SOME CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE KNOWN BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES, AND THE SETTING OF STANDARDS
Bioeffects Seen
William M. Houk, M.D. · 1972
Finding
Most persons who work with radio transmitters and power oscillators are familiar with the hazard of sustaining deep burns if by accident skin contact is made with energized RF terminals. The interesting thing about RF contact burns is that through a conventional maze, which suppresses the shock sensation. does not occur, though heat is felt (8).
In their words
“Most persons who work with radio transmitters and power oscillators are familiar with the hazard of sustaining deep burns if by accident skin contact is made with energized RF terminals. The interesting thing about RF contact burns is that through a conventional maze, which suppresses the shock sensation. does not occur, though heat is felt (8).”
Exposure Details
- Electric Field
- 1 MV/m
Exposure Context
This study used 1 MV/m for electric fields:
- 3.3Mx above the Building Biology guideline of 0.3 V/m
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Cite This Study
William M. Houk, M.D. (1972). SOME CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE KNOWN BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES, AND THE SETTING OF STANDARDS.
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@article{some_considerations_regarding_the_known_biological_effects_of_electromagnetic_pu_g3651,
author = {William M. Houk and M.D.},
title = {SOME CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE KNOWN BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES, AND THE SETTING OF STANDARDS},
year = {1972},
}No DOI on file for this study.