Mobile Base Stations Hazards and Remedies
Radiations of GSM Base Station Antenna And Its Health Consequences- A Research conducted in Nigeria
In Nigeria 98% of Global System for Mobile (GSM) base stations (cell sites) are sited within 20 meters from residential, offices, schools, business buildings. Cell phone antennas emit microwave frequencies, which are non-ionizing radiation. A research was conducted by measuring field data of radiation from GSM base antennas in Nigeria for supporting evidence public health risks from gsm radiations that are documented in published scientific studies in respected, peer-reviewed journals. Therefore, measurements of the exposure levels of radio frequency (RF) Electromagnetic energy (EME) radiated from
Mobile telephone base stations were conducted in following manner. The base stations antenna on these sites are the more common panel antenna, which divide the area around the base station into three sectors (i.e. α = 1200, β = 1200, and γ = 1200). With this arrangement of the three
Antennas all the region around the base stations are covered. All measurements were made with an Agilent Technologies model E4407B ESA-E series spectrum analyzer. A horn antenna that was connected to the analyzer via a coaxial cable, received the measured signals over the frequency bands of interest. This was extremely sensitive equipment which accurately measured
RF background even in rural areas far from any transmitters. Results
The analyses of the measured data showed that the radiation power densities are lower than 10 μW/cm2. Comparing these power densities to those found in documented evidence of health effects showed that the health effects of these radiations are non-thermal in nature. Exposure to gsm radiations are linked to fatigue, headache, decreased concentration, dizziness, local irritation, burning, tumour induction, sperm motility, morphology and viability, and a reduction in male fertilizing potential. The most common associated health effect due to radiation
In Nigeria 98% of Global System for Mobile (GSM) base stations (cell sites) are sited within 20 meters from residential, offices, schools, business buildings. Cell phone antennas emit microwave frequencies, which are non-ionizing radiation. A research was conducted by measuring field data of radiation from GSM base antennas in Nigeria for supporting evidence public health risks from gsm radiations that are documented in published scientific studies in respected, peer-reviewed journals. Therefore, measurements of the exposure levels of radio frequency (RF) Electromagnetic energy (EME) radiated from
Mobile telephone base stations were conducted in following manner. The base stations antenna on these sites are the more common panel antenna, which divide the area around the base station into three sectors (i.e. α = 1200, β = 1200, and γ = 1200). With this arrangement of the three
Antennas all the region around the base stations are covered. All measurements were made with an Agilent Technologies model E4407B ESA-E series spectrum analyzer. A horn antenna that was connected to the analyzer via a coaxial cable, received the measured signals over the frequency bands of interest. This was extremely sensitive equipment which accurately measured
RF background even in rural areas far from any transmitters. Results
The analyses of the measured data showed that the radiation power densities are lower than 10 μW/cm2. Comparing these power densities to those found in documented evidence of health effects showed that the health effects of these radiations are non-thermal in nature. Exposure to gsm radiations are linked to fatigue, headache, decreased concentration, dizziness, local irritation, burning, tumour induction, sperm motility, morphology and viability, and a reduction in male fertilizing potential. The most common associated health effect due to radiation