RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 356-366.

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Preliminary analysis on area ambient electromagnetic fields in part of Beijing by vehicle survey

XU Hui1, TONG Jing1, LI Fei1, WANG Guan2, LI Miao1, KANG Xiaohan1   

  1. 1. Beijing Municipal Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center, Beijing 100089;
    2. Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing 100082
  • Received:2024-04-16 Online:2024-07-20 Published:2024-08-05

Abstract: The electromagnetic fields ranging from 0.1 MHz to 6 GHz were measured by vehicle survey within the area of 800 km2 in Beijing, in order to promote the monitoring and evaluation of area ambient electromagnetic quality. The vehicle survey gathered 900,000 values including global electric fields of total frequency bands, Radio Frequency and long, medium, and short waves, as well as selective electric fields of total base stations and 5G base stations. Mass data were analyzed by SPSS and ArcGIS to understand general ambient electromagnetic quality level, spatial and temporal distribution pattern, electromagnetic fields characteristics of various functional regions, electromagnetic source contribution and trace to the Electromagnetic sources for hot points. The analysis reveals that the electric field of total frequency band of this area is(1.08±0.59) V/m,84.00% of all points values are less than 1.5 V/m, and the total value of RF and the long-medium-short waves accounted for 68.2% and 31.8% of the total value of the total frequency band respectively, while the electric field of the base station is 0.63 V/m, accounting for 76.70% of the total radio frequency value, which means the most contributed source of electromagnetic radiation in the region is base stations. The spatial distribution of the total value of the full frequency band and radio frequency band basically have the same trend, which is significantly positively correlated with the population density and the distribution of base stations, while the electric field strength of long-medium-short waves in the ambient is mainly influenced by the relative radiated facilities within small ranges. The intensity of the full-day electric field strength of the base stations in residential area is generally above industrial zone which shows that the distribution of the base stations of the residential area is relatively dense. From 7: 00—18: 00 working hours, the electric field strength of 5G base stations in industrial area is greater than that of residential area. And during the rest time period, the electric field strength of 5G base stations in residential area is greater than that of industrial zones. Analysis of hot-spot map can position concentrated areas of electromagnetic radiation facilities such as mobile base stations of multiple operators, and trace back to the long-medium-short wave electromagnetic radiation sources and surrounding affected areas through spectrum analysis.

Key words: vehicle survey, area ambient electromagnetic radiation, SPSS analysis, spatial distribution, temporal variation trend, spectrum analysis

CLC Number: 

  • X837