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Research on Power-Frequency Fields Completed Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee to Review the Research Activities Completed Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992

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Research on Power-Frequency Fields Completed Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee to Review the Research Activities Completed Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992

Since the 1970s, concerns about health hazards associated with electric and magnetic fields from power lines and from workplace, school, and household use of electricity have led to many studies and continued controversy about whether adverse health effects occur. In the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486), Congress authorized a focused national research program to study the possible health effects of exposure to low-intensity, 60-hertz electric and magnetic fields. In response to this legislation and at the request of the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Research Council established a committee under the Board on Radiation Effects Research (BRER) in the Commission on Life Sciences (CLS) to aid in its review of the power-frequency magnetic field research activities completed under the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination (EMF-RAPID) program that was authorized by the Energy Policy Act. The Research Council's Committee to Review the Research Activities Completed Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT) was asked to review the EMF-RAPID program implemented by DOE and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and research strategies suggested by other federal and nonfederal groups.

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0309172985

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9780309172981

Potential Radiation Exposure in Military Operations

Protecting the Soldier Before, During, and After

By: Committee on Battlefield Radiation Exposure Criteria,Institute of Medicine

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Potential Radiation Exposure in Military Operations

Protecting the Soldier Before, During, and After

By: Committee on Battlefield Radiation Exposure Criteria,Institute of Medicine

In 1996, NATO issued guidance for the exposure of military personnel to radiation doses different from occupational dose levels, but not high enough to cause acute health effects-and in doing so set policy in a new arena. Scientific and technological developments now permit small groups or individuals to use, or threaten to use, destructive devices (nuclear, biological, chemical, and cyber-based weaponry, among others) targeted anywhere in the world. Political developments, such as the loss of political balance once afforded by competing superpowers, have increased the focus on regional and subregional disputes. What doctrine should guide decisionmaking regarding the potential exposure of troops to radiation in this changed theater of military operations? In 1995, the Office of the U.S. Army Surgeon General asked the Medical Follow-up Agency of the Institute of Medicine to provide advice. This report is the final product of the Committee on Battlefield Radiation Exposure Criteria convened for that purpose. In its 1997 interim report, Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Guidance for Military Operations, the committee addressed the technical aspects of the NATO directive. In this final report, the committee reiterates that discussion and places it in an ethical context.

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0309581109

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Possible Health Effects of Exposure to Residential Electric and Magnetic Fields

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on the Possible Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Biologic Systems

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Possible Health Effects of Exposure to Residential Electric and Magnetic Fields

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on the Possible Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Biologic Systems

Can the electric and magnetic fields (EMF) to which people are routinely exposed cause health effects? This volume assesses the data and draws conclusions about the consequences of human exposure to EMF. The committee examines what is known about three kinds of health effects associated with EMF: cancer, primarily childhood leukemia; reproduction and development; and neurobiological effects. This book provides a detailed discussion of hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterization for each. Possible Health Effects of Exposure to Residential Electric and Magnetic Fields also discusses the tools available to measure exposure, common types of exposures, and what is known about the effects of exposure. The committee looks at correlations between EMF exposure and carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, neurobehavioral effects, reproductive and developmental effects, effects on melatonin and other neurochemicals, and effects on bone healing and stimulated cell growth.

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