Towards 5G communication systems: Are there health implications?

Ciaula, Agostino Di

doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.01.011

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“…In the last two decades, due to the development of the information society, the use of information technologies has increased, including the connection and communication of multiple electronic devices Despite the results obtained in these studies, a large part of the population remains concerned as diseases of unknown etiology appear [53][54][55][56], which is why it is necessary to continue researching to try to respond to these concerns. When Pall's work was published [30], whose title is "Wi-Fi is an Important Threat to Human Health" it was interesting and worrisome, and therefore it motivated us to write a comment [29].…”

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“…Public Health 2020, 17, x; doi: FOR PEER REVIEW www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph microenvironments [15,16,20,24,[43][44][45][46], and third, to make sporadic and point measurements, and to design models to estimate exposure levels [12,[47][48][49][50][51][52]. Despite the results obtained in these studies, a large part of the population remains concerned as diseases of unknown etiology appear [53][54][55][56], which is why it is necessary to continue researching to try to respond to these concerns. When Pall's work was published [30], whose title is "Wi-Fi is an Important Threat to Human Health" it was interesting and worrisome, and therefore it motivated us to write a comment [29].…”

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Georeferencing of Personal Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields from Wi-Fi in a University Area

Ramirez-Vazquez

Arabasi

Al-Ta’ani

et al. 2020

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In the last two decades, due to the development of the information society, the massive increase in the use of information technologies, including the connection and communication of multiple electronic devices, highlighting Wi-Fi networks, as well as the emerging technological advances of 4G and 5G (new-generation mobile phones that will use 5G), have caused a significant increase in the personal exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields (RF-EMF), and as a consequence, increasing discussions about the possible adverse health effects. The main objective of this study was to measure the personal exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from the Wi-Fi in the university area of German Jordanian University (GJU) and prepare georeferenced maps of the registered intensity levels and to compare them with the basic international restrictions. Spot measurements were made outside the university area at German Jordanian University. Measurements were made in the whole university area and around two buildings. Two Satimo EME SPY 140 (Brest, France) personal exposimeters were used, and the measurements were performed in the morning and afternoon, and on weekends and weekdays. The total average personal exposure to RF-EMF from the Wi-Fi band registered in the three study areas and in the four days measured was 28.82 μW/m2. The average total exposure from the Wi-Fi band registered in the ten measured points of the university area of GJU was 22.97 μW/m2, the one registered in the eight measured points of building H was 34.48 μW/m2, and the one registered in the eight points of building C was 29.00 μW/m2. The maximum average values registered in the campus of GJU are below the guidelines allowed by International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). The measurement protocol used in this work has been applied in measurements already carried out in Spain and Mexico, and it is applicable in university areas of other countries.

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Georeferencing of Personal Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields from Wi-Fi in a University Area

Ramirez-Vazquez

Arabasi

Al-Ta’ani

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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“…Die bevorstehende Einführung der 5G-Technologie mit höherer Bandbreite und weltweit mehreren Millionen neuer Sendeanlagen wird die Inzidenz EMF-induzierter Erkrankungen deutlich erhöhen. In den ersten drei Untersuchungen zu ihren Auswirkungen fordern die Autoren einen Stopp des Ausbaus [53,54,57]…”

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Risiko Mobilfunk

Hensinger¹

2018

Deutsche Heilpraktiker-Zeitschrift

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SummaryWLAN und Mobilfunk wurden von Industrie und Politik konsequent in alle Lebensbereiche eingeführt, vom Klassen bis zum Schlafzimmer, mit gesundheitlichen Folgen. Beispielhaft für die eindeutige Studienlage wertet der Beitrag über 50 wissenschaftliche Publikationen aus, die signifikante Gesundheitsschäden durch WLAN und Mobilfunk feststellen, insbesondere durch oxidativen Stress. Zu den dokumentierten Mobilfunkfolgen zählen Tumoren unter anderem des Gehirns, Unfruchtbarkeit, Erbgutschäden und Burnout.

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“…Among others, increased atmospheric absorption, greater impact of hydrometeors (such as rain, hail or snow), increased building penetration losses, increased shadowing effect from the presence of human body or the impact of non-ideal surfaces and surface roughness in diffuse scattering components owing to smaller operation wavelength [ 3 ]. Regarding the biological and health impacts of the Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Field (RF-EMF) exposure of 5G systems at the mmWave frequency range (6–100 GHz), several studies can be found in the literature [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ] showing no clear evidence of harmful or potential RF-EMF hazards from the 5G exposure over the general population. Furthermore, it must be remarked that the penetration depth inside the human body will decrease in mmWave frequency bands, especially while increasing the frequency [ 9 , 10 ].…”

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Fifth-Generation (5G) mmWave Spatial Channel Characterization for Urban Environments’ System Analysis

Azpilicueta

López-Iturri

Zuñiga-Mejia

et al. 2020

Sensors

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In this work, the channel characterization in terms of large-scale propagation, small-scale propagation, statistical and interference analysis of Fifth-Generation (5G) Millimeter Wave (mmWave) bands for wireless networks for 28, 30 and 60 GHz is presented in both an outdoor urban complex scenario and an indoor scenario, in order to consider a multi-functional, large node-density 5G network operation. An in-house deterministic Three-Dimensional Ray-Launching (3D-RL) code has been used for that purpose, considering all the material properties of the obstacles within the scenario at the frequency under analysis, with the aid of purpose-specific implemented mmWave simulation modules. Different beamforming radiation patterns of the transmitter antenna have been considered, emulating a 5G system operation. Spatial interference analysis as well as time domain characteristics have been retrieved as a function of node location and configuration.

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Towards 5G communication systems: Are there health implications?

Cited by 98 publications

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Georeferencing of Personal Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields from Wi-Fi in a University Area

Georeferencing of Personal Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields from Wi-Fi in a University Area

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