Measurement of Radiofrequency Radiation Level from Commonly Used Mobile Phones Among the Students of Adeleke University, Ede, Nigeria

Abstract

Mobile phones of different brands and models are widely used as a channel of communication in the society of today especially among students and young adults. A higher percentage of people carry their mobile phones around in close proximity to their bodies for quite a number of hours per day. Whereas, radiation power density emitted from mobile phones have been known to cause oxidative stress in biosystem. This study aimed to assess Radio-Frequency Radiation (RFR) exposure risk from commonly used mobile phones among the students of Adeleke University, Ede. Radiation power densities from thirty (30) mobile phones including Infinix, Samsung and Tecno were measured at active and passive modes using an RF meter. The mean power density emitted from mobile phones ranged from 1.825 µW/cm2observed in Tecno L8to 232.331 µW/cm2 observed in Infinx HOT 4. However, none of the mobile phones examined in this study recorded power density value equal or greater than 570.0 0 µW/cm2 limit recommended by the Federal communication Commission (F.C.C). Based on the results of this study, it is safe to conclude that RFR exposure emitted from mobile phones do not appear to have any known health hazard on humans in the study area.