Department of Information Technology, Ghent University/IBBT Gaston Crommenlaan 8, B-9050 Ghent, Belgium.
Environ Res. 2010 Oct;110(7):658-63. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.06.009.
Only limited data are available on personal radio frequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure in everyday life. Several European countries performed measurement studies in this area of research. However, a comparison between countries regarding typical exposure levels is lacking.
To compare for the first time mean exposure levels and contributions of different sources in specific environments between different European countries.
In five countries (Belgium, Switzerland, Slovenia, Hungary, and the Netherlands), measurement studies were performed using the same personal exposure meters. The pooled data were analyzed using the robust regression on order statistics (ROS) method in order to allow for data below the detection limit. Mean exposure levels were compared between different microenvironments such as homes, public transports, or outdoor.
Exposure levels were of the same order of magnitude in all countries and well below the international exposure limits. In all countries except for the Netherlands, the highest total exposure was measured in transport vehicles (trains, car, and busses), mainly due to radiation from mobile phone handsets (up to 97%). Exposure levels were in general lower in private houses or flats than in offices and outdoors. At home, contributions from various sources were quite different between countries.
Highest total personal RF-EMF exposure was measured inside transport vehicles and was well below international exposure limits. This is mainly due to mobile phone handsets. Mobile telecommunication can be considered to be the main contribution to total RF-EMF exposure in all microenvironments.
日常生活中个人射频电磁场（RF-EMF）暴露的相关数据有限。一些欧洲国家开展了这一研究领域的测量研究。然而，各国之间关于典型暴露水平的比较还很缺乏。
首次比较不同欧洲国家特定环境中不同来源的平均暴露水平和贡献。
在五个国家（比利时、瑞士、斯洛文尼亚、匈牙利和荷兰），使用相同的个人暴露计进行了测量研究。使用稳健有序统计回归（ROS）方法对汇总数据进行分析，以便对低于检测限的数据进行分析。在不同的微环境（如家庭、公共交通工具或户外）之间比较平均暴露水平。
所有国家的暴露水平都处于同一数量级，远低于国际暴露限值。除荷兰外，所有国家的交通工具（火车、汽车和公共汽车）中的总暴露最高，主要是由于手机听筒的辐射（高达 97%）。一般来说，私人住宅或公寓的暴露水平低于办公室和户外。在家里，来自不同来源的暴露水平在各国之间存在很大差异。
车内总个人射频电磁场暴露最高，远低于国际暴露限值。这主要是由于手机听筒。在所有微环境中，移动通信都被认为是总射频电磁场暴露的主要来源。
