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A discussion of potential exposure metrics for use in epidemiological studies on human exposure to radiowaves from mobile phone base stations.
Schuz J, Mann S · 2000
View Original AbstractDistance from cell towers poorly predicts actual RF exposure due to building shielding and competing radiation sources.
Plain English Summary
Researchers investigated whether measurements of electric field strength or distance from cell towers could reliably assess people's exposure to radiofrequency radiation for health studies. They found that while cell towers do contribute to overall RF exposure (measuring 0.012-0.343 V/m), other sources like radio and TV transmitters often produce stronger signals, and distance from towers is a poor predictor of actual indoor exposure due to building shielding and signal reflections.
Study Details
There is currently a high level of concern in many countries that exposure to radiowaves from mobile phone base stations may be hazardous to health. When investigating such suggested risks, epidemiologists need to define an exposure metric that can reliably discriminate between exposed and unexposed groups of people. We conducted a feasibility study to investigate if either short-term measurements of electric field strength, calculations of electric field strength, or distance from nearby mobile phone base stations could be used to develop a metric reflecting an individual's exposure to radiowaves.
With electric field strengths in the range of 0.012-0.343 V/m, radiowaves from mobile phone base sta...
Furthermore, there is little evidence that presently justifies epidemiological studies being restricted to adverse effects of radiowaves from mobile phone base stations while neglecting radiowaves at other frequencies produced by different transmitters.
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@article{j_2000_a_discussion_of_potential_3380,
author = {Schuz J and Mann S},
title = {A discussion of potential exposure metrics for use in epidemiological studies on human exposure to radiowaves from mobile phone base stations.},
year = {2000},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11140443/},
}