San Francisco Public Library
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Presentation
Library Commission Meeting
April 1, 2004
RFID and Health Bibliography
Health and Safety
Organizations
- Amateur Radio RF Safety Calculator. http://n5xu.ae.utexas.edu/rfsafety/
- California Electric and Magnetic Fields Program (Part of the California Department of Health, Environmental Health Investigations Branch.) http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/deodc/ehib/emf/
- EMR Network. http://www.emrnetwork.org/
- Federal Communications Commission, Office of Engineering and Technology. Radio Frequency Safety. http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/
- International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection. http://www.icnirp.org/
- Pacific Gas & Electric, Understanding Electric and Magnetic Fields website. http://www.pge.com/education_training/about_energy/emf/
- San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna-Free Union (SNAFU). http://www.antennafreeunion.org/
- Sutro Tower Community Perspectives. http://www.sutro.org/
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, EMF RAPID (Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program) website: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/emfrapid/home.htm
- UC Berkeley Communication and Network Services Radio Frequency Safety. http://radio.cns.berkeley.edu/safety/rf-safety.shtml
- United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Non-Ionizing Radiation: Radiofrequency and Microwave Radiation. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/
- World Health Organization, Electromagnetic Fields. http://www.who.int/peh-emf/en/
Articles and Reports
- About Electromagnetic Fields. World Health Organization online. http://www.who.int/peh-emf/about/en/
- David Banas, “Employee exposure to high level radio frequency radiation.” Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, March 17, 2002. http://www.metapress.com/media/99a0hcpddf6qtj914q0x/Contributions/9/W/4/V/9W4VF6U33Y8GLKRF.pdf
- C-K. Chow and J. A. D’Andrea. “Reviews of effects of RF fields on various aspects of human health: Introduction.” Bioelectromagnetics, Supplement 6, 2003.
- Robert F. Cleveland, Jr. and Jerry L. Ulcek, “Questions and Answers about Biological Effects and Potential Hazards of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields.” Federal Communications Commission Office of Engineering and Technology: OET Bulletin 56, August 1999. http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletins/oet56/oet56e4.pdf
- J. Mark Elwood. “Epidemiological studies of radio frequency exposures and human cancer.” Bioelectromagnetics, Supplement 6, 2003.
- Brigitta Floderus, Carin Stenlund and Frank Carlgren. “Occupational exposures to high frequency electromagnetic fields in the intermediate range (>300 Hz – 10 MHz).” Bioelectromagnetics, December 2002.
- Kenneth R. Foster, Paolo Vecchia and Michael H. Repacholi, “Risk Management. Science and the precautionary principle.” Science, May 12, 2000.
- Frequently Asked Questions about the safety of radiofrequency (RF) and microwave emissions from transmitters and facilities regulated by the FCC. http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf-faqs.html
- International EMF Project, Fact Sheets and Backgrounders. (Part of the World Health Organization website) http://www.who.int/docstore/peh-emf/publications/facts_press/fact_english.htm
- Norbert Leitgeb and Jorg Schrottner. “Electrosensibility and electromagnetic hypersensitivity.” Bioelectromagnetics, September 2003.
- John M. Osepchuk and Ronald C. Petersen. “Historical review of RF exposure standards and the International Committee of Electomagnetic Safety (ICES). Bioelectromagnetics, Supplement 6, 2003.
- “Possible Health Risks to the General Public from the Use of Security and Similar Devices: Executive Summary.” Quality of Life, European Commission, [2002]. http://www.icnirp.de/documents/ExSummary.pdf
- Eric van Rongen, et al. “Mobile phones and children: Is precaution warranted?” Bioelectromagnetics, February 2004.
- “Short Factsheet on EMF.” California Electric and Magnetic Fields Program, 1999. http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/deodc/ehib/emf/shortfactsheet.PDF
- Caroline White, “Risk of Cancer from mobile phones is unclear.” British Medical Journal, January 17, 2004. http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/328/7432/124-b
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