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

Manuel Fernández¹, Armando Luches^1*, Vasil Bakuli², Isidor Kokalari²

¹Department of Physics “Cosimo De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
²Department of Physics, University of Gjirocaster, Gjirocaster, Albania.

DOI: 10.4236/jep.2014.517148                

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.

Keywords

Electrosmog, Electromagnetic Field

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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