Biological Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields: Beneficial and Harmful Effects

by David O. Carpenter, Sinerik Ayrapetyan

Overview

Recent concerns over the possible hazards of electrical and magnetic fields in the home and workplace are comprehensively addressed within this book. The chapters contain detailed research on the biological effects of electric and magnetic fields, and evidence for and against any interaction of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and the biological systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780121602628
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	06/15/1994
Series:	Biological Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields
Pages:	357
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
I. Clinical Applications and Therapeutic Effects:
1. Effect of Electrical Fields on Neuronal Growth and Regeneration, W. Young
2. Therapeutic Uses of Electric and Magnetic Fields in Orthopedics, A. Bassett
3. Magnetic Source Imaging, R.J. Ilmoniemi
II. Cell and Molecular Biology and Electric and Magnetic Fields:
4. Electric Field-Induced Calcium Flux and Changes in Cell Shape, Motility, and Cytoskeleton, S.W. Hui
5. In Vitro Systems for the Study of Electromagnetic Effects on Bone and Connective Tissue, R.A. Luben
6. Electric and Magnetic Field Effects on the Immune System, A. Chiabrera, R. Cadossi, F. Bersani, C. Franceschi, and B. Bianco
7. Autoimmune Reactions as a Possible Component of Stress Induced by Electromagnetic Fields, A.M. Serduke, Y.D. Dumanskyj, and S. Mandzu.
8. Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields on Transcription, R. Goodman and A. Shirley-Henderson.
9. Electric and Magnetic Fields and Carcinogenesis, A.H. Parola and A. Markel.
III. Cancer and Other Human Health Effects:
10. Electric and Magnetic Fields and Cancer: The Use of Field Exposure Measurements in Epidemiological Studies, S. Koifman and G. Th_riault.
11. Epidemiologic Evidence on Cancer in Relation to Residential and Occupational Exposures, D.A. Savitz and A. Ahlbom.
12. Electric Power and Risk of Hormone-Related Cancers, R.G. Stevens.
13. Thermal, Cumulative, and Life Span Effects and Cancer in Mammals Exposed to Radiofrequency Radiation, J.A. Elder.
14. Power-Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields: Issues of Risk Management and Risk Communication, M.G.Morgan.
15. The Public Health Implications of Magnetic Field Effects on Biological Systems, D.O. Carpenter.
References.
Index.

Editorial Reviews

The two-volume work (Volume 1 [0-12-160261-3] is subtitled Sources and Mechanisms) is about the biological effects of electromagnetic radiation in the nonionizing and lower-frequency range of the spectrum. At issue is the major question of whether there are significant biological effects from these very low-energy fields, and if so, how they interact with biological tissues to produce their effects. Many of the chapters in the two volumes focus on the electric and magnetic fields produced by electricity. Other chapters focus on higher frequency fields such as those used in microwave ovens, radio and television signals, and other communication systems. The contributions to Volume 2 deal with beneficial uses of electromagnetic fields in medicine and biology as well as with the possible harmful effects. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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