Study of electromagnetic radiation pollution in an Indian city

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6507-6512

  Dhami, A K ^a  

^a Sant Baba Bhag Singh Institute of Engineering and Technology ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Cell phone radiation; Dirty electricity; Microwaves; Power density

Indexed keywords

CELL PHONE; CELL-PHONE RADIATION; DIRTY ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; EXPOSURE LEVEL; HANDHELDS; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON NON-IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE; PORTABLE POWER; POWER DENSITIES; RADIATION POWER DENSITY; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; HEALTH HAZARDS; MICROWAVES; MOBILE PHONES;

TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION POLLUTION; HOSPITAL; INDIA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; POLLUTION; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; POWER DENSITY; POWER DENSITY METER; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SCHOOL; URBAN AREA;

CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROWAVES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; SCHOOLS;

CHANDIGARH; INDIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84867575332     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2436-5     Document Type: Article

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