Selective Electromagnetic Measurements of 4G Signals: Results of an Italian National Intercomparison
In June 2016, with the aim of ensuring a global improvement in the performance of the Italian System of the Environmental Agencies (SNPA) and its homogeneity on the national territory, an intercomparison circuit (IC) was planned and conducted concerning the measurements of electromagnetic fields ass...
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| description | In June 2016, with the aim of ensuring a global improvement in the performance of the Italian System of the Environmental Agencies (SNPA) and its homogeneity on the national territory, an intercomparison circuit (IC) was planned and conducted concerning the measurements of electromagnetic fields associated with Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile communications, which were very recently introduced at that time. The intercomparison circuit, designed and built according to the criteria of ISO 17043, was organized as part of a consolidated collaboration between the Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) and the Piedmont Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (Arpa Piemonte). The results obtained, preceded by a brief description of the entire process of organization and analysis, are the subject of this work. The IC covered in particular: the narrow band measurement procedures used in the field; the choice of decoding, measurement and extrapolation of the synthesis result; the response of the instrumentation, limited to the models in the field. The site chosen by the organizers, primarily characterized through measurements and theoretical evaluation of the field, is the roof of the Lingotto Building in Turin. A total of 27 groups participated in the circuit: 25 SNPA departments (including the organizers Arpa Piemonte and ISPRA) and 2 private labs. All participants provided the results. The outcome of the comparison was decidedly positive: only 2 participants, for whom a joint assessment of possible causes will also be illustrated (according to ISO 5725:2), achieved significantly different results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5cf55b4ee224439e97c5edfab8f9cd742022-12-22T04:04:02ZengMDPI AGEnvironments2076-32982020-01-0171510.3390/environments7010005environments7010005Selective Electromagnetic Measurements of 4G Signals: Results of an Italian National IntercomparisonLucia Ardoino0Sara Adda1Laura Anglesio2Enrichetta Barbieri3ENEA—Territorial and Production Systems Sustainability Department, Technologies and methods for the protection of health (SSPT-TECS_SAM), via Anguillarese, 00123 Rome, ItalyRegional Agency for the Protection of the Environment of Piedmont (ARPA Piemonte), Physical and Technological Risks Department, Via Jervis, 30-10015 Ivrea (TO), ItalyRegional Agency for the Protection of the Environment of Piedmont (ARPA Piemonte), Physical and Technological Risks Department, Via Jervis, 30-10015 Ivrea (TO), ItalyISPRA—National Center for environmental characterization and protection of the coastal strip and operational oceanography (CN-COS), Via del Cedro (c/o Dogana d’Acqua), 57122 Livorno, ItalyIn June 2016, with the aim of ensuring a global improvement in the performance of the Italian System of the Environmental Agencies (SNPA) and its homogeneity on the national territory, an intercomparison circuit (IC) was planned and conducted concerning the measurements of electromagnetic fields associated with Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile communications, which were very recently introduced at that time. The intercomparison circuit, designed and built according to the criteria of ISO 17043, was organized as part of a consolidated collaboration between the Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) and the Piedmont Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (Arpa Piemonte). The results obtained, preceded by a brief description of the entire process of organization and analysis, are the subject of this work. The IC covered in particular: the narrow band measurement procedures used in the field; the choice of decoding, measurement and extrapolation of the synthesis result; the response of the instrumentation, limited to the models in the field. The site chosen by the organizers, primarily characterized through measurements and theoretical evaluation of the field, is the roof of the Lingotto Building in Turin. A total of 27 groups participated in the circuit: 25 SNPA departments (including the organizers Arpa Piemonte and ISPRA) and 2 private labs. All participants provided the results. The outcome of the comparison was decidedly positive: only 2 participants, for whom a joint assessment of possible causes will also be illustrated (according to ISO 5725:2), achieved significantly different results.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/7/1/5electromagnetic field measurementslte signalinter-laboratory comparisonsproficiency test for physical measurements |
| spellingShingle | Lucia Ardoino Sara Adda Laura Anglesio Enrichetta Barbieri Selective Electromagnetic Measurements of 4G Signals: Results of an Italian National Intercomparison Environments electromagnetic field measurements lte signal inter-laboratory comparisons proficiency test for physical measurements |
| title | Selective Electromagnetic Measurements of 4G Signals: Results of an Italian National Intercomparison |
| title_full | Selective Electromagnetic Measurements of 4G Signals: Results of an Italian National Intercomparison |
| title_fullStr | Selective Electromagnetic Measurements of 4G Signals: Results of an Italian National Intercomparison |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selective Electromagnetic Measurements of 4G Signals: Results of an Italian National Intercomparison |
| title_short | Selective Electromagnetic Measurements of 4G Signals: Results of an Italian National Intercomparison |
| title_sort | selective electromagnetic measurements of 4g signals results of an italian national intercomparison |
| topic | electromagnetic field measurements lte signal inter-laboratory comparisons proficiency test for physical measurements |
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