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Biological Eflects of MCxozekves. -John Wiley 8i Sidney, Toronto (rg76), 239 pp-, $ 1525 j.35.S-30_
In recent years, there has been a remarkable development and increase in the number of processes and devices that utilize or emit non-ionizing radiant energies such as radiofrequencies and microwaves, a form of electromagnetic wave energy_ These energies ate used in all sectors of our society for industrial,. medical, telecommunications, military, and consumer applications_ This increase in sources of non-ionizing radiant energy has resulted in growing interest on the industrial and military physicians, research part of government institutions, workkrs. clinicians. and even environmentalists, and the study of the biological effects of microwaves has recently become one of the most discussed problems in industrial and consumer health protection. The main success of this book is to present to- the reader a lucid and critical survey of the literature on this subject. After some introductory remarks’ about microwave generation and propagation (very usefuL to the biomedical , reader) some chapters are devoted to the mechanisms ot interactions of microwaves with living systems and to a survey of the known experimental data on A review of data on the health status of the- biological effects of microwaves. personnel professionally exposed to microwaves and on symptoms of microwave overexsosure in man. as well as a review of the safe exposure limits adopted in The readership is manyfoId : many represenvarious countries, are presented_ tatives of various specialities with different training backgrounds (physicians, biologists, hygienists. electronic engineers.. physicists) are interested in this Those yet engaged in the- microwave field and those unfamiliar with subject. the scientific and technical side of- the interaction of-. microwaves with living systems will gain a rapid appreciation of risk analysis as-applied to this relatively new research field. The text has bien written at a level *hat will be understandable at the latter individuals without sacrificing necessary precision or det&Is. -&f_ GRANDOLFO
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BLOOMFIELD, Chemistry and Living New York, Santa Barbara, London, g.. g-35 / $ 16.00.
Organism. John Wiley- & Sons, Sydney, Toronto (x977), 536
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This textbook was written as an introduction into Chemistry in relation to life sciences especially for students in the combined health disciplines. In a conversational writing style without complex mathematical manipulations the
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