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Radiofrequency radiation at Stockholm Central Railway Station in Sweden and some medical aspects on public exposure to RF fields

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Gulati S, Yadav A, Kumar N, Priya K, Aggarwal NK, Gupta R · 2017

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Measured RF radiation levels at the railway station were substantially higher than the precautionary 3-6 µW/m² target level proposed by the BioInitiative Working Group.

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This study measured radiofrequency radiation exposure at Stockholm Central Railway Station using an exposimeter across 20 frequency bands. The median exposure was 921 µW/m², with mean levels ranging from 2,817-4,891 µW/m² per walking round, and hotspots exceeding 95,544 µW/m² near base stations.

Why This Matters

The study compares observed exposure levels to published research on adverse biological effects at equivalent or lower exposures. The exposures measured represent transient exposure for most station users, though some workers may experience chronic exposure.

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Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.

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Gulati S, Yadav A, Kumar N, Priya K, Aggarwal NK, Gupta R (2017). Radiofrequency radiation at Stockholm Central Railway Station in Sweden and some medical aspects on public exposure to RF fields.
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@article{gulati_s_yadav_a_kumar_n_priya_k_aggarwal_nk_gupta_r_ce4814,
  author = {Gulati S and Yadav A and Kumar N and Priya K and Aggarwal NK and Gupta R},
  title = {Radiofrequency radiation at Stockholm Central Railway Station in Sweden and some medical aspects on public exposure to RF fields},
  year = {2017},
  doi = {10.1007/s11010-017-3150-6},
  url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28819931},
}
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-017-3150-6PubMed: 27633090

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