Preliminary background indoor EMF measurements in Greece

dc.contributor.author	Κόττου, Σοφία	el
dc.contributor.author	Νικολόπουλος, Δημήτριος Ν.	el
dc.contributor.author	Γιαννακόπουλος, Παναγιώτης Χ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Βογιάννης, Ευστράτιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Πετράκη, Ερμιόνη	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-07T06:51:28Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-07T06:51:28Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-07
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/15388
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S112017971500112X	en
dc.subject	Power density
dc.subject	Magnetic field
dc.subject	Πυκνότητα ισχύος
dc.subject	Μαγνητικό πεδίο
dc.title	Preliminary background indoor EMF measurements in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Technology
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Τεχνολογία
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heal.contributorName	Παναγιωταράς, Διονύσιος	el
heal.contributorName	Κουλουγλιώτης, Διονύσιος	el
heal.identifier.secondary	doi:10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.05.002
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τ.Ε.Ι. Αθήνας. Σχολή Τεχνολογικών Εφαρμογών. Τμήμα Μηχανικών Βιοϊατρικής Τεχνολογίας Τ.Ε.	el
heal.publicationDate	2015
heal.bibliographicCitation	Kottou, S., Nikolopoulos, D., Yannakopoulos, P., Vogiannis, E., Petraki, E., et al. (2015). Preliminary background indoor EMF measurements in Greece. Physica Medica. 30. pp. 1-9. Elsevier B.V: 2015. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S112017971500112X [Accessed 23/05/2015]	en
heal.abstract	The main purpose of this work was to investigate the fluctuation of Greek indoor electromagnetic field (EMF) intensity values and identify peaks that might occur. The scientific interest is mainly focused on the bands of extremely low-frequency (ELF) magnetic fields and radiofrequency (RF) electric fields which have been suggested to be possibly carcinogenic to humans by the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR). Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) measurements were performed in a variety of indoor dwellings, in Attica and in the islands of Zakynthos and Lesvos. A total number of 4540 measurements were taken in a wide frequency range (50 Hz–2100 MHz) of which 3301 in Attica, 963 in Lesvos and 276 in Zakynthos. Statistical analysis of the data revealed specific statistically significant differences between the mean values of the electric (ELF and RF) but not the magnetic (ELF) field strengths measured at different distances from the EMF source, as well as between some of the mean values of the RF electric field at different bands. Some statistically significant differences between mean electric field values at different geographic locations were also identified. As far as the RF electric field is concerned, the maximum values, in most cases, were below 0.5 V/m, however increased values above 1 V/m and up to 5.6 V/m were occasionally observed. The ELF magnetic field values were lower than 1 μT. It may be concluded that overall, the observed indoor EMF intensity values remained well below domestic and European established limits.	en
heal.publisher	Elsevier B.V	en
heal.journalName	Physica Medica	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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