Design of an Integrated Platform for Mapping Residential Exposure to Rf-Emf Sources

Corentin Regrain, Julien Caudeville, René de Seze, Mohammed Guedda, Amirreza Chobineh, Philippe de Doncker, Luca Petrillo, Emma Chiaramello, Marta Parazzini, Wout Joseph, Sam Aerts, Anke Huss and Joe Wiart
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Corentin Regrain: Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS), Parc, 60550 Verneuil en Halatte, France
Julien Caudeville: Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS), Parc, 60550 Verneuil en Halatte, France
René de Seze: Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS), Parc, 60550 Verneuil en Halatte, France
Mohammed Guedda: LAMFA, UMR CNRS 7352, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039 Amiens, France
Amirreza Chobineh: LTCI Telecom Paris, Chaire C2m, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France
Philippe de Doncker: OPERA—Wireless Communications Group, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Luca Petrillo: OPERA—Wireless Communications Group, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Emma Chiaramello: CNR IEIIT—Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell’Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni, 20133 Milan, Italy
Marta Parazzini: CNR IEIIT—Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell’Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni, 20133 Milan, Italy
Wout Joseph: Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
Sam Aerts: Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
Anke Huss: Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, 3508 Utrecht, The Netherlands
Joe Wiart: LTCI Telecom Paris, Chaire C2m, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 15, 1-19

Abstract: Nowadays, information and communication technologies (mobile phones, connected objects) strongly occupy our daily life. The increasing use of these technologies and the complexity of network infrastructures raise issues about radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (Rf-Emf) exposure. Most previous studies have assessed individual exposure to Rf-Emf, and the next level is to assess populational exposure. In our study, we designed a statistical tool for Rf-Emf populational exposure assessment and mapping. This tool integrates geographic databases and surrogate models to characterize spatiotemporal exposure from outdoor sources, indoor sources, and mobile phones. A case study was conducted on a 100 × 100 m grid covering the 14th district of Paris to illustrate the functionalities of the tool. Whole-body specific absorption rate (SAR) values are 2.7 times higher than those for the whole brain. The mapping of whole-body and whole-brain SAR values shows a dichotomy between built-up and non-built-up areas, with the former displaying higher values. Maximum SAR values do not exceed 3.5 and 3.9 mW/kg for the whole body and the whole brain, respectively, thus they are significantly below International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) recommendations. Indoor sources are the main contributor to populational exposure, followed by outdoor sources and mobile phones, which generally represents less than 1% of total exposure.

Keywords: radiofrequency electromagnetic fields; spatiotemporal exposure assessment; data fusion; Monte Carlo approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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