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Dr Chen Shen

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Research Associate in Epidemiology
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 1694chen.shen Website

 
 
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School of Public HealthWhite City Campus

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@article{Schmutz:2022:10.1016/j.envres.2022.113252,
author = {Schmutz, C and Burgler, A and Ashta, N and Soenksen, J and Karim, YB and Shen, C and Smith, RB and Jenkins, RH and Mireku, MO and Mutz, J and Maes, MJA and Hirst, R and Chang, I and Fleming, C and Mussa, A and Kesary, D and Addison, D and Maslanyj, M and Toledano, MB and Roosli, M and Eeftens, M},
doi = {10.1016/j.envres.2022.113252},
journal = {Environmental Research},
title = {Personal radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure of adolescents in the Greater London area in the SCAMP cohort and the association with restrictions on permitted use of mobile communication technologies at school and at home},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113252},
volume = {212},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Personal measurements of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) have been used in several studies to characterise personal exposure in daily life, but such data are limitedly available for adolescents, and not yet for the United Kingdom (UK). In this study, we aimed to characterise personal exposure to RF-EMF in adolescents and to study the association between exposure and rules applied at school and at home to restrict wireless communication use, likely implemented to reduce other effects of mobile technology (e.g. distraction).We measured exposure to RF-EMF for 16 common frequency bands (87.5 MHz–3.5 GHz), using portable measurement devices (ExpoM-RF), in a subsample of adolescents participating in the cohort Study of Cognition, Adolescents and Mobile Phones (SCAMP) from Greater London (UK) (n = 188). School and home rules were assessed by questionnaire and concerned the school's availability of WiFi and mobile phone policy, and parental restrictions on permitted mobile phone use. Adolescents recorded their activities in real time using a diary app on a study smartphone, while characterizing their personal RF-EMF exposure in daily life, during different activities and times of the day.Data analysis was done for 148 adolescents from 29 schools who recorded RF-EMF data for a median duration of 47 h. The majority (74%) of adolescents spent part of their time at school during the measurement period. Median total RF-EMF exposure was 40 μW/m2 at home, 94 μW/m2 at school, and 100 μW/m2 overall. In general, restrictions at school or at home made little difference for adolescents’ measured exposure to RF-EMF, except for uplink exposure from mobile phones while at school, which was found to be significantly lower for adolescents attending schools not permitting phone use at all, compared to adolescents attending schools allowing mobile phone use during breaks. This difference was not statistically significant for total personal exposure.Total ex
AU  - Schmutz,C
AU  - Burgler,A
AU  - Ashta,N
AU  - Soenksen,J
AU  - Karim,YB
AU  - Shen,C
AU  - Smith,RB
AU  - Jenkins,RH
AU  - Mireku,MO
AU  - Mutz,J
AU  - Maes,MJA
AU  - Hirst,R
AU  - Chang,I
AU  - Fleming,C
AU  - Mussa,A
AU  - Kesary,D
AU  - Addison,D
AU  - Maslanyj,M
AU  - Toledano,MB
AU  - Roosli,M
AU  - Eeftens,M
DO  - 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113252
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 0013-9351
TI  - Personal radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure of adolescents in the Greater London area in the SCAMP cohort and the association with restrictions on permitted use of mobile communication technologies at school and at home
T2  - Environmental Research
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113252
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000793471100001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935122005795?via%3Dihub
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/99526
VL  - 212
ER  -
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