Title :
Exposure to electromagnetic radiation at the campus of an Najah university
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., An Najah Univ., Nablus, Palestinian Authority
Abstract :
Ever since the beginning of using radio frequencies, a debate started to raise on their safety, after a number of studies, the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation (ICNIRP) came up with standards claimed to be safe to operate within. In this paper, we are mainly concerned with studying the main sources of EMF radiation at the vicinity of the university and then to check if the combined exposure rates meet the international standards in the concerned area. The dominant EMF sources were found to be GSM900 BTS and FM transmitter. Their corresponding power density and electric field values were measured and compared with the ICNIRP standards. This has been mainly done to answer the public concern regarding being exposed to the EMF in the area.
Keywords :
biological effects of fields; cellular radio; educational institutions; electromagnetic fields; standards; EMF radiation; EMF sources; FM transmitter; GSM900 BTS; ICNIRP standards; International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation; Najah University; electric field values; electromagnetic radiation; exposure rates; international standards; power density; radio frequency; Application software; Cellular phones; Electromagnetic radiation; Hazards; Humans; Local area networks; Measurement standards; Radio transmitters; Wireless LAN; X-rays; EMF radiation; environment; exposure; spectrum;
Conference_Titel :
Communications (MICC), 2009 IEEE 9th Malaysia International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5531-7
DOI :
10.1109/MICC.2009.5431486