Scientists from Melbourne who have been monitoring the electromagnetic output from phone towers all across the city are certain that the contentious cellular upgrades do not endanger public health, as reported first by ABC News.
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) experts aim to counter myths regarding the ongoing deployment of 5G.
Australia's 5G Towers
Protests against the fifth generation of Australia's mobile cellular network have been ongoing in recent years in the majority of the country's main cities, and critics have warned that the technology is harmful and untested.
The ARPANSA team has evaluated the output from 50 tower sites, ranging from Hurstbridge in the city's northeast to Hoppers Crossing in the west and Skye, close to Frankston.
This marks the first time that ARPANSA has tested the output of 5G in full in Australia.
Despite the fact that the output of radio waves varies with frequency, Australian rules established by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection permit, on average, between 2 and 10 watts per square meter.
The largest emitters were found to be towers at Mount Dandenong.
"The highest measured value we reported was around 700 times below the allowed limit, and that was from a tower for radio broadcasting - not the cellular network," Dr. Henderson said in a statement.
The maximum output from other sites in the city, according to him, was much more than 2,000 times below the limit. ABC News noted that a typical microwave uses approximately 1,000 watts of electromagnetic energy.
Less than two watts were utilized by mobile phones and not at continuous levels. Australian 5G transmissions reach their maximum at a frequency much below radio altimeter frequencies at 3.7GHz.
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Putting 'Scaremongering'' 5G Claims to Rest
Dr. Henderson expressed the hope that the poll results, which are scheduled for release by the end of the year, would benefit even the most ardent critics of 5G in comprehending the science.
He noted that there had been a lot of "scaremongering" about 5G and radio waves, and he hopes they are now put to rest after conducting the study.
According to Dr. Henderson, the output levels from several sites tested in 2011 and 2013 had hardly altered.
After concerns were raised in the US, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) urged pilots to report irregularities with radio altimeters close to 5G towers in January.
People may now more easily verify the electromagnetic energy levels radiated from a number of mobile base stations in Victoria and New South Wales, thanks to the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA).
Data from measurements made by the ACMA in 2021 and 2022 are used by the EME Checker.
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Written by Joaquin Victor Tacla
