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Design of an Integrated Platform for Mapping Residential Exposure to Rf-Emf Sources

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  • Corentin Regrain

    (Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS), Parc, 60550 Verneuil en Halatte, France
    LAMFA, UMR CNRS 7352, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039 Amiens, France
    PériTox, UMR_I 01, CURS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 80025 Amiens, France)

  • Julien Caudeville

    (Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS), Parc, 60550 Verneuil en Halatte, France
    PériTox, UMR_I 01, CURS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 80025 Amiens, France)

  • René de Seze

    (Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS), Parc, 60550 Verneuil en Halatte, France
    PériTox, UMR_I 01, CURS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 80025 Amiens, France)

  • Mohammed Guedda

    (LAMFA, UMR CNRS 7352, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039 Amiens, France)

  • Amirreza Chobineh

    (LTCI Telecom Paris, Chaire C2m, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France)

  • Philippe de Doncker

    (OPERA—Wireless Communications Group, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium)

  • Luca Petrillo

    (OPERA—Wireless Communications Group, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium)

  • Emma Chiaramello

    (CNR IEIIT—Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell’Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni, 20133 Milan, Italy)

  • Marta Parazzini

    (CNR IEIIT—Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell’Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni, 20133 Milan, Italy)

  • Wout Joseph

    (Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Sam Aerts

    (Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Anke Huss

    (Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, 3508 Utrecht, The Netherlands)

  • Joe Wiart

    (LTCI Telecom Paris, Chaire C2m, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France)

Abstract

Nowadays, information and communication technologies (mobile phones, connected objects) strongly occupy our daily life. The increasing use of these technologies and the complexity of network infrastructures raise issues about radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (Rf-Emf) exposure. Most previous studies have assessed individual exposure to Rf-Emf, and the next level is to assess populational exposure. In our study, we designed a statistical tool for Rf-Emf populational exposure assessment and mapping. This tool integrates geographic databases and surrogate models to characterize spatiotemporal exposure from outdoor sources, indoor sources, and mobile phones. A case study was conducted on a 100 × 100 m grid covering the 14th district of Paris to illustrate the functionalities of the tool. Whole-body specific absorption rate (SAR) values are 2.7 times higher than those for the whole brain. The mapping of whole-body and whole-brain SAR values shows a dichotomy between built-up and non-built-up areas, with the former displaying higher values. Maximum SAR values do not exceed 3.5 and 3.9 mW/kg for the whole body and the whole brain, respectively, thus they are significantly below International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) recommendations. Indoor sources are the main contributor to populational exposure, followed by outdoor sources and mobile phones, which generally represents less than 1% of total exposure.

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  • Corentin Regrain & Julien Caudeville & René de Seze & Mohammed Guedda & Amirreza Chobineh & Philippe de Doncker & Luca Petrillo & Emma Chiaramello & Marta Parazzini & Wout Joseph & Sam Aerts & Anke Hu, 2020. "Design of an Integrated Platform for Mapping Residential Exposure to Rf-Emf Sources," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-19, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:15:p:5339-:d:389430
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    1. Mahdi-Salim Saib & Julien Caudeville & Florence Carre & Olivier Ganry & Alain Trugeon & Andre Cicolella, 2014. "Spatial Relationship Quantification between Environmental, Socioeconomic and Health Data at Different Geographic Levels," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-22, April.
    2. Katharina Roser & Anna Schoeni & Alfred Bürgi & Martin Röösli, 2015. "Development of an RF-EMF Exposure Surrogate for Epidemiologic Research," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-23, May.
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