SAFETY STANDARDS:
The BioInitiative Report - Biological Standards for Wireless [7].
Cindy Sage, an environmental consultant, talks about the BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic Fields (ELF and RF), which she edited with a team of international scientists. They document serious scientific concerns about current limits regulating how much EMF is allowable from power lines, cell phones, and many other sources of EMF exposure in daily life.
The report concludes the existing standards for public safety are inadequate to protect public health [7].
For more information: www.bioinitiative.org
Cindy Sage, an environmental consultant, talks about the BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic Fields (ELF and RF), which she edited with a team of international scientists. They document serious scientific concerns about current limits regulating how much EMF is allowable from power lines, cell phones, and many other sources of EMF exposure in daily life.
The report concludes the existing standards for public safety are inadequate to protect public health [7].
For more information: www.bioinitiative.org
Environmental Health Trust founded by Dr Devra Davis is the only non-profit organization in the world today that both carries out high-level critical research on controllable environmental health hazards and works directly with local communities, teachers, parents and students as well as policy makers to understand and mitigate these hazards through research, education and advocacy.
Environmental Health Trust has the following fact on safety standards:
Fact: There Are No Safety Standards
"Currently there are no national or international “standards” for safe levels of the radiation emitted by wireless or microwave devices. Instead, the US government adopted “guidelines” developed by industry based on decades old research. Guidelines have a much lower certainty than a “standard” as proper long term safety testing was not done to ensure the public was protected from all possible harm.
In fact, no “safe” level has been scientifically determined for children or pregnant women. Therefore, the claim that a device “meets government standards” or that radiation levels are “FCC compliant” gives a false impression of safety.
The FCC guidelines rest on five fallacies (false assumptions) and therefore renders FCC guidelines obsolete. Compliance with “federal safety standards” does not assure your nor your family’s safety. In fact, our federal safety limits are in essence meaningless when it comes to our health" [8].
For more information please see below:
Outdated FCC “Safety” Standards [8].
https://ehtrust.org/policy/fcc-safety-standards/
Environmental Health Trust further explains that:
“Compliance to FCC limits means falling below FCC’s thermal limit, which is explained in the link "FCC Safety Standards" above. However there is a lot of peer-reviewed research that demonstrate negative health effects at levels far below the FCC thermal limits. For example, as the 2012 Bioinitiative Report details, peer reviewed published research studies have found negative health effects begin as low as 0.003μW/cm2. Please see the Charts showing these studies. 0.003μW/cm2 is orders of magnitude below FCC’s thermal limit of 1000 μW/cm2 for 30 minutes. It is common for the power density around a cell tower or school Wi-Fi access point to be in the range 0.1-1.0 μW/cm2, which is well below the FCC (thermal) limit.
Reports from RF measuring companies will often report the RF levels as a fraction of the FCC limit, and it is common for the report to say that the RF levels in a school environment with Wi-Fi or around a cell tower to be 1/10,000th of the FCC limit. While this sounds low and “safe,” you should know that background levels (i.e. areas that are not near a cell tower or do not have Wi-Fi on) can be as low as 0.0003μW/cm2, which is less than 1/1,000,000 of the FCC limit! In other words, the RF levels around a cell tower or school Wi-Fi access point could be more than 1000 times the background levels. These chronic levels of exposure to RF radiation near a cell tower or in a school Wi-Fi environment have NEVER been tested for long-term effects, so one cannot say that these levels that are “safe” just because they are 1/10,000 of the FCC limit. In fact, reports from RF measuring companies never say that the RF levels are “safe,” only that they are FCC compliant” [8].
Environmental Health Trust founded by Dr Devra Davis is the only non-profit organization in the world today that both carries out high-level critical research on controllable environmental health hazards and works directly with local communities, teachers, parents and students as well as policy makers to understand and mitigate these hazards through research, education and advocacy.
Environmental Health Trust has the following fact on safety standards:
Fact: There Are No Safety Standards
"Currently there are no national or international “standards” for safe levels of the radiation emitted by wireless or microwave devices. Instead, the US government adopted “guidelines” developed by industry based on decades old research. Guidelines have a much lower certainty than a “standard” as proper long term safety testing was not done to ensure the public was protected from all possible harm.
