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It is generally accepted that radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic fields (EMF) can result in adverse effects if the intensities of the fields are high enough to increase the temperature of the biological target above the level of thermal noise. The mechanisms by which non-thermic EMF may have biological effects, however, are not yet understood. In the view of increasing public concerns about electromagnetic radiation (“electro-smog”) it is important to address this point, especially because of the steadily increasing use of mobile telephones and other electronic equipment working in the MHz to GHz range and operating with signal modulations in the frequency range of biological activities.
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Lerchl, A. et al. (2000). 900 MHZ Electromagnetic Fields: Exposure Parameters and Effects on Djungarian Hamsters. In: Klauenberg, B.J., Miklavčič, D. (eds) Radio Frequency Radiation Dosimetry and Its Relationship to the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields. NATO Science Series, vol 82. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4191-8_46
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