DocumentCode :
13142
Title :
Assessment of the exposure of children to electromagnetic fields from wireless communication devices in home environments
Author :
Ibrani, Mimoza ; Ahma, Luan ; Hamiti, Enver
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Volume :
8
Issue :
12
fYear :
2014
fDate :
August 14 2014
Firstpage :
2222
Lastpage :
2228
Abstract :
Wireless technologies have transformed human lifestyles giving rise to research on electromagnetic (EM) field exposure assessment by prioritising what are considered as potentially the more vulnerable groups, such as children. The method presented in this study for assessing the exposure of children to EM fields from wireless communication devices consists of a statistical survey of families describing typical daily exposure to wireless devices followed by the estimation of the highest whole-body averaged specific absorption rate (SAR) between the vertical and horizontal polarisations (SARWBmax) for different devices according to the distance to the user using measured electric field data. Survey outputs, including daily exposure in hours and reported exposure distances, were used to identify spots for in situ experimental evaluation accomplished with a series of measurements of electric field strength of various wireless devices. Complementary to the results of the incident electric field strength, the SARWBmax values for 1-10 years old children during real-life exposure conditions to a few wireless communication devices are presented. The obtained results may contribute to derive recommendations on children exposure limits to specific wireless communication devices for far-field exposure scenarios.
Keywords :
biological effects of fields; biological effects of microwaves; electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave polarisation; paediatrics; radiocommunication; EM field exposure assessment; SAR values; children exposure assessment method; electric field data; electric field strength; electromagnetic field exposure assessment; home environments; horizontal polarisations; real-life exposure conditions; specific absorption rate; statistical survey; vertical polarisations; wireless communication devices; wireless technologies;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Communications, IET
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
1751-8628
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/iet-com.2013.0818
Filename :
6871486
Link To Document :
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