Electromagnetic field in human body due to VLF transmitter

Author

King, R.W.P.

Author_Institution

Gordon McKay Lab., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

21-26 July 1996

Firstpage

1802

Abstract

The human body is a parasitic antenna in which electric fields and currents are induced by ambient EM fields over a wide range of frequencies. Research has shown that potentially harmful effects on the cellular level can develop in bodies exposed to the ELF (50-60 Hz) fields of very-high-voltage powerlines. Are similar effects to be expected from exposure to the VLF (10-30 kHz) fields of high-power transmitters? Since at both ELF and VLF the human body is extremely short, all parts of the body are conductors with /spl sigma/>>/spl omega//spl epsiv/, and there is no skin effect, equal fields active on cell membranes might well have comparable effects.

Keywords

biomembranes; cellular biophysics; cellular effects of radiation; electromagnetic induction; radio transmitters; 10 to 30 kHz; VLF transmitter; ambient EM fields; cell membranes; cellular level; electric fields; electromagnetic field; high-power transmitters; human body; parasitic antenna; Biomembranes; Cells (biology); Conductors; Electromagnetic fields; Frequency; Geophysical measurement techniques; Ground penetrating radar; Humans; Skin effect; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1996. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3216-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1996.549953

Filename

549953