Main description:

This book explores environmental physical agents and their potential effect on public and occupational health. It considers the theory, current research, and applications of physical agents including noise, ionizing radiation protection and non ionizing radiation protection, and explores the monitoring, measurement, modeling and mitigation of each of these.

Features:

Covers all three physical agents in one comprehensive book

Presents the latest results from research, as well as theory

Contributed to by a panel of international experts

Contents:

SECTION 1 Noise and Vibrations

Gaetano Licitra

1 Noise and Vibrations in the Environment

Jose Louis Cueto, Guillaume Dutilleux, Luca Fredianelli, Lenzuni Paolo, Gaetano Licitra, Tonnes Ognedal and Diego Palazzuoli

2 Industrial and Transport Infrastructure Noise

Luca Fredianelli, Gaetano Licitra, Guillaume Dutilleux and Jose Louis Cueto

3 Exposure to Noise at the Workplace

Lenzuni Paolo and Tonnes Ognedal

4 Exposure to Vibration at the Workplace

Lenzuni Paolo and Tonnes Ognedal

SECTION 2 Electromagnetic Fields

Giovanni d'Amore

5 Overview of the Basic Concepts of Electromagnetic Field Protection

Giovanni d'Amore, Sara Adda and Laura Anglesio

6 Biological Effects from Electromagnetic Field Exposure: The Experience of the European EFHRAN Project

Paolo Ravazzani, Emma Chiaramello, Serena Fiocchi, James Grellier, Marta Parazzini, Aslak Harbo Poulsen, Joachim Schuz and Zenon Sienkiewicz

7 LF Sources - Electromagnetic Field Exposure Assessment: Source Modelling and Theoretical Estimation of Exposure Levels

Aldo Canova and Luca Giaccone

8 RF Sources - Exposure Assessment of Mobile Phone Base Stations: 5th-Generation Wireless Communication Systems

Giorgio Bertin, Enrico Buracchini and Paolo Gianola

9 Electromagnetic Field Exposure Assessment in Workers and the General Public: Measurement Techniques and Experimental Dosimetry

Peter Gajsek

SECTION 3 Ionizing Radiation

Mauro Magnoni

10 Overview of the Basic Concepts of Radiation Protection

Daniele Giuffrida

11 Source of Radiation Exposure in the Workplace: Nuclear, Medical and Industrial Sources

Daniele Giuffrida

12 Environmental Radioactivity and Radioecology

Mauro Magnoni

13 Radon and NORM: Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials

Cristina Nuccetelli and Rosabianca Trevisi

Index