Electromagnetic Pollution and Electromagnetic Field Mapping in Hatay

With the rapid development of technology and the importance of electronic devices in our lives, electromagnetic waves produced by various sources and the related electromagnetic pollution concepts have become an important issue that directly affects the nature and all microorganisms, especially people. Energy transmission lines, radio and television antennas, base stations and mobile phones, radars, radios, medical devices, microwave ovens, etc. have increased electromagnetic fields as the utilization rates of electromagnetic propagation devices increase. In this area, depending on the work done throughout the world that is a member of Turkey to determining the international standard ‘International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection’ (ICNIRP) established is the electric field and magnetic field exposure limit values prepared by the commission is considered essential. The instructions issued by the Commission are decisive and binding, and it is foreseen that these limit values are a preventive factor for electromagnetic pollution. In this paper, it is aimed to measure the electromagnetic pollution in Hatay province, to compare with the limit values determined by national and international organizations and to map the electromagnetic field. At the end of the study, the regional measures to be protected from electromagnetic pollution will be discussed in detail.