Focal points for improving communications about electromagnetic fields and health: a mental models approach risk

Risk communication

• risk management
• mental model approach

Risk perception

• personal risk estimation
• information requirement
• risk knowledge

Endpoint

• potential health effects

Considered exposure sources

• • 50/60 Hz
  • magnetic field
• • power transmission line
  • electrical substation
  • Radio/TV transmitter
  • mobile communications
  • mobile phone
  • mobile phone base station
• • residential
  • personal

Investigated group

15 experts and 12 lay people took part in a survey in the Netherlands.