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RF EM exposure: the issues, the debate and the realities

Rapid development in the field of telecommunication industries and the lagging phase to which the exposure assessment results, calls for immediate intervention by scientist and engineers. In order to respond to public outcry, who are daily exposed to various sort of electromagnetic field radiations,...

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Main Authors: Usman, Aliyu Danjuma, Wan Ahmad, Wan Fatinhamamah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2008
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spelling my.upm.eprints.624582020-08-10T02:22:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62458/ RF EM exposure: the issues, the debate and the realities Usman, Aliyu Danjuma Wan Ahmad, Wan Fatinhamamah Rapid development in the field of telecommunication industries and the lagging phase to which the exposure assessment results, calls for immediate intervention by scientist and engineers. In order to respond to public outcry, who are daily exposed to various sort of electromagnetic field radiations, a critical look on the electromagnetic field exposure guidelines and assessment of its effectiveness revealed that the guidelines are conservatives and are based only on Short-term immediate health effects. In order to accommodate for the unforeseen, a lower limit of 1w/kg instead of 4w/kg of the SAR is recommended with a safety margin of 100 for occupational and 10 for the general public. Possible solutions to the gap identified were also provided. IEEE 2008 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62458/1/RF%20EM%20exposure%20the%20issues%2C%20the%20debate%20and%20the%20realities.pdf Usman, Aliyu Danjuma and Wan Ahmad, Wan Fatinhamamah (2008) RF EM exposure: the issues, the debate and the realities. In: 2008 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM 2008), 2-4 Dec. 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (pp. 41-45). 10.1109/RFM.2008.4897381
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description Rapid development in the field of telecommunication industries and the lagging phase to which the exposure assessment results, calls for immediate intervention by scientist and engineers. In order to respond to public outcry, who are daily exposed to various sort of electromagnetic field radiations, a critical look on the electromagnetic field exposure guidelines and assessment of its effectiveness revealed that the guidelines are conservatives and are based only on Short-term immediate health effects. In order to accommodate for the unforeseen, a lower limit of 1w/kg instead of 4w/kg of the SAR is recommended with a safety margin of 100 for occupational and 10 for the general public. Possible solutions to the gap identified were also provided.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Usman, Aliyu Danjuma
Wan Ahmad, Wan Fatinhamamah
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Wan Ahmad, Wan Fatinhamamah
RF EM exposure: the issues, the debate and the realities
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Wan Ahmad, Wan Fatinhamamah
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title RF EM exposure: the issues, the debate and the realities
title_short RF EM exposure: the issues, the debate and the realities
title_full RF EM exposure: the issues, the debate and the realities
title_fullStr RF EM exposure: the issues, the debate and the realities
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