Electromagnetic Field, Health and Environment - UBI

286 Pages·2008·8.33 MB·English

Electromagnetic Field, Health and
Environment
Proceedings of EHE’07
Edited by
Andrzej Krawczyk
Central Institute for Labour Protection, Department of Bioelectromagnetics,
Warsaw, Poland
Roman Kubacki
Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Sławomir Wiak
Technical University of Lodz, Institute of Mechatronics and
Information Systems, Lodz, Poland
and
Carlos Lemos Antunes
University of Coimbra, Electrical Engineering Department,
Coimbra, Portugal
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Introductory Remarks
The book mirrors the image of the EHE’07 conference (2nd International Conference
on Electromagnetic Fields, Health and Environment) which was held in Wroclaw, Po-
land, 10–12 September 2007. The conference, the second in chain of EHE confer-
ences – the first one, EHE’06, was held on April 27–29, 2006 on Madeira Island, Por-
tugal – gathered engineers, biologists and physicists dealing with bioelectromagnetic
problems, i.e. it attracted people investigating the phenomenon of interaction of elec-
tromagnetic field and biological objects. The problem is of great importance as the
number of sources of electromagnetic field has increased dramatically in the last dec-
ades and still keeps growing. Both producers of electromagnetic energy and its con-
sumers want to produce and to consume more and more energy, the first group because
of commercial benefits while the second one because of their quality of life. And,
somewhere aside there are groups of ecologists, journalists, medical doctors, who sus-
pect, correctly or not, that electromagnetic field can interfere with living creatures. For
many years has the discussion about these interactions lasted, and many scientific con-
ferences have witnessed numerous emotional disputes. Because of the nature of non-
ionizing radiation, i.e. because its effect in human is reversible and hardly measured
inside, all the debates, and relevant discussions are very emotional and do not leave
much place for scientific arguments. The ambiguity around bioelectromagnetism is
especially seen in mass-media, where, almost every day, completely unfounded facts
are revealed only evoking anxiety among people.
It seems to us that such book as you have in your hands, conferences as EHE, and
many other similar scientific events, as well as series of books and scientific journals
try to enlighten the problem with the use of scientifically founded facts. Of course, the
discussion among scientists can be, and very often is, fierce and long-lasting, but all is
carried out and kept within methodological discipline, which does not allow to go no-
where.
The particular targets of the book can be briefly summarized as reviewing, present-
ing and discussing innovations in Computer Modelling, Measurement and Simulation
of Bioelectromagnetic Phenomena, analysing physical and biological aspects of Bio-
electromagnetic Phenomena, and discussing Environmental Safety and Policy issues as
well as relevant International Standards.
To make some order in reading the book, all the contributions are divided into 5
chapters which are named as follows:
1. Electromagnetic Field & Environment,
2. Electromagnetic Field & Health,
3. Electromagnetic Field & Biology,
4. Computer Simulation in Bioelectromagnetics,
5. Electromagnetic Field in Policy and Standards.
Three contributions are behind the above categorization and foreword the volume:
the first contribution shows the brief essay on Heinrich Rudolf Hertz on the occasion of
his 150 birth anniversary, the second summarizes the long-lasting research in magnetic
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stimulation and bioimaging and the third one considers some theoretical aspects of
electromagnetic field.
We, the Editors of the volume, as well as all the authors whose contributions are
the essence of the book, are convinced that all those who read it can find the subjects
they are interested in.
