Abstract

The presence of a large number of cell phone towers on the roofs of buildings inside cities raises several questions about whether the radiated electromagnetic frequency (EMF) and power spectrum density (PSD) affect the population even if the towers were installed based on the exiting conditions and standards in the cities. This paper aims to answer all these ambiguous questions by measuring the emitted EMF from the local towers built in a small city of Al-Kut in Iraq. This study was set to investigate the health impact of EMF radiation from the cell phone towers and determine how this EMF effects on the human immunity to diseases. The practical measurements were obtained using the EMF meter and the global positioning system (GPS) and employing the geographical information system (GIS). In this paper, two study groups were selected. The first one lived in the area with three installed towers at distance of 50–100 m between them. The second group resided in the area where towers were installed outside its borders at distances of more than 500 m. The results show that the first group suffers from a health problem much more than the second one. In addition, a high percentage of residences were the most educated, but the less knowledgeable people about EMF radiation impacts at long-term exposure, a fact that can be attributed to the academic curriculum deficiency. Therefore, the study has recommended integrating environmental concepts in the governmental institutions and organizations for all mature persons, irrespective of their academic qualification, to increase people’s awareness about this topic.

中文翻译：

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手机发射塔射频辐射对人体健康影响的评估研究

摘要

即使在根据现有条件安装了发射塔的情况下，城市内部建筑物的屋顶上仍存在大量的手机发射塔，这引发了几个问题，即辐射电磁频率（EMF）和功率谱密度（PSD）是否会影响人口和城市的标准。本文旨在通过测量伊拉克一个小城市Al-Kut内的本地塔发射的EMF来回答所有这些模棱两可的问题。这项研究的目的是调查从手机发射塔发出的EMF辐射对健康的影响，并确定该EMF对人类疾病抵抗力的影响。实际测量值是使用EMF仪和全球定位系统（GPS）并使用地理信息系统（GIS）获得的。在本文中，选择了两个研究组。第一个居住在该地区，那里有三座已安装的塔楼，两座塔楼之间的距离为50-100 m。第二组居住在塔架安装在其边界之外的区域，距离超过500 m。结果表明，第一组比第二组遭受的健康问题更多。此外，高比例的住所受教育程度最高，但对长期暴露于EMF辐射的知识知之甚少的人，这一事实可归因于学术课程的缺乏。因此，该研究建议将环境概念纳入政府机构和组织中，以供所有成熟人士使用，无论其学历如何，以提高人们对该主题的认识。