The U.S. has implemented a national initiative to develop maglev (magnetic levitation) and other high-speed rail (HSR) systems. There are concerns for potential adverse health effects of the Extremely Low Frequency (3-3,000 Hz) electric and magnetic fields (EMF) produced by these systems. The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Radiation Programs is assisting the Federal Railroad Administration address these concerns; this comprehensive review is part of that effort. It outlines magnetic field exposure measurements of the TR07 German maglev system compared with other HSR and conventional systems.
Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: An Overview of Biological Effects and Mechanisms Relevant to EMF Exposures from Mass Transit and Electric Rail Systems
1993
178 pages
Report
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Englisch
Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Railroad Transportation , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Safety engineering , Magnetic levitation vehicles , Rail transportation , Rapid transit systems , Electromagnetic fields , Biological effects , Health , Risk , Animals , Exposure