In fact, no “safe” level has been scientifically determined for children or pregnant women. Therefore, the claim that a device “meets government standards” or that radiation levels are “FCC compliant” gives a false impression of safety.
The FCC guidelines rest on five fallacies (false assumptions) and therefore renders FCC guidelines obsolete. Compliance with “federal safety standards” does not assure your nor your family’s safety. In fact, our federal safety limits are in essence meaningless when it comes to our health" [8].
For more information please see below:
Outdated FCC “Safety” Standards [8].
https://ehtrust.org/policy/fcc-safety-standards/
Environmental Health Trust further explains that:
“Compliance to FCC limits means falling below FCC’s thermal limit, which is explained in the link "FCC Safety Standards" above. However there is a lot of peer-reviewed research that demonstrate negative health effects at levels far below the FCC thermal limits. For example, as the 2012 Bioinitiative Report details, peer reviewed published research studies have found negative health effects begin as low as 0.003μW/cm2. Please see the Charts showing these studies. 0.003μW/cm2 is orders of magnitude below FCC’s thermal limit of 1000 μW/cm2 for 30 minutes. It is common for the power density around a cell tower or school Wi-Fi access point to be in the range 0.1-1.0 μW/cm2, which is well below the FCC (thermal) limit.
Reports from RF measuring companies will often report the RF levels as a fraction of the FCC limit, and it is common for the report to say that the RF levels in a school environment with Wi-Fi or around a cell tower to be 1/10,000th of the FCC limit. While this sounds low and “safe,” you should know that background levels (i.e. areas that are not near a cell tower or do not have Wi-Fi on) can be as low as 0.0003μW/cm2, which is less than 1/1,000,000 of the FCC limit! In other words, the RF levels around a cell tower or school Wi-Fi access point could be more than 1000 times the background levels. These chronic levels of exposure to RF radiation near a cell tower or in a school Wi-Fi environment have NEVER been tested for long-term effects, so one cannot say that these levels that are “safe” just because they are 1/10,000 of the FCC limit. In fact, reports from RF measuring companies never say that the RF levels are “safe,” only that they are FCC compliant” [8].
ARPANSA (Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency) is the Australian equivalent to FCC (Federal Communications Commission) US.
"The truth about mobile phone and wireless radiation" presented by Dr Devra Davis [9]:
Location: The University of Melbourne
Presented by Dr Devra Davis, Visiting Professor of Medicine at the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, and Visiting Professor of Medicine at Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey.
The Lecture:
"What are the health effects of mobile phones and wireless radiation? While Australia has led the world in safety standards, including compulsory seat-belt legislation, plain packaging on cigarettes, and product and food disclosure legislation, it falls behind in addressing the significant issues associated with mobile phone use. In this Dean’s Lecture, epidemiologist and electromagnetic radiation expert, Dr Devra Davis, will outline the evolution of the mobile phone and smartphone, and provide a background to the current 19 year old radiation safety standards (SAR), policy developments and international legislation. New global studies on the health consequences of mobile/wireless radiation will be presented, including children’s exposure and risks" [9].
Environmental Health Trust have also put together a slide show of Telecom and Insurance Companies warn of liability and risk:
Please see slide show on the link below:
https://ehtrust.org/key-issues/cell-phoneswireless/telecom-insurance-companies-warn-liability-risk-go-key-issues/
In June 2017:
“Phone Gate” French Government Data: 9 out of 10 phones tested exceed regulatory limits.
Cell Phone Radiation Scandal: French Government Data Indicates Cell Phones Expose Consumers to Radiation Levels Higher Than Manufacturers Claim [11].
Below please find a link to all the phones that were tested:
http://arazi.fr/wp2/2017/06/press-releasecell-phone-radiation-scandal-french-government-data/
Presented by Dr Devra Davis, Visiting Professor of Medicine at the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, and Visiting Professor of Medicine at Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey.
