[ELF-MF occupational exposure: repeated measures on workers].
This occupational exposure assessment used personal dosimeters to estimate ELF magnetic field exposure in 543 workers across 9 occupational settings in Emilia-Romagna. Median time-weighted average exposure was 0.14 microT, with tile production showing the highest setting-level TWA. Repeat measurements after 6–9 months in about 10% of participants showed no variation, and exposures were characterized as low compared with proposed occupational limits.
Key points
- The study assessed occupational ELF-MF exposure using personal dosimeters in 543 workers.
- Workers were drawn from 9 occupational settings covering about 150 jobs in Emilia-Romagna.
- Median TWA exposure in the full sample was 0.14 microT (5th–95th percentiles: 0.04–2.50 microT).
- Tile production had the highest reported occupational setting TWA (0.46 +/- 1.83 microT).
- Exposure measurements were repeated after 6–9 months in about 48 subjects (~10% of the sample).
- The repeated-measures analysis reported no variation compared with the initial monitoring.
- The authors concluded exposures were low relative to proposed occupational limits.
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