EM radiation from Wi-LAN base station and its’ effects in human body

Author

Shabani, Hikma ; Islam, Md Rafiqul ; Alam, Ahm Zahirul ; El-Raouf, Hany Essam Abd

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

fYear

2008

fDate

20-22 Dec. 2008

Firstpage

86

Lastpage

91

Abstract

EM Fields have adverse effects on Human health. Tissue damage could occur due to the body inability to cope with the excessive heat that could be generated during the exposure to Radio Frequency. The parameters of concern with respect to human health are the rate at which a person absorbs electromagnetic energy, called the specific absorption rate (SAR). Electric field intensities from wireless LAN were measured at IIUM Campus. Using a developed flat phantom model, electric field and SAR variations for human organs are simulated and presented in this paper. The peak SAR values are compared with recommended values.

Keywords

biological effects of microwaves; biological organs; biological tissues; wireless LAN; EM radiation; Wi-LAN base station; electric field intensities; electromagnetic energy; excessive heat; flat phantom model; health; human body; human organs; radio frequency; specific absorption rate; tissue damage; wireless LAN; Base stations; Electric variables measurement; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic radiation; Humans; Imaging phantoms; Radio frequency; Specific absorption rate; Tissue damage; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2008. ICECE 2008. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Dhaka

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2014-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2015-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICECE.2008.4769178

Filename

4769178