Bioelectromagnetic effects of the electromagnetic pulse (EMP)

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6700864

Patrick, E L; Vault, W L

The public has expressed concern about the biological effects and hazards of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields produced by the electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) simulators that simulate the EMP emanating from a high-altitude nuclear explosion. This paper provides a summary of the bioelectromagnetic effects literature up through the present, describes current occupational standards for workers exposed to the EMP environment, and discusses the use of medical surveillance as it relates to the potential human health hazards associated with exposure to the EMP environment.

• Research Organization: Harry Diamond Labs., Adelphi, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6700864
• Report Number(s): AD-A-221552/3/XAB; HDL-TL--90-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALTITUDE
ANIMALS
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EXPLOSIONS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
MAMMALS
MAN
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
PERSONNEL
PRIMATES
SIMULATION
VERTEBRATES