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Exposure assessment at extremely low frequencies: Issues, instrumentation, modeling, and data
Author(s) -
Sussman Stanley S.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/94rs00509
Subject(s) - instrumentation (computer programming) , sophistication , exposure assessment , scope (computer science) , computer science , field (mathematics) , estimation , environmental science , risk analysis (engineering) , systems engineering , environmental health , engineering , medicine , mathematics , social science , programming language , sociology , pure mathematics , operating system
Epidemiologic studies suggesting a possible link between exposure to ELF magnetic fields and increased cancer risk have spurred interest in the assessment of field levels and exposures in residences, the workplace, and other environments. Characteristics such as high degrees of spatial and temporal variability and the presence of multiple frequencies can complicate assessment strategies. Instrumentation development has proceeded rapidly, and a number of measurement systems of varying sophistication are now commercially available. For situations where measurement is not feasible or practical, computer modeling is expanding the scope of exposure estimation. Health‐oriented studies and measurement surveys are adding to a growing database of field and exposure levels.