If you've ever been through a town and spotted tiny cell towers for 5G placed on poles for street lighting. They look like small boxes however, they're actually transmitting wireless signals from cellular providers to your phone.
The smaller ones are being replaced by larger built cell towers. While they're less noticeable, they still can create problems for those who live nearby.
5g radiation define the safe limit at which a person can be exposed to electromagnetic energy generated by wireless devices. The limits for exposure are based on scientific data which prove that electromagnetic energy could cause harm to health.
The specific absorption rate (SAR) is a measure of the amount of radiofrequency energy taken up by tissues. It's usually 1.6 milliwatts per kilogram averaged over one Gram of tissue.
But, since 5g operates at higher frequencies and has the potential to create more energy on the skin and other exposed body parts. This could lead to many possible harms, such as an increase in development of skin diseases like dermatitis, cancer of the skin and cataracts.
Due to the potential for negative effects of 5G radiation, PSU has chosen to create a general maximum power density of four MW/cm2 based on the average across 1 centimeter, and never to exceed 30 minutes for all 5G services running at 3000 GHz. This localized limit is consistent with the maximum spatial-average SAR of 1.6 W/kg averaged over 1 grams of tissues at six GHz.
The FCC's Maximum Exposure Thresholds for Maximum Exposure
Have you ever used a mobile phone, you're probably aware that the safest distance from the tower should be at least 400 meters. This is because the power of the transmission of the cell tower is significantly increased the further you are from it.
Although this may sound like an ideal idea, the reality is that people living in close proximity to towers might be more susceptible to health issues. For instance, a 2014 study in India found that residents who lived within 50 meters of cell towers had much more health problems than those who lived farther distance from them.
This study found that people who moved into areas farther away from cell towers noticed their symptoms improve within a couple of days. Studies have also shown that exposure to high amounts of electromagnetic field radiofrequency (EMFs) can cause cancer, brain tumors and other health issues.
This is due to the fact that radiofrequency radiation, used in wireless communication, can be absorbed by the body's outer layer, the skin. This is important to understand since the skin functions as a barrier to protect against injury to the body, infection caused by pathogenic microorganisms and entry of toxic substances. It is also the largest organ in the human body. It is responsible for protecting other organs.
The FCC's Minimum Exposure Thresholds
The FCC's Minimum Exposition Thresholds are based upon many assumptions that aren't supported by scientific evidence. This includes the false belief that short-term exposures RF radiations are not harmful due to the limited penetration into the body (i.e. thermal heating of tissue).
The assumption also ignores the deeper penetration of the ELF elements of modulated radio signals, as well as the consequences of short bursts of heat from pulsed RF waves. These assumptions are not in line with the current understanding of biological consequences of RF radiation. As such they shouldn't be relied upon for health-protection exposure guidelines.
Additionally, the ICNIRP and FCC restrict their maximum exposure limits to local peak SARs based on the peak speed of spatial absorption (psSAR) which is not a sufficient dosimetric tool to determine the degree of exposure to radiofrequency radiation. Particularly, psSAR is 5g radiation for frequencies that exceed 6 GHz. In addition, psSAR is not been evaluated for RF radiation with co-exposure to other environmental agents such as sunlight. In the event of interactions, RF radiation and other environmental agents could cause synergistic or antagonistic impacts. This would result in the risk of having adverse health effects. For instance, exposure to RF radiation and sunlight could cause an increase in the incidence of skin cancer, as well as aggravate other skin conditions like acne.