Radiofrequency radiation at Stockholm Central Railway Station in Sweden and some medical aspects on public exposure to RF fields
Hardell L et al · 2016
Measurements at Stockholm Central Railway Station showed a median total RF exposure of 921 μW/m2 with hot spots exceeding 95,544 μW/m2.
Plain English Summary
Researchers used an exposimeter to measure radiofrequency radiation across 20 bands from 88 to 5,850 MHz at Stockholm Central Railway Station. They recorded 1,669 data points and found a median total exposure of 921 μW/m2 with mean levels varying between 2,817 and 4,891 μW/m2 per walking round. High mean measurements were observed for GSM + UMTS 900 downlink and UMTS 2100 downlink, and almost all levels exceeded the BioInitiative precautionary target of 3–6 μW/m2.
Why This Matters
The study also noted elevated levels for LTE 800 downlink, GSM 1800 downlink, and LTE 2600 downlink. A wall-mounted base station created a hot spot exceeding the exposimeter's detection limit of 95,544 μW/m2. The researchers compared the measured levels to published studies reporting adverse biological effects at or below these levels and noted that exposure is mostly transient except for workers who spend hours there daily.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
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@article{hardell_l_et_al_october_2016_radiofrequency_radiation_at_stockholm_central_railway_station_in_sweden_and_some_medical_aspects_on_public_exposure_to_rf_fields_int_j_oncol_2016_oct4941315_1324_doi_10389_ce1122,
author = {Hardell L et al},
title = {Radiofrequency radiation at Stockholm Central Railway Station in Sweden and some medical aspects on public exposure to RF fields},
year = {2016},
doi = {10.3892/ijo.2016.3657},
}