Microwaves-Impact on our living!

Abstract

Electromagnetic Field (EMF) radiation is the flow of photons through space. Each photon contains a certain amount of energy, and the different types of radiations are defined by the amount of energy found in the photons. The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of all types of EM radiation. X-rays used in hospitals or the radio waves from a radio station are all part of this spectrum. Even when a building of height is18 m, with its location at a horizontal distance of 19 m from a 10 m tower (with an antenna at a height of 8 m) mounted in the rooftop of a building, 10 m high, the region is still in the safe zone. The calculated EMF power density is 0.432 Watts/sq.m. On 24 August 2010, the DoT Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) was set up consisting of officers from DoT, Indian Council of Medical Research (Ministry of Health), Department of Biotechnology and Ministry of Environment and Forest to observe the effects of Electro Magnetic Field radiation from base stations and mobile phones.