Accession Number:

ADA008276

Title:

ELF Coupling to Biospheres.

Descriptive Note:

Technical memo.,

Corporate Author:

IIT RESEARCH INST CHICAGO ILL

Personal Author(s):

• Spiegel,R. J.

Report Date:

1975-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

27.0

Abstract:

The induced fields, currents and power absorbed by spherical models of humans or animals when exposed to ELF electromagnetic fields are calculated in this report. It is shown by a quasi-static approximation that the induced field is comprised of two components an electric term and a magnetic term. The relative importance of each term is discussed. It is concluded that chronic biological effects of an acute nature such as body heating or neural activity are unlikely to occur from ELF electromagnetic fields of low intensity.

Descriptors:

• *ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
• *RADIATION EFFECTS
• *HEALTH PHYSICS
• *RADIOBIOLOGY
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• HUMANS
• TRANSMISSION LINES
• ELECTRIC POWER
• ANIMALS
• EXPOSURE(PHYSIOLOGY)
• EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY

Subject Categories:

• Radiobiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE