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Assessment of Human Exposure in Iasi-City using Data Provided by the (Romanian) National Autonomous RF- EMF Monitoring System

2020 · No effect · Low evidence

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Using data from the Romanian National Autonomous Broadband EMF Monitoring System in Iasi-city, the authors report that analyzed RF-EMF exposure levels were well below the reference/limit levels adopted by national legislation for the population. They note E-f…

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Publicationmanual · 2020
Study typeexposure_assessment
Reported directionNo effect
Evidence ratingLow

Abstract

Assessment of Human Exposure in Iasi-City using Data Provided by the (Romanian) National Autonomous RF- EMF Monitoring System M. Ursachianu, O. Bejenaru, C. Lazarescu, A. Salceanu and M. Paulet. The Assessment of Human Exposure in Iasi- City using Data Provided by The National Autonomous RF-EMF Monitoring System throughout 2020. 2021 International Conference on Electromechanical and Energy Systems (SIELMEN), 2021, pp. 225-230, doi: 10.1109/SIELMEN53755.2021.9600350. Abstract In the last decades, we are all witnessed to an explosive increase and development of applications that integrate the electromagnetic environment in our day-by-day life. The principal and delicate problem of the human exposure to a various types of electromagnetic field (EMF) sources is very challenging and up to date one, being considered to have a higher level of importance especially from the safety point of view. The population has always been reluctant and ambiguous about the introduction of new technologies, like the actual case of the implementation around the world of the new 5G NR mobile communications technology for example. For that, the responsible authorities from different countries must conduct studies to ensure and to track the fact that the exposure at new technology is safe or not. So, that being said, the process of monitoring the EMF produce by a diversity of different sources of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) should be a priority in our days. In the study presented in this paper, using the National Autonomous Broadband EMF Monitoring System, a continuous 24/365(hours/days) monitoring system, we analyze real-time monitoring data for all months of the year 2020 for all EMF monitoring fixed station installed at that time in Iasi-city giving a special attention for the last month of the year, December 2020. It was made also an analysis and comparison off the measured data with those imposed by international organizations and national regulatory bodies. At the final a set of preliminary conclusions have been taken. ieeexplore.ieee.org Conclusions Evaluation the levels of the electromagnetic fields generated by a diversity of communication systems and other sources of RF-EMFs should be a priority in our days. An Autonomous Continuous and Intelligent Broadband EMF monitoring system with multiband frequency sensors represent an important step in this area. The network of tri-axials sensors from EMF monitoring system measures the total levels of electromagnetic field from all surrounding sources and can also do a real-time measure of the assessment results to the public. The continuous monitoring of the electromagnetic field is very important to realize to reassure the population who is in an area of ambiguity regarding the exposure to electromagnetic radiation generated by various sources of radio frequency electromagnetic fields in our country. The exposure to RF-EMFs is an actual problem of concern for many people in nowadays and should be a priority area of investigation, especially regarding the emergence of new communication technologies, like 5G NR. The present study offers an insight view into the EMF exposure levels recorded by the national EMF real-time monitoring system, for a full month of the year 2020. The results of our analysis indicate that the exposure levels to radio electromagnetic fields are much more below the reference levels values adopted by the national legislation for population. The E-field values of different transmitters may vary over the time. In the case of base stations of cellular mobile services, the transmitted power depends highly on the actual traffic load and user behavior. During a monitoring of 24h the electric field values was well below the limits. Traffic load may also depend on the time of the day, day of the week, and even in season as we will see in a future study. Monitoring the E-Field values from mobile base station antenna may also depend on the distance from the source. An EMF monitoring station with a tri-axial electric field probe who can measured the electric field in a broadband frequency range like one of those used in the national EMF monitoring system could be also use for providing a good assessment of human exposure to EMF generated by new types of mobile communication services. 5G NR (NR – New Radio). Further research can be directed on the study of EMF monitoring values in case of extending the evaluation study over more EMF monitoring stations from different cities of the country, eventually for a long period of time, in order to obtain a better assess of the coverage and the temporal evolution over the problem of the exposure to different electromagnetic field sources.

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Study typeexposure_assessment
Effect directionno_effect
PopulationGeneral population (Iasi-city)
Sample sizeNot supplied
ExposureRF · continuous 24/365 monitoring; analysis of all months of 2020 with special attention to December 2020
Evidence strengthLowConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

Using data from the Romanian National Autonomous Broadband EMF Monitoring System in Iasi-city, the authors report that analyzed RF-EMF exposure levels were well below the reference/limit levels adopted by national legislation for the population. They note E-field values can vary over time (e.g., with cellular base-station traffic load) but remained below limits during 24-hour monitoring.

Outcomes measured

  • Ambient electric field (E-field) levels from surrounding RF-EMF sources
  • Comparison of measured exposure levels to reference/limit levels from international organizations and national regulatory bodies

Limitations

  • Number of fixed monitoring stations in Iasi-city not specified in the abstract
  • No specific frequency bands, measurement metrics beyond E-field, or numerical exposure values reported in the provided text
  • Results described as preliminary; broader generalization to other cities/longer periods suggested as future work
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DOI: 10.1109/sielmen53755.2021.9600350
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