If you've ever been through a city and spotted tiny mini 5G cell towers on the poles of street lights. They look like little boxes however, they're actually transmitting wireless signals from mobile providers to your mobile.
The smaller ones are being replaced by larger specially-designed cell towers. While safe distance from 5g tower but they can still create problems for those who live nearby.
A FCC's Radiation Exposure Thresholds
The FCC's Radiation Exposure Thresholds determine the safe limit at which a person can be exposed to electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices. The limits for exposure are based upon scientific research which show that the energy of RF can be harmful to health.
The rate of absorption called the specific absorption rate (SAR) is an indication of the radiofrequency energy that is absorption by tissues. It's usually 1.6 Watts per kilogram averaged over one Gram of tissue.
But, since 5g operates at higher frequencies and has the potential to increase the intensity of energy on the skin and other directly-exposed body parts. This can lead to a wide range of potential harms, including exacerbated appearance of skin conditions such as dermatitis, skin cancer and cataracts.
Due to the possible severe effects of 5g radiation, PSU has chosen to create a general limits on power density, which is 4mW/cm2 averaged over 1 cm2, and not to exceed 30 minutes for the entire 5G spectrum at 3000 GHz. This limit for localization is in line with the maximum SAR that is spatially averaged at 1.6 W/kg, which is averaged over 1 grams of tissues at six GHz.
The FCC's Maximum Exposure Thresholds for Maximum Exposure
If you've ever operated a cell phone, you're probably aware that the safest distance from the tower is around 400 meters away. This is due to the power of the transmission of a cell tower increases dramatically the farther the tower is.
While this sounds like an ideal idea however, those living close to towers could be more prone to health issues. For instance, a study conducted in 2014 in India discovered that those who lived within 50m of cell towers experienced much more health problems than those who lived farther far from antennas.
However, this study also revealed that those who relocated into areas farther away from the cell towers saw their symptoms improve within a couple of days. Another study has shown that exposure to high amounts of electromagnetic field radiofrequency (EMFs) can lead to cancer, brain tumors and other health issues.
This is due to the fact that radiofrequency radiation, used in wireless communications, may penetrate the body's outer layer, which is the skin. This is important to understand since the skin serves as a barrier to protect against injury to the body, infection caused by pathogenic microorganisms and the entry of harmful substances. The skin is the biggest organ of the human body and is responsible for keeping the integrity of the other organs.
The FCC's Minimum Exposure Thresholds
The FCC's Minimum Exposition Thresholds depend on several assumptions that are not supported by evidence from science. They include the false belief that short-term exposures to RF radiation are safe because of the minimal absorption into body (i.e. thermal heating of tissue).
The assumption also ignores the more extensive penetration of ELF components of modulated RF signals, as well as the effect of brief bursts of heat generated by RF waves that are pulsed. These assumptions are not in line with current understanding of the biological consequences of RF radiation. Therefore they shouldn't be considered for health protection exposure standards.
Furthermore there is the fact that both ICNIRP and FCC are limiting their radiation limits for local peak SARs based on the maximum spatial specific absorption rate (psSAR), which can be described as not a sufficient dosimetric tool to assess the amount of exposure to RF radiation. In particular, psSAR is inaccurate for frequencies that exceed 6 GHz. In addition, psSAR is not been evaluated for RF radiation that is exposed to other environmental agents such like sunlight. In the event of interactions, RF radiation with other agents in the environment could result in antagonistic or synergistic effects. This can lead to an increased risk of negative health consequences. For example, co-exposure to RF radiation with sunlight may cause an increase in the incidence of skin cancer, as well as aggravate other skin disorders, such as acne.
