[ Evaluation socio-environnementale sur l’implantation des antennes relais de télécommunication implantés dans les différents endroits de la ville de Mbandaka, et leurs effets sur la santé humaine (RDC) ]
Volume 36, Issue 3, June 2022, Pages 935–948
Matthieu Sekalo Mandele1, Ignace Mbombombo2, Jusele Seanabo3, D. E. Musibono4, and Gracien Ekoko5
1 Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural (ISDR), Province de l’Equateur, Mbandaka, RD Congo
2 Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural (ISDR), Province de l’Equateur, Mbandaka, RD Congo
3 Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural (ISDR), Province de l’Equateur, Mbandaka, RD Congo
4 Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Faculté des sciences, RD Congo
5 Faculté des sciences, département de l’environnement, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
A socio-environmental assessment on the installation of relay antennas in the city of Mbandaka, and their toxic effects on human health, was carried out in the districts of Mbandaka and its surroundings, in the province of Equateur, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In these districts, the installation of relay antennas is done without respecting the standards in terms of communication. The field study revealed that the proliferation of relay antennas in the city of Mbandaka and its surroundings did not respect environmental standards, and this caused most cardiovascular diseases in the surrounding population. The results obtained show that: - No environmental impact study was carried out before the installation of these relay antennas. - 75% of the population uses mobile phones which makes this device the first advanced communication tool to be used. - 85% of relay antennas are installed less than 20 meters from residential houses. - 95% of respondents are ignorant of the danger of relay antennas. - The Environmental Impact Study did not take place before the installation of these relay antennas. - Most of the illnesses observed in the surrounding health structures are due to non-compliance with established standards for the installation of relay antennas. - 96% of GSM antenna sites located in Mbandakan did not comply with standards.
Author Keywords: Relay antenna, Mbandaka, Impact, Environment, telecommunications.
Volume 36, Issue 3, June 2022, Pages 935–948
Matthieu Sekalo Mandele1, Ignace Mbombombo2, Jusele Seanabo3, D. E. Musibono4, and Gracien Ekoko5
1 Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural (ISDR), Province de l’Equateur, Mbandaka, RD Congo
2 Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural (ISDR), Province de l’Equateur, Mbandaka, RD Congo
3 Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural (ISDR), Province de l’Equateur, Mbandaka, RD Congo
4 Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Faculté des sciences, RD Congo
5 Faculté des sciences, département de l’environnement, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
A socio-environmental assessment on the installation of relay antennas in the city of Mbandaka, and their toxic effects on human health, was carried out in the districts of Mbandaka and its surroundings, in the province of Equateur, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In these districts, the installation of relay antennas is done without respecting the standards in terms of communication. The field study revealed that the proliferation of relay antennas in the city of Mbandaka and its surroundings did not respect environmental standards, and this caused most cardiovascular diseases in the surrounding population. The results obtained show that: - No environmental impact study was carried out before the installation of these relay antennas. - 75% of the population uses mobile phones which makes this device the first advanced communication tool to be used. - 85% of relay antennas are installed less than 20 meters from residential houses. - 95% of respondents are ignorant of the danger of relay antennas. - The Environmental Impact Study did not take place before the installation of these relay antennas. - Most of the illnesses observed in the surrounding health structures are due to non-compliance with established standards for the installation of relay antennas. - 96% of GSM antenna sites located in Mbandakan did not comply with standards.
Author Keywords: Relay antenna, Mbandaka, Impact, Environment, telecommunications.
Abstract: (french)
Une évaluation socio-environnementale sur l’implantation des antennes relais dans la ville de Mbandaka, et leurs effets toxiques sur la santé humaine, a été réalisée dans les quartiers de Mbandaka et ses environs, dans la province de l’Equateur, en République Démocratique du Congo. Dans ces quartiers, l’implantation des antennes relais se fait sans respect des normes en la matière de communication. L’étude faite sur le terrain a révélé que, la prolifération des antennes relais dans la ville de Mbandaka et ses environs n’a pas respecté les normes environnementales, et cela a occasionné la plupart des maladies cardiovasculaires sur la population environnante. Les résultats obtenus montrent que: - Aucune étude d’impact environnemental n’a pas eu lieu avant l’implantation de ces antennes relais. - 75% de la population utilise des téléphones portables ce qui fait de cet appareil le premier outil de communication de pointe à être utilisé. 85% des antennes relais sont installées à moins de 20 mètres de maisons d’habitations. 95% des enquêtés sont ignorants de danger de antennes relais. L’Etude d’Impact Environnemental n’a pas eu lieu avant l’implantation de ces antennes relais. La plupart des maladies observées dans les structures de la santé environnantes sont dues du non-respect de normes établis pour l’implantation d’antenne relais. - 96%les sites des antennes GSM implantées à Mbandaka n’ont pas respecté les normes.
Author Keywords: Antenne relais, Mbandaka, Impact, Environnement, télécommunication.
How to Cite this Article
Matthieu Sekalo Mandele, Ignace Mbombombo, Jusele Seanabo, D. E. Musibono, and Gracien Ekoko, “Socio-environmental assessment on the installation of telecommunication relay antennas located in different places in the city of Mbandaka, and their effects on human health (DRC),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 935–948, June 2022.
