Observations from national Italian fixed radiofrequency monitoring network

We analyzed a database of more than 50 million data points from the national Italian fixed radiofrequency (RF) field monitoring network that was operational between June 2002 and November 2006. We applied a modified Regression on Order Statistics approach to reanalyze the database and to deal with t...

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Published in:Bioelectromagnetics 2016-02, Vol.37 (2), p.136-139
Main Authors: Rowley, Jack T., Joyner, Ken H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cell Phone
cellular networks
environmental RF exposure levels
Italy
mobile networks
Radiation Monitoring - statistics & numerical data
Radio Waves
RF exposure trends
RF monitoring
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Summary:We analyzed a database of more than 50 million data points from the national Italian fixed radiofrequency (RF) field monitoring network that was operational between June 2002 and November 2006. We applied a modified Regression on Order Statistics approach to reanalyze the database and to deal with the large proportion of entries (39.8%) below detection sensitivity of the probe systems. We found no more than an 18% variation in annual wideband levels during the 2002–2006 period. Mean value for mobile communications band was 0.047 μW/cm2 for the period 2005–2006. Findings of this analysis are consistent with similar previous studies and we conclude that mean environmental RF levels from cellular mobile communications systems are typically less than 0.1 μW/cm2. Bioelectromagnetics. 37:136–139, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:0197-8462
1521-186X
DOI:10.1002/bem.21958