LEADER 06195nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910960880803321 005 20251017110100.0 010 $a9786610196272 010 $a9781280196270 010 $a1280196270 010 $a9780309595315 010 $a0309595312 010 $a9780585084831 010 $a0585084831 035 $a(CKB)111004366661678 035 $a(OCoLC)614577450 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10056741 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000106825 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11108918 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106825 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10132641 035 $a(PQKB)11070714 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376468 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10056741 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL19627 035 $a(OCoLC)923264039 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376468 035 $a(Perlego)4740225 035 $a(DNLM)774560 035 $a(BIP)703691 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366661678 100 $a19920611d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAssessment of the possible health effects of Ground Wave Emergency Network /$fCommittee on Assessment of the Possible Health Effects of Ground Wave Emergency Network, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1993 215 $a1 online resource (182 p.) 300 $a"B-616"--T.p. verso. 311 08$a9780309047777 311 08$a0309047773 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aAssessment of the Possible Health Effects of Ground Wave Emergency Network -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- ASSESSMENT OF THE POSSIBLE HEALTH EFFECTS OF GROUND WAVE EMERGENCY NETWORK -- Executive Summary -- INTRODUCTION -- DESCRIPTION OF GWEN SYSTEM -- BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS -- FIELD INTERACTIONS -- ORGAN AND TISSUE SYSTEMS -- CELLULAR AND SUBCELLULAR EFFECTS -- HUMAN EVIDENCE -- THERMAL EFFECTS -- RISK ASSESSMENT -- EXPOSURE REDUCTION -- CONCLUSIONS -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Description of GWEN System -- 3 Coupling of GWEN Electromagnetic Fields to the Human Body -- ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS FOR GWEN SITES -- Low-Frequency (LF) Transmitter -- ULTRA-HIGH-FREQUENCY (UHF) TRANSMITTER -- INDUCED FIELDS AND CURRENTS IN THE HUMAN BODY -- INDUCED CURRENTS AND E FIELDS AT 174.625 KHZ -- SARS FOR UHF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS -- MICROSCOPIC FIELD INTERACTIONS AT THE MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND TISSUE LEVELS -- INDIRECT COUPLING-SHOCK AND BURNS -- APPENDIX A: ANATOMICALLY BASED MODEL AND NUMERICAL PROCEDURE USED FOR CALCULATIONS -- Anatomically Based Model -- Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method -- REFERENCES -- 4 Perception and Behavioral Effects of Electromagnetic Fields -- REFERENCES -- 5 Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Development -- REFERENCES -- 6 Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Organs and Tissues -- INTRODUCTION -- NERVOUS SYSTEM -- VISUAL SYSTEM -- ENDOCRINE SYSTEM -- IMMUNE SYSTEM -- HEMATOLOGIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS -- ANIMAL CARCINOGENESIS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 7 In Vitro Cellular and Subcellular End Points -- BONE HEALING -- MUTAGENIC EFFECTS -- CYTOGENETIC EFFECTS -- CELL TRANSFORMATION -- EFFECTS ON TRANSCRIPTION -- TUMOR PROMOTION -- Calcium Homeostasis -- Ornithine decarboxylase -- Protein Kinase C -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES. 327 $a8 Human Laboratory and Clinical Evidence of Effects of Electromagnetic Fields -- CUTANEOUS PERCEPTION -- PHOSPHENES -- PACEMAKER INTERFERENCE -- MICROWAVE AUDITORY EFFECT -- CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS -- BRAIN-EVOKED POTENTIALS -- HEART RATE -- REACTION TIME -- MOOD AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION -- BLOOD COMPOSITION -- BONE REPAIR AND GROWTH STIMULATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 9 Epidemiological Research Relevant to Identification of Health Hazards Associated with GWEN Fields -- STUDIES OF GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE -- OCCUPATIONAL STUDIES -- EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES OF HEALTH EFFECTS OF MICROWAVE EXPOSURE -- RADIO BROADCAST STATIONS -- AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 10 Standards and Guidelines for Exposure to Radiofrequency and Extremely-Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields -- REFERENCES -- 11 Risk Analysis and Management -- RISK ASSESSMENT -- GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF GWEN FIELDS -- COUPLING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS TO HUMAN BODY -- SHIELDING BY BUILDINGS -- POPULATION DISTRIBUTION AROUND GWEN SITES -- LF AND UHF EXPOSURES OF POPULATION AROUND SITES -- EXPOSURE COMPARISONS WITH EXISTING STANDARDS -- EXPOSURE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER SOURCES -- BOUNDING GWEN RISKS -- HISTORICAL GROWTH IN BROADCAST ACTIVITY -- PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AROUND BROADCAST FACILITIES -- MEADOWLANDS SPORTS COMPLEX -- BOUNDS ON EXCESS POPULATION RISK FROM GWEN FIELDS -- LIMITATIONS OF GWEN RISK ASSESSMENT -- RISK PERCEPTION -- EXPOSURE REDUCTION -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- REFERENCES. 330 $aWritten at the request of the U.S. Air Force and Congress, this book evaluates the potential health effects associated with deployment of the Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN), a communications system to be used in case of a high-altitude detonation of a nuclear device. 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