Stochastic Dosimetry for the Assessment of Children Exposure to Uniform 50 Hz Magnetic Field with Uncertain Orientation

This study focused on the evaluation of the exposure of children aging from five to fourteen years to 50 Hz homogenous magnetic field uncertain orientation using stochastic dosimetry. Surrogate models allowed assessing how the variation of the orientation of the magnetic field influenced the induced...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-14
Main Authors: Parazzini, Marta, Ravazzani, Paolo, Fiocchi, Serena, Chiaramello, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aging
Biology
Biomedical research
Central nervous system
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Dosimeters
Dosimetry
Electric fields
Electricity distribution
Electromagnetic fields
Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Evaluation
Exposure
Female
Fetuses
Health aspects
Humans
Magnetic fields
Magnetic Fields - adverse effects
Male
Medicine
Methods
Orientation
Peripheral nervous system
Physics
Radiation dosimetry
Radiometry - adverse effects
Sensitivity analysis
Stochastic models
Stochasticity
Studies
Tissues
Uncertainty
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Summary:This study focused on the evaluation of the exposure of children aging from five to fourteen years to 50 Hz homogenous magnetic field uncertain orientation using stochastic dosimetry. Surrogate models allowed assessing how the variation of the orientation of the magnetic field influenced the induced electric field in each tissue of the central nervous system (CNS) and in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) of children. Results showed that the electric field induced in CNS and PNS tissues of children were within the ICNIRP basic restrictions for general public and that no significant difference was found in the level of exposure of children of different ages when considering 10000 possible orientations of the magnetic field. A “mean stochastic model,” useful to estimate the level of exposure in each tissue of a representative child in the range of age from five to fourteen years, was developed. In conclusion, this study was useful to deepen knowledge about the ELF-MF exposure, including the evaluation of variable and uncertain conditions, thus representing a step towards a more realistic characterization of the exposure to EMF.
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2017/4672124