Original scientific paper

Haematological changes in workers exposed to radiowave and microwave radiations

V. Budinščak ; Dom zdravlja Jastrebarsko, Jastrebarsko, Hrvatska
J. Goldoni ; Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada, Zagreb, Hrvatska
M. Šarić ; Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

Haematological parameters were measured in 43 radar operators employed in air traffic control occupationally exposed to microwave radiation of low intensity over a period of four years. Exposure to heat, soft X-ray radiation and noise were within maximally allowed limits. The haematological changes included a decreased number of erythrocytes, reticulocytes, platelets, segmented granulocytes and monocytes, and an increased number of leucocytes and lymphocytes. The changes were not pathologically significant and most of them were reversible.

Keywords

haematological parameters; microwave radiation; occupational exposure; radars; working environment

Hrčak ID:

148842

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/148842

Publication date:

25.3.1992.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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