID (ISN) | 38980 |
CIS number |
83-105 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
Year |
1982 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Cox C., Murray W.E., Foley E.P. |
Title |
Occupational exposures to radiofrequency radiation (18-31MHz) from RF dielectric heat sealers |
Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1982, Vol.43, No.3, p.149-153. Illus. 13 ref. |
Abstract |
The exposure to radiofrequency radiation from dielectric heat sealers for plastics was measured for a group of 82 operators, mostly female, of whom 75% were of child-bearing age. Exposure measurements were made using electric (E) and magnetic (H) field probes. The geometric mean of the maximum measured exposures was ≥200V/m for the E-field and 0.094A/m for the H-field. 55% of the operators were exposed to E-field levels >200V/m and 21% to H-field levels >0.5A/m, the OSHA exposure standards. For the heat sealers evaluated, the frequencies ranged from 18 to 31MHz. The exposure range is sufficiently broad to make these operators adequate candidates for an epidemiologic study of the effects of RF radiation in the 10-100MHz range on reproductive functions. |
Descriptors (primary) |
welding of plastics; radiofrequency radiation; antifertility effects |
Descriptors (secondary) |
electric fields; exposure evaluation; magnetic fields; women; biological effects; epidemiologic study |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Radiation
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Antifertility and prenatal effects Non-ionizing radiation Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
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