Characterization of Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Field Exposures of Office Workers
| Autor: | Amy Schiffman, Terry Cutler, Victor S. Fan, Sukon Kanchanaraksa, Patrick N. Breysse |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
Extremely low frequency magnetic field business.industry Magnetic field exposure Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Electrical engineering Building environment Office workers Characterization (materials science) Magnetic field Electrical equipment business Remote sensing Exposure assessment |
| Zdroj: | Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 13:776-781 |
| ISSN: | 1521-0898 1047-322X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1047322x.1998.10389149 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study is to present results of an extremely low frequency magnetic field exposure assessment performed in a large office building environment. The extremely low frequency magnetic field assessment strategy included an evaluation of full-shift personal exposure for building occupants, a determination of average work area magnetic fields, and magnetic field characterizations of sources within each work area. An employee questionnaire regarding daily utilization patterns of workplace magnetic field sources was also used to help interpret exposure information. Magnetic field exposures were determined using EMDEX magnetic field exposure meters. For personal magnetic field characterization, each participant wore the monitor for a full shift, and office area magnetic fields were determined as the average of five equally spaced measurements. In situ source characterization included measuring magnetic fields at 30 and 50 cm from pieces of electrical equipment. 259 employees in the buil... |
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