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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Human Exposure to Non-Ionizing Radiation from Indoor Distributed Antenna System: Shopping Mall Measurement Analysis.

Júlia da L A Silva, Vicente A de Sousa, Marcio E C Rodrigues, Fred Sizenando Rossiter Pinheiro, Gutembergue Soares da Silva, Halysson B Mendonça, Ricardo Q de F H Silva, João V L da Silva, Fernanda E S Galdino, Vitor F C de Carvalho and 1 more

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Júlia da L A SilvaGraduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PPgEEC), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0980-039X
Vicente A de SousaGraduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PPgEEC), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2859-6136
Marcio E C RodriguesDepartment of Communications Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8399-3241
Fred Sizenando Rossiter PinheiroDepartment of Communications Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4442-8784
Gutembergue Soares da SilvaDepartment of Communications Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil.
Halysson B MendonçaNational Telecommunication Agency (ANATEL), Natal 59020-200, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9411-2809
Ricardo Q de F H SilvaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0861-4341
João V L da SilvaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2959-5493
Fernanda E S GaldinoDepartment of Communications Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4462-6676
Vitor F C de CarvalhoDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8383-0074
Lucas I C MedeirosGraduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PPgEEC), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3072-0503

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 001
6 · The paper itself

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).

Indexed as

ElectricityTelecommunicationsBrazilHumansRadiation, Nonionizingelectric fieldindoor measurementsNIRnon-ionizing radiationshopping mall

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PMID37430493
PMCPMC10220726

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