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Spatial and temporal assessment of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields emitted by smart meters and smart meter banks in urban environments

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Publisher: Environmental Research
Year: 2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109196
Source type: peer reviewed study
Source level: Primary source
Knowledge backlinks: 1

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Investigation

Do smart meters cause cancer or recurring headaches through radiofrequency (RF) emissions?

Qualifies

Tell/Kavet/Mezei 2013 used 902–928-MHz utility logs from >88,000 individual METERS (not persons); 99.9% transmitted ≤1.12% of the monitored interval in that operator network, with EPRI funding. Another 2020 meter-bank original abstract reported a 13% six-minute duty factor for an 81-meter bank, showing no universal <1% rule.

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Health & medicine Technology & radiation