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8 Epidemiological Studies of the Possible Adverse Health Effects of Pulsed Radar Emissions
Pages 133-138

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... . We also include studies of Polish military personnel and of the region that was irradiated by the Skrunda radar facility, which report health effects of radar emissions not previously or subsequently confirmed by other observations.
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From page 134...
... Naval personnel, believed to be exposed to radar energy while aboard navy ships, was studied for potential adverse health effects. No RF measurements were taken of the cohort, consisting only of men, who were categorized into high exposure and lower exposure based only upon job classificahon.
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From page 135...
... There were some weaknesses in the studies consisting of lack of exposure measurements and potential losses in the follow-up which would have a tendency to lower SMRs. The authors of the more recent study conclude, "Radar exposures had little effect on mortality in this cohort of U.S.
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From page 136...
... .". The small populations exposed in the Skrunda radio stations do not make it likely that further epidemiological studies in this population can be mounted.
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... Neither investigation identified statistically significant associations with exposure and adverse health-related outcomes. The committee has reviewed two studies that were connected with the Skrunda Radio Location System.
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From page 138...
... X 0.4 mW/cm2 or 250,UV/Cm2, an amount considerably above the power densities experienced by the PAVE PAWS public. Because the 250 ilV/cm2 is elevated above the comparison levels and because the measurement of SMR is different from most of the other studies we have, the committee concludes that this finding is sufficiently different from the PAVE PAWS findings in Chapter 9 of this report that additional data would be required to determine its significance with respect to possible health effects resulting from exposures to PAVE PAWS.
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