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Abstract: Despite the increasing presence of wireless communications in everyday life, there exist some voices raising concerns about their adverse effects. One particularly relevant example is the potential impact of the electromagnetic field they induce on the population?s health. Traditionally, very specialized methods and devices (dosimetry) have been used to assess the strength of the E-field, with the main objective of checking whether it respects the corresponding regulations. In this paper, we propose a complete novel approach, which exploits the functionality leveraged by a smart city platform. We deploy a number of measuring probes, integrated as sensing devices, to carry out a characterization embracing large areas, as well as long periods of time. This unique platform has been active for more than one year, generating a vast amount of information. We process such information, and the obtained results validate the whole methodology. In addition, we discuss the variation of the E-field caused by cellular networks, considering additional information, such as usage statistics. Finally, we establish the exposure that can be attributed to the base stations within the scenario under analysis.
Authorship: Diez L., Agüero R., Muñoz L.,
Fuente: Sensors, 2017, 17(6), 1250
Publisher: MDPI
Publication date: 01/06/2017
No. of pages: 20
Publication type: Article
DOI: 10.3390/s17061250
ISSN: 1424-8220
Spanish project: TEC2015-71329-C2-1-R
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LUIS FRANCISCO DIEZ FERNANDEZ
RAMON AGÜERO CALVO
LUIS MUÑOZ GUTIERREZ
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