caa a22 4500 463195221 CHVBK 20180406164920.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10669-007-9059-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10669-007-9059-y Needs of communications with general public about the potential risk of electromagnetic fields and methods for achieving this goal [Elektronische Daten] [V. Zaryabova, M. Israel] In the recent years concerns whether exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) from base station antennae can cause adverse health effects are grown. Great attention is paid on risk of EMF exposure to people living in a close proximity of base stations. In this issue, a point of interest is the personnel mounting, adjusting and maintaining base stations. Their working tasks require stay in high EMF levels' conditions. There are only few studies concerning this specific occupational group. The results from our previous investigation (Zaryabova and Israel 2006) show that in␣many cases on performing some specific tasks operators are overexposed according to our national legislation, and ICNIRP guidelines. Here, we present an extended study covering more base stations and more precise scenario for performed tasks and working positions. Results of exposure assessment are presented. They include energetic load calculations on the basis of Bulgarian national legislation, and the corresponding SAR values. Data are used to determine permissible time duration for each particular work operation and served as a base for limiting the exposure and proposal for protective measures for the personnel. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2007 Base stations nationallicence Energetic load nationallicence SAR nationallicence EMF risk nationallicence Zaryabova V. National Centre of Public Health Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria aut Israel M. National Centre of Public Health Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria aut The Environmentalist Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/4(2007-12-01), 557-561 0251-1088 27:4<557 2007 27 10669 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-007-9059-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-007-9059-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zaryabova V. National Centre of Public Health Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Israel M. National Centre of Public Health Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Environmentalist Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/4(2007-12-01), 557-561 0251-1088 27:4<557 2007 27 10669 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer