Hygienic problems of using terahertz electromagnetic radiation (literature review)

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Abstract

The purpose of the work is to review and analyze domestic and foreign scientific works, systematize the scope of application of terahertz electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to determine hygienic problems in the field of health risk prevention in the development and use of modern radioelectronic devices.

The literature search was conducted on the databases: eLibrary, Web of Science, and fifty. During the study of scientific literature, from over fifty works were analyzed, there 36 sources were selected 36 sources corresponded to the purpose of the study. Today, the urgent tasks are to predict the parameters of a complex electromagnetic environment in open areas and inside buildings using mobile communication standards 4, 5 and 6G, scientific justification of hygienic standards for the combined effects of the electromagnetic factor, methodological approaches to monitoring EMR levels, including the development of domestic selective EMR meters in a wide range of frequencies (radio frequency and terahertz ranges).

Contribution:
Nikitina V.N. – the concept and design of the study; collection and processing of material; writing a text;
Dubrovskaya E.N. – collection of literature data; collection and processing of material; editing;
Kalinina N.I. – collection of literature data; collection and processing of material; editing.
All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final version

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Acknowledgement. The study had no sponsorship.

Received: May 3, 2024 / Revised: June 6, 2024 / Accepted: June 19, 2024 /Published: September 10, 2024

About the authors

Valentina N. Nikitina

North-West Public Health Research Center

Author for correspondence.
Email: v.nikitina@s-znc.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8314-2044

MD, PhD, DSci., Head of the Department for the Study of Electromagnetic radiation of the Department of Physical Factors. North-West Public Health Research Center, 191036, St.-Petersburg, Russian Federation

e-mail: v.nikitinа@s-znc.ru

Russian Federation

Ekaterina N. Dubrovskaya

North-West Public Health Research Center

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4235-378X

Researcher at the Department of Electromagnetic Radiation Research of the Department of Physical Factors, North-West Public Health Research Center, St.-Petersburg, 191036, Russian Federation

Russian Federation

Nina I. Kalinina

North-West Public Health Research Center

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9475-0176

MD, PhD, senior researcher at the Department of Electromagnetic Radiation Research of the Department of Physical Factors, North-West Public Health Research Center, St.-Petersburg, 191036, Russian Federation

Russian Federation

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