Exposure of South Korean Population to 5G Mobile Phone Networks (3.4–3.8 GHz)

Brahim Selmaoui (1, 2) , Paul Mazet (3) , Pierre‐baptiste Petit (3) , Kihwea Kim (4) , Donggeun Choi (4) , René de Seze (1, 2)

1 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques
2 PERITOX - Périnatalité et Risques Toxiques - UMR INERIS_I 1
3 CETIM - CEntre Technique des Industries Mécaniques
4 RRA - National Radio Research Agency

As industrialized countries race to install and deploy 5G networks, some countries have taken the lead and already have operational 5G networks in place. South Korea is among these. In this study, we measured exposure to electromagnetic fields in South Korea to evaluate the relative contribution of 5G as compared with other frequencies such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. Results show that the emission of 5G contributes about 15% to total telecommunications emissions. The highest levels were observed in the vicinity of 5G antennas and remain below the limits set by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).

Mots clés: 5G; 3.4–3.8 GHz; radio frequencies; electromagnetic field; South Korea

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Brahim Selmaoui, Paul Mazet, Pierre‐baptiste Petit, Kihwea Kim, Donggeun Choi, et al.. Exposure of South Korean Population to 5G Mobile Phone Networks (3.4–3.8 GHz). Bioelectromagnetics, 2021, ⟨10.1002/bem.22345⟩. ⟨ineris-03246954⟩