Electromagnetic Pollution And Its Health Effects On The Organism

The Great New Scourge Of The 21 St CenturyLet’s Not Repeat The Mistakes Of Our Past

Outline of Presentation

• Electromagnetic Radiation: Intro• Microwave Radiation Effects• SAR Limits• Radiation Pattern of Cell tower antenna• Effects on Plants, Animals, Birds &

Humans• Suggested Solutions• Conclusion

The Actual Problemcertanily we can not today dispense

with mobile phones where they have became part of our lives each person now have mobile phone as result it is quick way to connect with other ,with this technological development must not forget that the most important factor ,it is health

The uncontrolled and progressive growth of modern communication technologies associated with increased industrialization, has exploded into one of the biggest crisis of pollution the world has seen during the 20th and 21st century.

Electromagnetic Radiations EMR causes significant health hazards on human, animals, birds, plants and environment.

Mobile phones & Towers Statistics in malaysia

Antennas on Cell Phone tower transmit in the frequency range of: • 869 - 890 MHz (CDMA)• 935 - 960 MHz (GSM900)• 1805 – 1880 MHz (GSM1800)• 2110 – 2170 MHz (3G)• 2300 MHz (4G)

Microwave Radiation Effects

• Microwave radiation effects are classified as:•Thermal•Non-thermal 

• The current exposure safety standards are mainly based on the thermal effects, which are inadequate. 

• Non-thermal effects are several times more harmful than thermal effects.

Heating Concept in Microwave4.2 KW (4200 W) of microwave power raises temperature of 1 Litre of water by 10°C in 1 second.

Cell Phone - Ear Warming? • Have you ever noticed the warm

sensation in ear after using mobile phone for a long time?

Warm sensation > pain > tinnitus

Tinnitus is Ringxiety- sensation of cell phone ring

SAR Limit for Mobiles & Towers

SAR (Specific absorption rate) - Rate at which radiation is absorbed by human body, measured in watts per kg (W/kg).

•Since 2012 DoT has revised the SAR values in mobile phones sold in India to 1.6 W/Kg (Maximum)•For mobile towers also in 2012 DoT revised the maximum SAR value to be 1.05 W/sq.m (For 3G at 2100 MHz)

Radiation Pattern of a Cell Tower Antenna

Propagation of "main beam“ from antenna mounted on a tower or roof top

People living within 50 to 300 meter radius are in the high radiation zone (dark blue) and are more prone to ill-effects of electromagnetic radiation.

Effect on Environment: Plants,Birds & Animals

4 cell towers near output of most of fruit bearing trees drastically reduced to < 5% after 2.5 years of cell tower installation.

Have you ever seen any bird near cell towers?   •May be not because birds have more volume and less weight, so heating effect is very fast. Also interferes with navigation and reproduction.•Sheep, dogs, cats, rabbits living near base stations also gets affected.

Biological Effects on Human Body

Our bodies act as antennas that absorb the radiation and convert it into alternating eddy currentsThese generate alternating voltages across cell membranes which remove structurally important calcium ions