Assessment of the Possible Health Effects of Ground Wave Emergency Network

Written at the request of the U.S. Air Force and Congress, this book evaluates the potential health effects associated with deployment of the Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN), a communications system to be used in case of a high-altitude detonation of a nuclear device.The committee, composed of experts in biophysics, physics, risk assessment, epidemiology, and cancer, examines data from laboratory and epidemiologic studies of effects from electromagnetic fields to determine the likelihood of health effects being caused by the operation of a fully implemented GWEN system.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive SummaryIntroductionDescription of GWEN SystemCoupling of GWEN Electromagnetic Fields to the Human BodyPerception and Behavioral Effects of Electromagnetic FieldsEffects of Electromagnetic Fields on DevelopmentEffects of Electromagnetic Fields on Organs and TissuesIn Vitro Cellular and Subcellular End PointsHuman Laboratory and Clinical Evidence of Effects of Electromagnetic FieldsEpidemiological Research Relevant to Identification of Health Hazards Associated with GWEN FieldsStandards and Guidelines for Exposure to Radiofrequency and Extremely-Low-Frequency Electromagnetic FieldsRisk Analysis and Management