Occupational EMF exposure from radar at X and Ku frequency band and plasma catecholamine levels

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This study investigated the effects of occupational RF EMF exposure from radar on plasma catecholamine in military workers. A total of 166 subjects participated in the study; 68 people in the control group, 40 people in the first group exposed to X-band EMF (frequency range of 8-12 gigahertz, GHz) and 58 people in the second group exposed to Ku-band EMF (12.5-18 GHz). The power density of RF RMF varied from 0.5-1.5% and 0.2-31% of the occupational limits in the Australian RF Standard, for the first and second exposure group, respectively. The study did not find any significant variation between the exposure group and their respective control group for any catecholamine type, except for adrenaline in the second exposure group.

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