Editors:
Andrzej Krawczyk
Roman Kubacki
Sławomir Wiak
Carlos Lemos Antunes
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Contents
Introductory Remarks v
Andrzej Krawczyk, Roman Kubacki, Sławomir Wiak and Carlos Lemos Antunes
General Papers
Some Remarks on Life and Achievements of Heinrich Rudolph Hertz on His
150th Birth Anniversary 3
Agnieszka Byliniak and Andrzej Krawczyk
New Horizon in Biomagnetics and Bioimaging 8
Shoogo Ueno
Self-Field Theory: Analytic Spectroscopy of the Photon 18
Anthony H.J. Fleming
Chapter 1. Electromagnetic Field and Environment
Supervision of State System of Protection Against 0 Hz – 300 GHz
Electromagnetic Fields Exposure in Poland 27
Halina Aniołczyk
Electromagnetic Interaction and Ergonomic Aspect Related to Operation of
Computer Monitors 32
Karol Bednarek
Magnetic Field Around Asynchronous Electrical Machines with Variable
Frequency 38
Felipe Díaz, Fabián Déniz and Guillermo Hernández
Measurement of Electromagnetic Fields in the Vicinity of 66kV/20kV
Substation Power (Gran Canaria Island, Spain) 43
Fabián Déniz, Felipe Díaz, Antonio Pulido and Miguel Martínez
Magnetic Field Exposure from Multiple Overhead Transmission Line in Urban
Utilities Corridor 47
Mário L. Pereira Filho and José Roberto Cardoso
Determining Health Risk of 154kV, 50Hz Power Transmission Line 53
Cihan Guneser, Ozge Sahin and Hacer Sekerci Oztura
Improvement of Electromagnetic Compatibility an Electro-Energetic Network
with Converter Power Supply System and Their Influence for Environmental
Protection 58
Zygmunt Szymanski
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Chapter 2. Electromagnetic Field and Health
Effects of Radiation in Cellular Cultures 67
M. Filomena Botelho, A. Cristina Santos, M. Carmo Lopes, Marta Pinto,
Isabel Carreira, Inês Aleixo, Inês Rolo, Luís Neves, Ricardo Costa,
Rosemeyre Cordeiro, Cláudia Ferreira, Gilberto Almeida, Hugo Tavares,
Joana Marques, João Castro and M. João Bártolo
Influence of Static Electric Field Generated Nearby High Voltage Direct Current
Transmission Lines on Hormonal Activity of Experimental Animals 72
Grzegorz Cieslar, Paweł Sowa, Beata Kos-Kudla and Aleksander Sieron
Classifying Endogenous Rhythms in Pacemaker ECG Signals 79
Agnieszka Duraj and Andrzej Krawczyk
Neurophysiological Investigations of Retina’s Function and Evoked Activity of
Central Visual Structures Under Microwave Irradiation 86
E.N. Panakhova, T.M. Agayev, A.A. Mekhdiyev and A.A. Sadiyeva
Mathematical Modelling of Vagus Nerve Stimulation 92
Bartosz Sawicki, Robert Szmurło, Przemysław Płonecki, Jacek Starzyński,
Stanisław Wincenciak and Andrzej Rysz
Immunotropic Influence of Low Dose Ionizing Irradiation and Microwaves
Applied Sequentially on Human Blood Mononuclear Cells in vitro 98
W. Stankiewicz, M.P. Dąbrowski, A. Cheda, E. Nowosielska,
J. Wrembel-Wargocka, R. Kubacki, M. Janiak and S. Szmigielski
Chapter 3. Electromagnetic Field and Biology
Oxidative and Immune Response in Experimental Exposure to Electromagnetic
Fields 105
Dana Dabala, Didi Surcel, Csabo Szanto, Simona Miclaus,
Mariana Botoc, S. Toader and O. Rotaru
Acoustic/Magnetic Field Assisted Perfusion Study 110
A.H.J. Fleming, E.B. Bauer, R. Bergeron, M. Dahle and J. Enge
Effect of Pulsed Magnetic Field on Fresh Keeping of Vegetables 116
Taiki Hori, Koji Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki Ishihara, Toshiyuki Todaka and
Masao Nakajima
Mutagenicity and Co-Mutagenicity of Strong Static Magnetic Field in Yeast Cells 122
