Influence of Low Frequency Near-Field Sources Position on the Assessment of Children Exposure Variability Using Stochastic Dosimetry

Abstract

The objective of the present work was to assess the children exposure variability due to low frequency near-field sources using an approach based on stochastic dosimetry. These scenarios represent a topic of high interest, because it was found that domestic appliances could be relevant for children exposure level. In details, in this paper the exposure of two child models to a hairdryer model was evaluated. Following the ICNIRP guidelines, the electric field amplitudes induced in specific tissues composing the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system were analyzed. The analysis of the results permitted to highlight a high exposure variability depending on the near-field source position and to individuate the regions where the source could cause the highest levels of exposure, not limiting the analysis only to some worst-case exposure scenarios.