Article ; Online: Human Exposure to Non-Ionizing Radiation from Indoor Distributed Antenna System: Shopping Mall Measurement Analysis.
2023 Volume 23, Issue 10
Abstract: It is crucial to monitor the levels of Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR) to which the general population may be exposed and compare them to the limits defined in the current standards, in view of the rapid rise of communication services and the prospects of a ...
| Abstract | It is crucial to monitor the levels of Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR) to which the general population may be exposed and compare them to the limits defined in the current standards, in view of the rapid rise of communication services and the prospects of a connected society. A high number of people visits shopping malls and since these locations usually have several indoor antennas close to the public, it is therefore a kind of place that must be evaluated. Thus, this work presents measurements of the electric field in a shopping mall located in Natal, Brazil. We proposed a set of six measurement points, following two criteria: places with great the flow of people and the presence of one or more Distributed Antenna System (DAS), co-sited or not with WiFi access points. Results are presented and discussed in terms of the distance to DAS (conditions: near and far) and flow density of people in the mall (scenarios: low and high number of people). The highest peaks of electric field measured were 1.96 and 3.26 V/m, respectively corresponding to 5% and 8% of the limits defined by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and the Brazilian National Telecommunication Agency (ANATEL). |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Brazil ; Electricity ; Telecommunications ; Radiation, Nonionizing |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-05-09 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2052857-7 |
| ISSN | 1424-8220 ; 1424-8220 |
| ISSN (online) | 1424-8220 |
| ISSN | 1424-8220 |
| DOI | 10.3390/s23104579 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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