Masateru Ikehata, Sachiko Yoshie, Sachi Matsumoto, Yuji Suzuki and
Toshio Hayakawa
Model for Investigation of Microwave Energy Absorbed by Young and Mature
Living Animals 126
Roman Kubacki, Jaromir Sobiech and Edward Sędek
A Dosimetric Study for Experimental Exposures of Vegetal Tissues to
Radiofrequency Fields 133
Simona Miclăuş and Mihaela Răcuciu
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Non-Thermal, Continuous and Modulated RF Field Effects on Vegetal Tissue
Developed from Exposed Seeds 142
Mihaela Răcuciu, Simona Miclăuş and Dorina E. Creangă
Chapter 4. Computer Simulation in Bioelectromagnetics
Three-Dimensional Modelling of Extremely Low Frequency Thin Conducting
Screens 151
Piergiorgio Alotto, Massimo Guarnieri, Federico Moro and Roberto Turri
The Influence of Shape of the Body on SAR Coefficient in the Biological Object 157
Katarzyna Ciosk and Andrzej Krawczyk
A Transmission Line Scale Model for Characterizing Electric and Magnetic Fields 162
Jaime Estacio, Adolfo Escobar, Guillermo Aponte and Héctor Cadavid
Reducing Computational Time in Obtaining 3D Magnetic Field Distributions
Emanated from Very High Voltage Power Lines 168
Carlos Lemos Antunes, José Cecílio and Hugo Valente
LMAT_SIMAG – The Magnetic Field Numerical Calculator of the Package
LMAT_SIMX for Very High Voltage Power Lines 176
Carlos Lemos Antunes, José Cecílio and Hugo Valente
Montecarlo Evaluation of Long Term Exposure to ELF Magnetic Fields from
Independent Power Lines 188
Giovanni Lucca
Medical Image Segmentation Hybrid Algorithm Based on Otsu Method and
Markov Random Fields 198
R. Ludwiczuk and P. Mikolajczak
The Influence of Electromagnetic Field Polarization on Interfering Voltage at
Cardiac Pacemaker Implanted into Human Body Model 207
Arkadiusz Miaskowski, Andrzej Krawczyk, Andrzej Wac-Wlodarczyk and
Yoshiyuki Ishihara
Effects of Dielectric Properties on Radiofrequency Exposure Compliance Using
an Alternative Human Head Model 213
Maia Sauren, Raymond J. McKenzie and Robert L. McIntosh
Finite Element Dosimetry of Power Frequency Induced Currents into the Human
Body by Using Quasi-Static Zooming 221
Riccardo Scorretti, Le Ha Hoang, Nöel Burais and Alain Nicolas
Chapter 5. Electromagnetic Field in Standards and Policy
Electromagnetic Fields Measurements – Methods and Accuracy Estimation 229
Pawel Bienkowski
Cardio-Vascular Homeostasis and Changes in Geomagnetic Field, Estimated by
Dst-Index 238
S. Dimitrova
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Progress in the ITU Work Concerning Protection Against Radiation 244
Fryderyk Lewicki
A Verification of Quality and Efficiency of Therapeutical System Using
Electromagnetic Field 249
Mira Lisiecka-Biełanowicz, Andrzej Krawczyk and Adam Lusawa
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator and UMTS Telephones Interaction 255
Anna Plawiak-Mowna and Andrzej Krawczyk
Finishing the German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme (DMF) 260
Blanka Pophof, Monika Asmuss, Cornelia Baldermann, Anne Dehos,
Dirk Geschwentner, Michaela Kreuzer, Christiane Pölzl,
Gunde Ziegelberger and Rüdiger Matthes
The Effect of MRET Polymer Compound on SAR Values of RF Phones 264
Igor V. Smirnov
Assessment of the Results of Tightening the Regulations in the Scope of
Protecting the Environment Against the Effects of Electromagnetic Fields
with a Frequency of 50 Hz 269
Marek Szuba
Author Index 277
General Papers
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