The Lecture:
"What are the health effects of mobile phones and wireless radiation? While Australia has led the world in safety standards, including compulsory seat-belt legislation, plain packaging on cigarettes, and product and food disclosure legislation, it falls behind in addressing the significant issues associated with mobile phone use. In this Dean’s Lecture, epidemiologist and electromagnetic radiation expert, Dr Devra Davis, will outline the evolution of the mobile phone and smartphone, and provide a background to the current 19 year old radiation safety standards (SAR), policy developments and international legislation. New global studies on the health consequences of mobile/wireless radiation will be presented, including children’s exposure and risks" [9].
Environmental Health Trust have also put together a slide show of Telecom and Insurance Companies warn of liability and risk:
- "Telecom is warning the shareholders about future financial risks from electromagnetic radiation".
- "The Insurance Companies do not insure for electromagnetic radiation but consider the radiation “pollutants” [10].
Please see slide show on the link below:
https://ehtrust.org/key-issues/cell-phoneswireless/telecom-insurance-companies-warn-liability-risk-go-key-issues/
In June 2017:
“Phone Gate” French Government Data: 9 out of 10 phones tested exceed regulatory limits.
Cell Phone Radiation Scandal: French Government Data Indicates Cell Phones Expose Consumers to Radiation Levels Higher Than Manufacturers Claim [11].
Below please find a link to all the phones that were tested:
http://arazi.fr/wp2/2017/06/press-releasecell-phone-radiation-scandal-french-government-data/
In the following some comments on safety standards in regards to the new technology 5G:
Health Risks of 5G Technology: Dr. Devra Davis [12].
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5G Technology: Potential Risks To Human Health: Excerpts from Scientific Conference [13].
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Small Cell Antenna Rollout – 5G [14].
The BioInitiative Group’s latest comment of 6th February 2017 to FCC on Docket 16-421 on streamlining for small cell (antenna) rollout by relaxing the rules for siting………….
Please see below link:
http://www.bioinitiative.org/small-cell-antenna-rollout/
The Internet of Things Poses Human Health Risks: Scientists Question the Safety of Untested 5G Technology at International Conference – MilTech [15].
Please see below link:
http://www.military-technologies.net/2017/03/09/the-internet-of-things-poses-human-health-risks-scientists-question-the-safety-of-untested-5g-technology-at-international-conference/
The knowledge of the health risks of EMR is not new, please refer to the below link:
by EMR Radiation Research Trust who is referring to old Navy and Airforce Reports on EMR and Safety Standards [16]:
https://www.facebook.com/EMRadiationResearchTrust/posts/1252433448116848
The EM Radiation Research Trust is an independent body, that has succeeded in attracting interest from every corner of society - Members of Parliament, prominent journalists and editors, scientists, academics, doctors as well as members of the public. The organisation was founded in 2003 with the aim to provide the facts about electromagnetic radiation and our health to the public and the media.
The BioInitiative Group’s latest comment of 6th February 2017 to FCC on Docket 16-421 on streamlining for small cell (antenna) rollout by relaxing the rules for siting………….
Please see below link:
http://www.bioinitiative.org/small-cell-antenna-rollout/
The Internet of Things Poses Human Health Risks: Scientists Question the Safety of Untested 5G Technology at International Conference – MilTech [15].
Please see below link:
http://www.military-technologies.net/2017/03/09/the-internet-of-things-poses-human-health-risks-scientists-question-the-safety-of-untested-5g-technology-at-international-conference/
The knowledge of the health risks of EMR is not new, please refer to the below link:
by EMR Radiation Research Trust who is referring to old Navy and Airforce Reports on EMR and Safety Standards [16]:
https://www.facebook.com/EMRadiationResearchTrust/posts/1252433448116848
The EM Radiation Research Trust is an independent body, that has succeeded in attracting interest from every corner of society - Members of Parliament, prominent journalists and editors, scientists, academics, doctors as well as members of the public. The organisation was founded in 2003 with the aim to provide the facts about electromagnetic radiation and our health to the public and the media.