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The objective of this study is to draw a conclusive position
on the effect of radiofrequency (RF) radiation from GSM
masts on human health. The measurement of the RF was
conducted at 100 m and 200 m away from the masts of the
major GSM operators in Nigeria; GLO, MTN and ZAIN. The data
obtained were analyzed using correlation analysis to
establish the fact that whether with time exposure to RF
will have discernable effect on human health. The average
amount of radiation measured from each GSM masts were 1.87,
2.26 and 1.48 µSv/h for 100 m and 1.50, 1.32 and 1.87 µSv/h for 200 m with their corresponding values of
coefficient of correlation as 0.008, 0.004, 0.27, -0.027,
0.039 and 0.048 respectively. The study revealed that there
is insignificant effect on human health because the non
ionizing electromagnetic energy has no sufficient energy to
affect any part of human body.
Key words:
Radiation, radio
frequency, human health, correlation, GSM masts, exposure |
