Non-ionizing radiation

Non-ionizing radiation, those electromagnetic waves whose energy is not sufficient to ionize other atoms, since the amount of energy that is below the photon energies, most binding. Amounts of energy at around 3 eV are considered non-ionizing because they are smaller than the typical binding energies, which are in the range 3-7 eV. Molecules that would be destroyed by such low-energy radiation, could not exist at room temperature. They would already be destroyed by the thermal excitation.

To the non-ionizing radiation is electromagnetic fields in the frequency range below 750 THz or a wavelength of more than 400 nm are counted. This includes infra-red radiation and visible at the limit of ionizing radiation of light having wavelengths of 400 nm to 780 nm wavelengths below 400 nm, which are known as UV - radiation, are counted in the control case of the ionizing radiation.

Law on protection against non-ionizing radiation

On 29 July 2009, the German Bundestag has decided the " Law on protection against non-ionizing radiation in human use ( NiSG ), which first came into force on 1 March 2010 ( Federal Law Gazette I p 2433, last amended by Article 4 of the Act of 8 April 2013 ( Federal Law Gazette I No. 17, p 734) ). A concrete consequence of this is, among other things, that since August 4, 2009 minors, the use of solariums in accordance with § 4 NiSG is prohibited. A directed against the constitutional complaint was rejected by decision of the Federal Constitutional Court of 21 December 2011 Az 1BvR 2007/10, according to § 93a, paragraph 2 BVerfGG.

References / Bibliography

  • Electromagnetic radiation
  • Environmental Law ( Germany )
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