[Level of microwave radiation from mobile phone base stations built in residential districts].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the condition of microwave radiation pollution from mobile phone base station built in populated area.


METHODS
Random selected 18 residential districts where had base station and 10 residential districts where had no base stations. A TES-92 electromagnetic radiation monitor were used to measure the intensity of microwave radiation in external and internal living environment.


RESULTS
The intensities of microwave radiation in the exposure residential districts were more higher than those of the control residential districts (p < 0.05). There was a intensity peak at about 10 m from the station, it would gradually weaken with the increase of the distance. The level of microwave radiation in antenna main lobe region is not certainly more higher than the side lobe direction, and the side lobe direction also is not more lower. At the same district, where there were two base stations, the electromagnetic field nestification would take place in someplace. The intensities of microwave radiation outside the exposure windows in the resident room not only changed with distance but also with the height of the floor. The intensities of microwave radiation inside the aluminum alloys security net were more lower than those of outside the aluminum alloys security net (p < 0.05), but the inside or outside of glass-window appears almost no change (p > 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Although all the measure dates on the ground around the base station could be below the primary standard in "environment electromagnetic wave hygienic standard" (GB9175-88), there were still a minorities of windows which exposed to the base station were higher, and the outside or inside of a few window was even higher beyond the primary safe level defined standard. The aluminum alloys security net can partly shield the microwave radiation from the mobile phone base station.
Hu
Ji
J
School of Public Health, Central South University Changsha Hunan 410078, China. huji8341@163.com
Lu
Yiyang
Y
Zhang
Huacheng
H
Xie
Hebing
H
Yang
Xinwen
X
D040421:Cell Phone; D002681:China; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008872:Microwaves / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D012494:Sampling Studies