Public Protection from Electromagnetic Fields of Industry Frequency

Lithuania introduced normative of public protection from 50 Hz frequency electric field. It proposed permissible intensity of this field – 0,5 kV/m inside buildings and 1 kV/m in their territory. Separate normative is prepared for industry frequency electric and magnetic fields in work places. Permi...

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Main Author: Kazimieras Vytautas Maceika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: VSB-Technical University of Ostrava 2006-01-01
Series:Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Online Access:http://advances.utc.sk/index.php/AEEE/article/view/466
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description Lithuania introduced normative of public protection from 50 Hz frequency electric field. It proposed permissible intensity of this field – 0,5 kV/m inside buildings and 1 kV/m in their territory. Separate normative is prepared for industry frequency electric and magnetic fields in work places. Permitted values of fields depend on exposure duration, but cannot exceed 25 kV/m and 5,1 kA/m. Russian, Swedish and American scientists declare that long time exposure of 50 Hz magnetic field with intensity more than 0,2-0,3 µT is dangerous for carcinogenic risk. International Agency for research on Cancer (IARC) initiated a program to evaluate the carcinogenic risk of low frequency electromagnetic fields to humans and till 2002 year collected a lot of information for different countries with quantitative analysis of epidemic data. Standardized incidents ratio (SIR) was proposed for evaluation of leukaemia in humans and especially children. Exposure of children in magneticfields > 0,4 µT showed a twofold SIR increasing. Data concerning the subject of an evaluation did not disclose inadequate evidence in humans and experimental animals for the carcinogenicity of magnetic fields of industry frequency, but they are classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”.
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spelling doaj.art-492f02296caf4277bdc0ffcdd2e4e0a22023-05-14T20:50:05ZengVSB-Technical University of OstravaAdvances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering1336-13761804-31192006-01-0151287290235Public Protection from Electromagnetic Fields of Industry FrequencyKazimieras Vytautas MaceikaLithuania introduced normative of public protection from 50 Hz frequency electric field. It proposed permissible intensity of this field – 0,5 kV/m inside buildings and 1 kV/m in their territory. Separate normative is prepared for industry frequency electric and magnetic fields in work places. Permitted values of fields depend on exposure duration, but cannot exceed 25 kV/m and 5,1 kA/m. Russian, Swedish and American scientists declare that long time exposure of 50 Hz magnetic field with intensity more than 0,2-0,3 µT is dangerous for carcinogenic risk. International Agency for research on Cancer (IARC) initiated a program to evaluate the carcinogenic risk of low frequency electromagnetic fields to humans and till 2002 year collected a lot of information for different countries with quantitative analysis of epidemic data. Standardized incidents ratio (SIR) was proposed for evaluation of leukaemia in humans and especially children. Exposure of children in magneticfields > 0,4 µT showed a twofold SIR increasing. Data concerning the subject of an evaluation did not disclose inadequate evidence in humans and experimental animals for the carcinogenicity of magnetic fields of industry frequency, but they are classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”.http://advances.utc.sk/index.php/AEEE/article/view/466electromagnetic fieldscarcinogenicitystandardized incidents ratio.
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electromagnetic fields
carcinogenicity
standardized incidents ratio.
title Public Protection from Electromagnetic Fields of Industry Frequency
title_full Public Protection from Electromagnetic Fields of Industry Frequency
title_fullStr Public Protection from Electromagnetic Fields of Industry Frequency
title_full_unstemmed Public Protection from Electromagnetic Fields of Industry Frequency
title_short Public Protection from Electromagnetic Fields of Industry Frequency
title_sort public protection from electromagnetic fields of industry frequency
topic electromagnetic fields
carcinogenicity
standardized incidents ratio.
url http://advances.utc.sk/index.php/AEEE/article/view/466
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