Comparison of personal exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields from Wi-Fi in a Spanish university over three years.

Raquel Ramirez-Vazquez, Isabel Escobar, Antonio Martinez-Plaza, Enrique Arribas
Author Information
  1. Raquel Ramirez-Vazquez: University of Castilla-La Mancha, Applied Physics Department, Faculty of Computer Science Engineering, Avda. de España s/n, University campus, 02071 Albacete, Spain.
  2. Isabel Escobar: University of Castilla-La Mancha, Applied Physics Department, Faculty of Computer Science Engineering, Avda. de España s/n, University campus, 02071 Albacete, Spain.
  3. Antonio Martinez-Plaza: University of Castilla-La Mancha, Mathematics Department, School of Industrial Engineering, Avda. de España s/n, University campus, 02071 Albacete, Spain.
  4. Enrique Arribas: University of Castilla-La Mancha, Applied Physics Department, Faculty of Computer Science Engineering, Avda. de España s/n, University campus, 02071 Albacete, Spain. Electronic address: enrique.arribas@uclm.es.

Abstract

In this work we present the personal exposure levels to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields (RF-EMF) from Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) 2.4 GHz and 5.85 GHz bands in a Spanish university, specifically, at the Faculty of Computer Science Engineering at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Albacete, Spain). We present results from three years, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the same study place and points; and measurements carried out in 2022 inside a classroom and inside a professor's office, with the aim to compare the measurements and verify compliance with reference levels established by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). The minimum average was 0.0900 μW/m in the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, in 2019, and the maximum average was 211 μW/m in the 5.85 GHz Wi-Fi in 2017, around the building. Comparing the measurements carried out inside the classroom with students and without students, we identified that the maximum value was 278 μW/m (classroom with students, in the 5.85 GHz Wi-Fi band) and the minimum value was 37.9 μW/m (classroom without students, in the 5.85 GHz Wi-Fi band). Finally, comparing the results of all the measurements (average values) inside the classroom and inside a professor's office, the maximum value was 205 μW/m (in the 5.85 GHz Wi-Fi band) inside the classroom with students, and the minimum value was 0.217 μW/m inside a professor's office (in the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band). These values in no case exceed the limits established by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 10 W/m for general public exposure.

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Humans
Universities
Spain

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