Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Dosimetry for infant exposures to electronic article surveillance system: Posture, physical dimension and anatomy
Lewis RC, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Meeker JD, Williams PL, Mezei G, Ford JB, Hauser R; EARTH Study Team · 2017
Despite higher SAR values in infant brain tissue from EAS system exposure, the study suggests safety limits are unlikely to be exceeded, though the elevated absorption in developing nervous tissue warrants further investigation.
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This study used numerical dosimetry models to compare how infant, child, and adult bodies absorb radiofrequency energy from electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems operating at 125 kHz and 13.56 MHz. The findings showed that infants had significantly higher specific absorption rate (SAR) values in brain and central nervous system tissues compared to adults (1.5 to 112 times higher depending on frequency), though safety limits were unlikely to be exceeded.
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@article{lewis_rc_mnguez_alarcn_l_meeker_jd_williams_pl_mezei_g_ford_jb_hauser_r_earth_study_team_ce3767,
author = {Lewis RC and Mínguez-Alarcón L and Meeker JD and Williams PL and Mezei G and Ford JB and Hauser R; EARTH Study Team},
title = {Dosimetry for infant exposures to electronic article surveillance system: Posture, physical dimension and anatomy},
year = {2017},
}