The aim of this research is to measure the level of electromagnetic pollution and calculate to radiation dose index (RID) along Malatya Street of Elbistan District of Kahramanmaraş and to raise awareness about this topic. For this purpose, Narda NBM-550 broadband electromagnetic field meter was used to measure the total electric (E) and magnetic (H) field strengths and equivalent plane wave power densities (S) of the environment. For measurements at GSM 900, GSM 1800 and UMTS (2100) MHz frequencies, Aaronia Spectran HF-60105 V4 Portable Spectrum Analyzer and a laptop computer loaded with MCS coded software were used. In order for the measurements to reach a meaningful result, the measurement time was set to at least six minutes and three measurements were done at each point. The results were compared with the limit values defined by BTK and ICNIRP. The radiation dose index was calculated and it was found as RDI<1.None of the E, H and S values exceeded the limit values defined by international and national institutions such as ICNIRP and BTK.
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