Análisis Comparativo de los Niveles de Exposición a Campos Electromagnéticos Irradiados por Estaciones de Telefonía Móvil en el Municipio de Soledad, Atlántico, en Colombia

Abstract

Theoretical and experimental evaluation of people´s exposure to electromagnetic radiation due to base stations of mobile telephony located in the city of Soledad, Atlántico (Colombia) was carried out. This was done by calculating the radiation intensity of the antennas and the distance of the exposed person. Experimentally, power density measurements were done at 22 base stations using a broadband radio frequency measurement equipment. A limited set of measured power density values were compared and discussed with the calculated values. The results show that the power density values in each mobile telephone base station are well below the permissible limits to electromagnetic fields in the Colombian and international regulations, 4.5 W/m2 and 9.0 W/m2 for frequencies of 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, respectively.