An Empirical Modeling of Electromagnetic Pollution on a University Campus


Kurnaz Ç.

APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS SOCIETY JOURNAL, vol.33, no.1, pp.111-114, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS SOCIETY JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.111-114
  • Keywords: Electric field strength, electromagnetic (EM) measurement, EM pollution, statistical analysis
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, electric field strength (E) levels were measured on Ondokuz Mayis University's Kurupelit Campus and Faculty of Medicine Hospital in Samsun, Turkey between years 2013-2015. 840 short term and two long term measurements were performed using PMM-8053 and SRM-3006 at 60 different locations of which 30 were on both the campus and hospital. The results show that the measured E levels are far below the limits that are determined by ICNIRP. Based on the measurement analysis, a novel empirical model that allows characterizing the total E of medium using three main electromagnetic (EM) sources with 99.7% accuracy was proposed. Then other new models to estimate main distribution of total E were suggested. With the use of these models, E values of main pollution sources can be estimated with 95.2% accuracy and easily lead to prediction of future EM pollution levels.