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| Title | Survey and assessment of electric and magnetic field (EMF) public exposure in the transportation environment |
| Creator/Author | Dietrich, F.M. ; Jacobs, W.L. |
| Publication Date | 1999 Mar 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 6397376 |
| Report Number(s) | PB-99-130908/XAB |
| Other Number(s) | Other: CNN: DTRS57-96-C-00073 |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
| Research Org | Electric Research and Management, Inc., State College, PA (United States); John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA (United States) |
| Subject | 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; ELECTRIC RAILWAYS; ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; LEVITATED TRAINS; RAIL TRANSPORT; SPACE DEPENDENCE; HAZARDS; LAND TRANSPORT; RAILWAYS; TRAINS; TRANSPORT; VEHICLES |
| Description/Abstract | This research, conducted under the support of the Federal Electric and Magnetic Field Research and Public Information Dissemination (EMF RAPID) Engineering Program, characterized the extreme-low-frequency (ELF) electric and magnetic fields (EMF) which a traveler might encounter while using various forms of transportation. Extensive measurement of field level, frequency, temporal variability and spatial variability are reported for: conventional internal-combustion cars, trucks and buses; electric cars, trucks and buses; commuter trains; ferry boats; jetliners; airport shuttle trams; and escalators and moving sidewalks. Static magnetic field levels are also reported. Where possible, the source of the fields is identified. This effort extends extensive past work which investigated field in electrified trains, subways, light rail vehicles, and a magnetically levitated train by using similar protocols to characterize the complex ELF (3 Hz to 3000 Hz) electric and magnetic fields found in virtually all transportation systems. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: (248 p) |
| Availability | NTIS |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 07 |
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