In this paper, we present the study of RF radiation from mobile tower and its health effects on human body. Power density of RF radiation from a mobile tower have been measured in close proximity to the mobile base station (GSM 900) at the selected locality in Aizawl, Mizoram, India, which was erected in 2009. Questionnaire was conducted on different health problems faced by the inhabitants living near the base station. The absolute power densities have been measured at different houses which is compared with standard limits given by various authorities like International Commission on Non Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), Bioinitiative : 2012 and with the current Indian Standards. Frequency spectrum was analysed at different sites. Different health symptoms of RF exposure faced by the inhabitants within 50m and outside 50m from the tower are analysed and compared. The result is also analysed based on sex. It was found that the inhabitants living within 50m are having more health complaints than those living outside 50m. It was also found that females are having more complaints than males. This type of study is the first time report in the state.

Abstract:In the present paper, we presented the study of complaints on thirteen (13) different health symptoms faced by inhabitants living near mobile tower -Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM 900 & 1800) and those inhabitants living in the area where there is no mobile tower. The study was conducted in fourteen different localities in Aizawl city and four different localities outside Aizawl city in the year 2014 & 2015. Questionnaires were conducted in all the localities. Power densities were measured in different places in all the localities. Health complaints between the localities were compared with that of the locality where there is no mobile tower. It was found that power density is much higher in the area where there is mobile tower than the area where there is no mobile tower. Questionnaire responses from all the localities were statistically analysed and compared by performing t-test. Out of the thirteen (13) different symptoms studied it was found that the comparisons are statistically significant with p < 0.05 in six symptoms. Significant Health complaints start to occur when average power density of the locality is more than 2.145 mW/m 2 . Women were statistically more affected (p < 0.05) than male. It was found that there was strong positive correlation between power density and health complaints with R 2 value 0.853.

A detailed survey was conducted on people living within and beyond 50m from mobile base station, on thirteen (13) different non-specific health symptoms faced by inhabitants living near mobile tower in six different localities in Champhai district for the first time, since mobile tower was erected in 2009. Power density of RF radiation have also been measured within and outside 50m from the station for GSM900 and GSM1800 in the same locality. The measured power densities have been compared with standard limits given by various scientific bodies like International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP 1998), Bioinitiative Report (Sage and Carpenter 2012) ,Salzburg Resolution (Haumann et al. 2000) and current Indian National Standards. The radiation level is under permissible limits as per the guidelines adopted in India. Also the results were statistically analysed and compared by using Kruskal Walli’s t-test. It was found that the comparisons are statistically significant with p<0.05 in all the six localities where headache, memory loss and muscle pain are the most common health complaints. From the correlation studies, it has been found that there is a strong positive correlation between power density and complaints on non-specific health symptoms.

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In this paper we present the study of how Radio Frequency (RF) Radiations emitted by mobile base stations effects human health on thirteen different non-specific health symptoms residing in the vicinity of base stations. The survey was conducted on people living within and beyond 50m from mobile base station in Lunglei district, Mizoram for the first time since mobile tower was erected in 2008. Power density from mobile towers have also been measured within and outside 50m from the station for GSM900 and GSM1800 in the same locality. The measured average power densities have been compared with standard limits given by various scientific bodies like International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP,1998), Bioinitiative Report (2012), Salzburg Resolution (2000) and current Indian National Standards. It has been found that the measured power density were well below the recommended limit given by ICNIRP,1998 and the Indian standard (2013) in all the selected sites of study, whereas in four localities the average power density was found to be higher than the recommended limits of Bioinitiative Report,2012 and Salzburg Resolution. Questionnaire survey was also conducted on different health symptoms faced by the inhabitants close to the base stations. The results were statistically analysed based on exposure and sex. From the correlation studies, it has been found that more is the power density more is the number of significant health complaints and, also females were found to be more effected than males.