Naslov
Wi-Fi technology and human health impact: a brief review of current knowledge

Autori
Prlić, Ivica ; Šiško, Jerko ; Varnai, Veda Marija ; Pavelić, Luka ; Macan, Jelena ; Kobešćak, Silvija ; Hajdinjak, Mladen ; Jurdana, Mihovil ; Cerovac, Zdravko ; Zauner, Branimir ; Surić Mihić, Marija ; Cvijetić Avdagić, Selma

Izvornik
Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju (1848-6312) 73 (2022), 2; 106-106

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
exposure to RF fields ; e-school ; radiofrequency ; SAR

Sažetak
An enormous increase in the application of wireless communication in recent decades has intensified research into consequent increase in human exposure to electromagnetic (EM) radiofrequency (RF) radiation fields and potential health effects, especially in school children and teenagers, and this paper gives a snap overview of current findings and recommendations of international expert bodies, with the emphasis on exposure from Wi-Fi technology indoor devices. Our analysis includes over 100 in vitro, animal, epidemiological, and exposure assessment studies (of which 37 in vivo and 30 covering Wi-Fi technologies). Only a small portion of published research papers refers to the “real” health impact of Wi-Fi technologies on children, because they are simply not available. Results from animal studies are rarely fully transferable to humans. As highly controlled laboratory exposure experiments do not reflect real physical interaction between RF radiation fields with biological tissue, dosimetry methods, protocols, and instrumentation need constant improvement. Several studies repeatedly confirmed thermal effect of RF field interaction with human tissue, but non-thermal effects remain dubious and unconfirmed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti, Interdisciplinarne tehničke znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Kognitivna znanost (prirodne, tehničke, biomedicina i zdravstvo, društvene i humanističke znanosti)

Napomena
Rad je rezultat istraživačkih aktivnosti uporabe
novih telekomunikacijskih tehnologija u školama u
RH koje IMI znanstveno istraživački odrađuje na
HR_EU projektu razvoja digitalno zrelih škola: e-
škole koji u dvije radne faze od 2015 g. provodi
CARNET : Faza I (https://www.carnet.hr/projekt/e-
skole-pilot-projekt/) i Faza II
(https://www.carnet.hr/projekt/e-skole-razvoj-
sustava-digitalno-zrelih-skola-ii-faza/)

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