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Recording of the Intensity of the Electric and Magnetic Fields at 50 Hz and of the Electromagnetic Field in the Range 100 kHz - 3 GHz in the City and Province of Gjirocastër, Albania
Department of Physics “Cosimo De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Department of Physics “Cosimo De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Department of Physics, University of Gjirocaster, Gjirocaster, Albania
Department of Physics, University of Gjirocaster, Gjirocaster, Albania
- 1 Department of Physics “Cosimo De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
- 2 Department of Physics “Cosimo De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
- 3 Department of Physics, University of Gjirocaster, Gjirocaster, Albania
- 4 Department of Physics, University of Gjirocaster, Gjirocaster, Albania
Journal of Environmental Protection·Volume 05 (2014)·Pages 1564–1571·Published 4 December 2014·DOI10.4236/jep.2014.517148
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Abstract
For the first time the intensity of the electric and magnetic field in the range of electrical power supply and power transmission lines (50 Hz) and in the range of radio-television broadcasting and telecommunications (100 kHz - 3 GHz) was measured in occupational sites and power plants of the city of Gjirocaster, Albania, and its surroundings. The interest is mainly due to the absence of laws limiting field intensity and to the uncontrolled proliferation of emission sources for mobile telephones in Albania.
KeywordsElectrosmogElectromagnetic Field
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