About NCRP: National Council on Radiation Protection & MeasurementsOur MissionNCRP Current ProgramNCRP News & EventsOrder NCRP PublicationsMembersRelated Organizations
   
 
 
   

 

Home  |  Publications  |  Reports  |  Report No. 86

NCRP Report No. 86, Biological Effects and Exposure Criteria for Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields

NCRP Report No. 86 presents the result of a comprehensive evaluation of the available literature on the biological effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. This Report begins with a discussion of studies of biological effects at the molecular level and continues to progressively larger scales of interaction, covering macromolecular and cellular effects, chromosomal and mutagenic effects and carcinogenic effects. The Report then goes on to treat systemic effects such as those relating to reproduction, growth and development, hematopoesis and immunology, endocrinology and the autonomic nerve function, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular effects, interaction of electromagnetic fields with the central nervous system and the special senses. The Report treats neurological effects and assesses studies relating to behavioral effects. The careful evaluation of the research studies forms the basis for the exposure criteria enunciated in the Report. These specify permissible levels, not only for individuals exposed occupationally, but for members of the general public exposed to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation.

 

Telephone: 1-800-229-2652, Ext. 25

Email: NCRPpubs@NCRPonline.org

Fax: 301-907-8768

Order NCRP Publications Online >

Instructions for Purchasing NCRP Publications >

Publications Order Form >

Copyright Permission >

^ Back to Top

 

 

NCRP Factfile

 

More about the
NCRP Program >

 
     
 

News & Events

 
 

NCRP has received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov) to prepare a report on "Population Monitoring and Decontamination Following a Nuclear/Radiological Incident"

More NCRP News >

 
     
     
 

 
 

Copyright Permission >

Order Publications
Online >

Common Abbreviations
& Acronyms >

Composite Glossary of Radiological Terms >

Contact Information >

Directions >

 
     
 

Home | About NCRP | Our Mission | Current Program | News & Events | Publications | Members | Related Organizations


© 2006, National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements. All rights reserved.
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 400, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3095
voice: 301-657-2652  |  fax: 301-907-8768  |  email: D.A. Schauer
Design and Consulting Provided by Capital Idea Ventures, Inc.