Transcript ITU Workshop on “Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs)” (Quito, Ecuador, 14 August 2013) Electromagnetic Fields Measurement An important tool to empower the public Colombia’s Point.

ITU Workshop on
“Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields
(EMFs)”
(Quito, Ecuador, 14 August 2013)
Electromagnetic Fields Measurement
An important tool to empower the public
Colombia’s Point of View
Oscar León Suarez
General Director- National Spectrum Agency Colombia
[email protected]
Quito, Ecuador, 14 August 2013
Community opposition affects
infrastructure deployment
People worried
about possible
health hazards
Impact on
Quality of
Service
Visual Impact
Just one person
perceives income
for space rental
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Barriers for
infrastructure
deployment
Affects new
technology
deployment
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Strategy
Joint work with local
authorities and
industry to adopt
good practices to
infrastructure
deployment
Definition of a
national policy
Control of
Electromagnetic
fields exposure
limits
Effective
communications
strategy with the
general public
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Communications strategy: Clear and
Simple!
Comparison with devices known by all citizens
x 922
x 393
Other devices generate
more exposure levels
than mobile telephony.
All of them meet
international
recommendations
x 144
x 41
x1
WiFi
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Teléfono
Inalámbrico
Monitor
Bebe
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Provide tools to the people to verify
the exposure levels by themselves
Colombian National Monitoring
System of Electromagnetic fields
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More than 21,000 measures in 72 cities: 70%
of population. Mapping EMF measurements
43 continuous monitoring stations measuring
(7x24) – Largest system implemented in Latin
America
Portable equipment for specific radio station
measurements
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EMF Information in high impact
community locations
Less than 4%
Hospitals
Schools
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Easy access information granting
public control
% ICNIRP recommendations
0 – 10%
10 - 30%
30 - 50%
>50%
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Conclusions and Recommendations
Essential to define a communications strategy
with the public based on the needs of each
city
Provide tools to empower people in order to
get a solution in which they can participate
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