Medición de campos electromagnéticos en la Ciudad de Cali Colombia

Abstract

This paper shows a measurement methodology of the electromagnetic field produced by radio and telecommunications installations and presents results obtained in the evaluation of 50 measurement sites in the city of Cali in Colombia. This work was done because people's concern about proliferation of radio base stations in urban areas, and their fear about the possible dangerous effects of the electromagnetic fields on human health. The evaluation was carried out to determine and quantify the levels of electromagnetic field that exist in the environment of the city. In general, the values found were lower than 0.5% of the limit established by the International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, ICNIRP (0.2 mW/cm2). However, in two sites the measured values exceeded this limit.