Exposure to electromagnetic waves in the urban environment and their negative influence on the health of urban residents

The analysis of the works by several authors has proven that buildings of urban areas are sources of electromagnetic fields; their intensity is the source of the permanent structure field in the terrestrial space, and if a building density is high, the intensity of electromagnetic fields may accrue due to the overlapping of sources of hazard in a specific area. GIS technologies may be employed to identify the boundaries of exposure to the sources of hazard in particular areas. The authors have also considered the pattern of distribution and influence of electromagnetic fields in the urban environment; in particular, the authors have analyzed the influence produced on the health of local residents by industrial electromagnetic fields. The authors also provide findings of the ecological monitoring performed in the extensive territory of the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University.