Title :
Electromagnetic field in human body due to VLF transmitter
Author :
King, R.W.P. ; Harrison, C.W., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Gordon McKay Lab., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The VLF transmitter located on a peninsula near Annapolis, MD, maintains strong electric and magnetic fields in the adjacent urban areas. These are determined at selected locations and used to evaluate the currents and associated electric held induced in the human body
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of fields; biomagnetism; electric field measurement; health hazards; magnetic field measurement; monopole antennas; transmitting antennas; 14 to 30 kHz; Annapolis; VLF antenna; VLF transmitter; adjacent urban areas; currents; electromagnetic field; human body; magnetic fields; peninsula; selected locations; strong electric fields; Earth; Electromagnetic fields; Humans; Laboratories; Magnetic fields; Poles and towers; Sea surface; Transmitters; Urban areas; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE 21st Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Bar Harbor, ME
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2692-X
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1995.513757
