Muriel,
Don't know if there are any agency type regulations but can remember this
issue came up when the government wanted to install a communications
antenna in the north woods of Wisconsin. The antenna was to be used to
communicate to submarines deep under water using something like 30 Hz or 60
Hz radio waves. The antenna was a long (miles long) cable buried
underground. There were many battles between the local citizens, various
environmental and animal groups, and the government (US Navy?). If I recall
correctly, there were even court cases trying to prevent the antenna from
being installed. The concerns were related to what effect the RF would have
on the environment to include plants and animals. Don't know for sure, but
I believe the antenna was actually installed and was/is operating. Might be
worth a look to see what came of that and to see what arguments were made
pro/con. Might even be something came out of all that related to what you
want to know.
Regards,
Scott
Senior Compliance Engineer
Narad Networks
515 Groton Road
Westford, MA 01886
office: 978 589-1869
cell: 978-239-0693
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www.naradnetworks.com
At 06:13 PM 6/24/02 -0300, Muriel Bittencourt de Liz wrote:
Hello Group,
We already know the standards related to human exposure to electromagnetic
fields (e.g. ANSI/IEEE). However some people have asked us if there is any
standard/recommendations limiting the exposure of forests, lakes/rivers,
animals, etc to RF fields.
Do you know any FDA and EPA (or another agency) that regulate this subject
of RF fields incidence?
Example: Imagine a radio-base station (mobile comm) or antenna (TV or radio)
put in the middle of a forest, where there is not human habitation, but we
have animals, trees and waters. Is there any standard/recommendation related
to this case (only for non-ionizing radiation, ie, EM radiation).
Thanks in advance and Regards,
Muriel
