Mark, Some publications that may help you are as follows:
ANSI/IEEE C95.1, IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz. American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists, Handbook of Threshold Limit Values...Biological Exposure Indices Health Canada Safety Code 6 VDE 0848, Part 2, Safety at Electromagnetic Fields...0 to 30 kHz, Part 4, Safety at Electromagnetic Fields...10 kHz to 3000 GHz. CENELEC Standards ENV 50166-1 and -2, Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields from 0 Hz to 300 GHz. Many of these have a section on rationale as well as limits and include extensive references, useful for further investigation. The Bioelectromagnetic Society (BEMS) charges a modest fee for membership and includes a newsletter and updated journal on research going on in this area. An association called Electomagnetic Energy Association (EEA) provides courses on background and fields effects, and newsletters to members on current legislative activities around the world (202-452-1070). Another organization is the IEEE COMAR, Committee on Man and Radiation. Together these organizations will be able to answer all of the questions you have posed below. Don Umbdenstock umbdenst...@sensormatic.com ---------- From: Mark Montrose To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RF fields and biological effects List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Tuesday, June 24, 1997 2:48AM Greetings. I am interested in locating a web page, resource, or on-line information to provide answers to the following. Low frequency, i.e., 50/60 Hz, ELF and VLF fields are "not" a concern for these questions. I am interested in higher frequency RF fields. 1. Typical self-resonant frequency range of the human body? How to calculate it. 2. What kind of "high frequency" RF fields, either magnetic or electric cause biological harm? 3. At what frequency ranges (microwave, radar, etc.) is biological harm noted? 4. What power levels are required in the GHz range, or even in the 30-300 MHz range to cause harm, (25V/m, 60V/m, 100V/m, etc.)? 5. How long does one need to be exposed to high intensity radiated fields before effects are noted? 6. Does the US Government or any international standard exists related to SAR (specific absorption rate) or recommendation for safe levels? 7. What are typical symptoms if one has been exposed to dangerous field levels, whatever they may be? 8. Is there any published studies on high frequency RF effects in the public domain, not ELF, VLF studies? 9. Are there any known "factual" and "documented" cases of biological harm reported (besides the Florida woman who allegedly died of brain cancer from using a cell phone that is currently in the courts)? Thanks --Mark Montrose-- mmont...@ix.netcom.com
