If you've ever wandered through a city you might have noticed tiny mini 5G cell towers on the poles of street lights. radiation from phones appear like tiny boxes, but they're actually broadcasting wireless signals from cell phone providers to your mobile.
They are replacing larger specially-designed cell towers. While they're less noticeable but they can still create issues for users.
The Federal Communications Commission's Radiation Exposure Thresholds
The FCC's Radiation Exposure Thresholds establish the safe limit at which a person can be exposed to electromagnetic energy from wireless devices. The limits for exposure are based upon scientific research which show that the energy of RF could cause harm to health.
The specific absorption rate (SAR) is an indication of the amount of radiofrequency energy that is absorption by tissues. It is typically 1.6 Watts per kilogram averaged over one gram of tissue.
Since 5g is able to transmit at higher frequencies, it has the potential to create more energy on the skin and other directly-exposed body areas. This can result in many potential harms, including exacerbated appearance of skin disorders like dermatitis, cancer of the skin and cataracts.
Because of the potentially harmful effects of radiation from 5G, PSU has chosen to set a general localized maximum power density of four MW/cm2 averaged on 1cm2, and not exceeding 30 minutes for the entire 5G spectrum at 3000 GHz. This localized limit is consistent with the maximum SAR spatial-average of 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 used a cell phone, you probably know that a safe range from the tower should be at least 400 meters. This is because the power of transmission from the cell tower is significantly increased the further you are from it.
While this sounds like something that's good however, those living close to towers might be more prone to health issues. For cell phone radiation , a 2014 study in India found that those who lived within 50m from cell towers suffered much more health problems than those who lived farther distance from them.
However, this study also found that people who moved into areas farther away from cell towers noticed their symptoms improve within a few days. Other studies have shown that exposure to high frequencies of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) can lead to brain tumors, cancer as well as other health issues.
This is because RF radiation, which is used in wireless communication can penetrate the human body's exterior layer, which is the skin. This is important to understand since the skin functions as a barrier to protect against mechanical injury, infection by pathogenic microorganisms, and entry of toxic substances. It is also the largest organ in the human body and is accountable for protecting other organs.
The FCC's Minimum Exposure Thresholds for the Minimum Exposure
The FCC's Minimum Exposure Thresholds rely on various assumptions that aren't supported by evidence from science. These include the erroneous belief that short-term exposures RF radiation are safe due to minimal absorption into body (i.e. thermal heating of tissue).
The assumption also ignores the more extensive penetration of ELF elements of modulated radio signals, as well as the effect on the body of short bursts caused by RF pulses. These assumptions are not in line with current understanding of the biological consequences of RF radiation, and thus, they should not be relied upon for health-protection exposure guidelines.
In addition to that, ICNIRP and FCC are limiting its maximum levels of radiation exposure for local peak SARs based on the maximum speed of spatial absorption (psSAR), which can be described as not a reliable dosimetric instrument for determining the level of exposure to RF radiation. In particular, psSAR is inaccurate when frequencies exceed 6 GHz. In addition, psSAR is not been tested for RF radiation that is exposed to other agents of the environment such as sunlight. In the event of interactions, RF radiation with other environmental agents could result in antagonistic or synergistic results. This could result in the risk of having adverse health consequences. For example, co-exposure to RF radiation and sunlight could raise the chance of skin cancer and exacerbate other skin conditions like acne.