• DocumentCode
    1498876
  • Title

    Comments on "Results of a Long-Term Low-Level Microwave Exposure of Rats

  • Author

    van Rongen, Eric ; van Rhoon, Gerard C. ; Aleman, Andre ; Kelfkens, Gert ; Kromhout, Hans ; van Leeuwen, Flora E. ; Savelkoul, Huub F. J. ; Wadman, Wytse J. ; van de Weerdt, Rik D. H. J. ; Zwamborn, A.P.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Health Council of The Netherlands, The Hague, Netherlands
  • Volume
    59
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1893
  • Lastpage
    1894
  • Abstract
    In a recent publication in this Transactions, Adang et al. concluded that long-term exposure to RF electromagnetic fields may have effects on survival and on blood parameters in rats. The Electromagnetic Fields Committee of the Health Council of The Netherlands disputes this conclusion.
  • Keywords
    biological effects of microwaves; blood; Electromagnetic Fields Committee; Health Council of The Netherlands; RF electromagnetic fields; long term low level microwave exposure; rat blood parameters; rat model; rat survival; Biological effects of radiation; Blood; Electromagnetic radiation; Military communication; Rats; Biological effects of electromagnetic radiation; blood; continuous wave (CW) radar; military communications; rats;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.2011.2131678
  • Filename
    5752879