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  Contents
 
Chapter 1 Electrosmog- Environmental Risk of Radiation Pollution
  General considerations; The electromagnetic frequency spectrum; Electrosmog or radiation pollution; The Effects of Low Frequency Fields; The Effects of High Frequency Fields; Remarks on electromagnetic fields and possible hazard to humans; References.
 
Chapter 2 Sources of Electromagnetic Fields and Incident Field Dosimetry
  Fields from Overhead Power Lines; Field of VLF Transmitter; Radiation of GSM base station antennas; Radiation of a mobile phone; References.
 
Chapter 3 Electromagnetic Modelling of the Human Body
 

Equivalent antenna model of the human body; Frequency domain modelling of the human body; Exposure of humans to the transient electromagnetic fields; References.
 
Chapter 4 Thermal Modelling of the Human Body
  Resonance effect; Thermal effects; Thermal response of the human body; The bio-heat transfer equation; The solution of the steady state equation via boundary element method; The solution of the transient equation via finite difference time domain method; Numerical results for a temperature rise in the human head; Chapter closure; References.
 
Chapter 5 Coupling Mechanisms Between Electromagnetic Fields and the Human Body
  General considerations; Coupling to low-frequency electric fields; Coupling to low-frequency magnetic fields; Absorption of energy from electromagnetic radiation; Indirect coupling mechanisms; Bioeffects of extremely low frequency (ELF) fields; Bioeffects of radio frequency (RF) radiation; References.
 
Chapter 6 Safety Standards and Exposure Limits
 

Risk management approaches; Regulatory actions for ELF fields; Regulatory actions for RF fields; International radiation protection guidelines; Protective measures; References.
Appendix - Fundamental Concepts in Electromagnetics

The Lagrangian form of electromagnetic field laws; Maxwell equations; Integral form of Maxwell equations; The equation of continuity; Electromagnetic field energy, power flow in electromagnetics, Poyinting theorem; The electromagnetic wave equations; Boundary rules at discontinuities in material properties; The Electromagnetic potentials; Boundary rules for potential functions; Potential wave equations; Retarded potentials; General boundary conditions; Electric and magnetic walls; Complex phasor notation of time-harmonic fields; Plane wave propagation; Radiation.