Document ID (ISN) | 61541 |
CIS number |
94-354 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0885-114X - Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews |
Year |
1992 |
Convention or series no. |
|
Author(s) |
Yost M.G. |
Title |
Occupational health effects of nonionizing radiation |
Bibliographic information |
July-Sep. 1992, Vol.7, No.3, p.543-566. 90 ref. |
Abstract |
The forms of non-ionizing radiation are described along with their physical characteristics, occupational sources, biological effects and exposure criteria. Discussed are: electromagnetic energy, ultraviolet and infrared radiation, microwave and radiofrequency radiation, very low frequency and extremely low frequency magnetic and electric fields. |
Descriptors (primary) |
biological effects; non-ionizing radiation |
Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; diseases of eyes and related structures; electromagnetic radiation; ultraviolet radiation; electric fields; magnetic fields; occupation disease relation; skin diseases; cancer; permissible radiation doses; infrared radiation; radiofrequency radiation |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Radiation
|
Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
Browse category(ies) |
Non-ionizing radiation
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