Non-ionising radiation human exposure assessment near telecommunication devices in Croatia.
This paper gives an overview of the regulatory acts in non-ionising radiation in the world, with a special emphasis on basic guidelines issued by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). ICNIRP Guidelines are implemented in many countries worldwide. Croatia has also implemented them indirectly through the European Recommendation 1999/519/EC. The Croatian regulatory acts include the Non-lonising Radiation Protection Act, Ordinance on Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Protection, and the Ordinance on Basic Requirements for Devices which produce Optical Radiation and Measures for Optical Radiation Protection. Dosimetry and densitometry are compliant with relevant international and European standards. The paper presents an example of densitometric human exposure assessment in complex indoor exposure conditions. In spite of a high number of indoor and outdoor sources and the "worst-case exposure assessment", the results are within the limits defined by the Croatian EMF Ordinance.
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Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. dina.simunic@fer.hr
D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011840:Radiation, Nonionizing; D011874:Radiometry; D013685:Telecommunications