| Document ID (ISN) | 78846 |
| CIS number |
02-915 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1877-7856 - Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
16512 D 10, 4-2001
|
| Author(s) |
Miro L. |
| Title |
Risks from radiofrequency electromagnetic waves |
| Original title |
Risques liés aux ondes radioélectromagnétiques [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Toxicologie-Pathologie professionnelle, 4th Quarter 2001, No.133, 8p. 12 ref. |
| Abstract |
Biophysics of the interaction between radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation and human tissues are discussed, and the concept of specific absorption flux is defined. Health hazards are evaluated, in particular that of risk to the ocular lens. Other specific effects include effects on the central nervous system, behaviour, the endocrine system and the haematopoietic system. In occupational medicine, pathologies linked to the thermogenic effect that have been highlighted during clinical observations, epidemiological surveys and cases of active implants are discussed. Work aptitude conditions for jobs involving exposure are reviewed, and the procedures to be adopted in cases of accidental acute or chronic exposure and medical supervision of personnel are described. Finally, safety standards are presented and discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
France; biological hazards; health hazards; radiofrequency radiation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; lens; epidemiology; work aptitude; face and eye protection; human experiments; in vitro experiments; neuropsychic effects; endocrine effects; medical supervision; medical examinations; encyclopaedia; standard; data sheet; eye injuries; skin injuries; diseases of blood-forming organs; diseases of central nervous system |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Non-ionizing radiation
Biological hazards
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