Description: Das Projekt "Radio frequency electromagnetic field exposure and health related quality of life: Prospective cohort study" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Bern, Institut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Abteilung Internationale Gesundheit & Umwelt, Ressort Umwelt und Gesundheit durchgeführt. Background: There is concern regarding the possible health effects of exposure to common sources of radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF EMF), for example from broadcasting and mobile phone communication. Epidemiological studies allow investigation of effects occuring after prolonged exposure. Up to now, the conducting of large-scale epidemiological studies has been hampered by the lack of methodologically sound RF EMF exposure assessment. In the meanwhile, newly developed portable exposure meters have become available that allow convenient personal exposure measurements. In addition, recently invented geospatial three-dimensional models allow estimation of ambient RF EMF from different fixed sources, such as mobile phone base stations or broadcast transmitters. Aim: This study will identify the contributions of different RF EMF sources to total exposure in a general Swiss population sample. The study will combine ambient modelling with exposimeter measurements to develop and validate an exposure assessment method for Basel and the surrounding semi-urban and rural areas. Subsequently, in a cohort of 2000 individuals, personal exposure will be quantified twice, at an interval of one year. At the same time health-related quality of life will be measured using a questionnaire. This will allow us to address the question of whether health-related quality of life is associated with levels of exposure to RF EMF under real life conditions. 120 participants of the cohort study are then invited to take part in an embedded Sleep Study. In the Sleep Study, we will examine the influence of RF EMF exposure on sleep quality. Significance: This study will provide important information to the public and scientific community regarding the significance of possible health effects of RF EMF. Moreover, it will enhance our understanding of the suitability of different approaches to reducing exposure, including environmental measures and behavioural changes. The exposure assessment method that will be developed can be adapted for use in future epidemiological studies investigating long term RF EMF exposure.
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Origin: /Bund/UBA/UFORDAT
Tags: Mobiltelefon ? Kohortenstudie ? Schweiz ? Gesundheitliche Auswirkungen ? Fragebogen ? Lebensqualität ? Wirkung ? Bewertungsverfahren ? Bodenbelastung ? Bodenprobe ? Dosis ? Epidemiologie ? Exposition ? Kommunikation ? Mensch ? Studie ? Elektromagnetisches Feld ? Modellierung ? Öffentlichkeitsinformation ? Mobilfunk ? Messung ? Expositionsanalyse ? Maßnahme ? Gesundheit ? Ländlicher Raum ? Schall ? Urbaner Raum ? Umwelt ? Verkehr ? Annäherung ? Bezug ? Dauer ? Frage ? Gemeinschaft ? Methode ? Probe ? Umland ? Untersuchung ? Verhältnis ? angepasst ? bewerten ? neu ? Abschätzung ? ortsfest ? unter ? verfügbar ? vorausblickend ? wichtig ? wissenschaftlich ? Beispiel ? Beitrag ?
License: cc-by-nc-nd/4.0
Language: Englisch/English
Time ranges: 2007-01-01 - 2010-12-31
Webseite zum Förderprojekt
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jes.7500575 (Webseite)Accessed 1 times.