Abstract

CELL PHONE TOWERS ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION (EMR): HAZARDOUS POLLUTANT

G. R. Neel*, B. M. Godfrey and Joseph R.

Abstract

Cell phone technology has several advantages and has grown rapidly in the last decade. there are nearly 1 billion cell phone subscribers and around 10 lakhs cell phone towers worldwide. Cell tower antennas transmit in the frequency range of 869 to 890 MHz (CDMA), 935 to 960 MHz (GSM900), 1810 to 1880 MHz (GSM1800) and 2110 to 2170 MHz (3G). Base stations are usually from 50-200 feet high. The power levels are relatively low, the antennas are mounted high above ground level, and the signals are transmitted intermittently, rather than constantly. Human population centers are flooded with massive amounts of powerful wireless microwave radiation. When a human body is exposed to the electromagnetic radiation, it absorbs radiation, because human body consists of 70% liquid (Panagopoulos DJ, 2007).

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