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Title: Safety of high speed guided ground transportation systems: An overview of biological effects and mechanisms relevant to EMF exposures from mass transit and electric rail systems. Final report, October 1991-July 1993

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5450064

The U.S. has implemented a national initiative to develop maglev (magnetic levitation) and other high-speed rail (HSR) systems. There are concerns for potential adverse health effects of the Extremely Low Frequency (3-3,000 Hz) electric and magnetic fields (EMF) produced by these systems. The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Radiation Programs is assisting the Federal Railroad Administration address these concerns; this comprehensive review is part of that effort. It outlines magnetic field exposure measurements of the TR07 German maglev system compared with other HSR and conventional systems.

Research Organization:
Information Ventures, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
OSTI ID:
5450064
Report Number(s):
PB-94-128220/XAB; CNN: FRA-RR393/R4021
Resource Relation:
Other Information: See also PB--94-118593
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English