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Assessment of radiofrequency exposure in the vicinity of school environments in Crete island, South Greece

Kapetanakis Theodoros N., Ioannidou Melina, Baklezos Anargyros T., Nikolopoulos Christos, Sergaki Eleftheria, Konstantaras Antonios, Vardiambasis Ioannis

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/DEC1794C-AD36-4BCB-95CC-2D2E5F807F45-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.3390/app12094701-
Identifierhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/9/4701-
Languageen-
Extent14 pagesen
TitleAssessment of radiofrequency exposure in the vicinity of school environments in Crete island, South Greeceen
CreatorKapetanakis Theodoros N.en
CreatorIoannidou Melinaen
CreatorBaklezos Anargyros T.en
CreatorNikolopoulos Christosen
CreatorSergaki Eleftheriaen
CreatorΣεργακη Ελευθεριαel
CreatorKonstantaras Antoniosen
CreatorVardiambasis Ioannisen
PublisherMDPIen
Content SummaryThis study aimed to estimate the radiofrequency exposure levels in the vicinity of nursery and primary schools at the northwest part of Crete island in Greece. Moreover, the compliance with the exposure limits, according to Greek legislation, was investigated. A total of 396 in situ frequency-selective and broadband measurements were conducted around 69 schools, classified in urban and suburban environments, in the range of 27–3000 MHz (subdivided in seven frequency bands). The measured value of the electric field strength (V/m) was recorded and, subsequently, the exposure ratio was calculated. Statistical analysis was performed in order to analyze and evaluate the data. In addition, a worst-case scenario was examined by considering the highest measured exposure level around each school. The statistical tests indicated that the mean and median values of the exposure ratio, even in the worst-case scenario, were found well below 1 for all frequency bands. The calculated distributions of the electric field measurements demonstrated that almost 90% of the latter were below 1 V/m, with the majority of values lying in the range of 0.5–1 V/m. The main contributors to the total exposure were the mobile communication frequencies and broadcasting, while the exposure was greater in urban than in suburban environments.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2023-09-08-
Date of Publication2022-
SubjectElectromagnetic field measurementsen
SubjectExposure assessmenten
SubjectExposure ratioen
SubjectGeneral public exposureen
SubjectIn situ measurementsen
SubjectNonionizing electromagnetic fieldsen
Bibliographic CitationT. N. Kapetanakis, M. P. Ioannidou, A. T. Baklezos, C. D. Nikolopoulos, E. S. Sergaki, A. J. Konstantaras, and I. O. Vardiambasis, “Assessment of radiofrequency exposure in the vicinity of school environments in Crete island, South Greece,” Appl. Sci., vol. 12, no. 9, May 2022, doi: 10.3390/app12094701.en

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