RADIATION POLLUTION AND ITS IMPACT ON LIVING CREATURES

Radiation is the phenomena of emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or in the form of particles. These radiations are emitted through space or through a medium of channel. Ever since the past decade there has been a dramatic increase in the population of wireless transmitters found in the world, with the inevitable result being a dramatic increase in radiofrequency noise pollution. Each electronic device leaks a certain amount of radiation to some level and it is often noticed that the number of cell phones in use these days and their circulation outnumber the number of people. Interference usually results in downgraded performance. For instance, when you are using your electronic gadgets a signal might impact your system or device causing a coverage issue, there might be a reception issue or even an accessing issue. In simple terms interference deals with unwanted energy and it is undesirable when using our electronic gadgets. These days radio systems have spectrum analysis tools built in them. These tools are very helpful in characterizing the signals but they analyse the context of the problem only from a protocol kind of perspective. They provide limited information with regard to the spectrum of a signal channel. In order to understand the problems better in the spectrum, we must use a Real time spectrum analyser (RTSA). This type of analyser is capable of measuring a broader spectrum portion detecting problems within the spectrum as well as in the adjacent ones. In order to study all these phenomena, we have used a new class of batterypowered, USB-based RTSAs such as the Tektronix RSA306 which acts as a powerful tool for interferencehunting applications. We have collected the data at various places of Bangalore city. This data is useful in order to study the amount of radiation pollution in those places. KeywordsRadiation pollution, Wireless transmitters, radiofrequency noise pollution, Real time spectrum analyzer