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21
Mar

Peer Review of the Draft NTP Technical Reports on Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation March 26–28, 2018

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Chair David Eaton, PhD, DABT, ATS Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Dean and Vice Provost, UW Graduate School University of Washington Seattle, WA Peer Review Panel 1 Frank Barnes, PhD Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO James Lin, PhD Professor Emeritus, Department of […]

19
Mar

International policy and advisory response regarding children’s exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF).

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Redmayne M. International policy and advisory response regarding children’s exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF). Electromagn Biol Med. 2016;35(2):176-85. doi: 10.3109/15368378.2015.1038832. Epub 2015 Jun 19. PMID: 26091083. Abstract Radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure regulations/guidelines generally only consider acute effects, and not chronic, low exposures. Concerns for children’s exposure are warranted due to the amazingly […]

15
Mar

Comments by Hardell and Carlberg to the National Toxicology Program Cell Phone Study Draft Reports.

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National Toxicology Program March 12, 2018 National Institutes of Health Public Health Service U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Comments on: NTP TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE TOXICOLOGY AND CARCINOGENESIS STUDIES IN Hsd: SPRAGUE DAWLEY SD RATS EXPOSED TO WHOLE-BODY RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION AT A FREQUENCY (900 MHz) AND MODULATIONS (GSM AND CDMA) USED BY […]

15
Mar

Electromagnetic Radiation,Environmental Pollutants and Cancer.

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Despite severe health impacts, Eskom again seeks to delay compliance with air pollution standards Eskom has again applied to postpone compliance with the minimum emission standards for air pollution, this time for its Tutuka power station near Standerton. This area falls within the already heavily polluted Highveld Priority Area in Mpumalanga. The minimum emission standards (MES) […]

12
Mar

EWG Comments to NTP on Cellphone Radiation Study

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Monday, March 12, 2018 The Environmental Working Group Comments to NTP on Cellphone Radiation Study https://www.ewg.org/testimony-official-correspondence/ewg-comments-ntp-cellphone-radiation-study#.WqbYYri3tCk EWG submits comments on the National Toxicology Program’s draft technical reports on cellphone radio-frequency radiation. EWG finds that these studies are relevant to human health, and increase the level of concern for the cancer-causing effects of cellphone radiation and […]

12
Mar

Oxidative mechanisms of biological activity of low-intensity radiofrequency radiation.

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Yakymenko I, Tsybulin O, Sidorik E, Henshel D, Kyrylenko O, Kyrylenko S. Oxidative mechanisms of biological activity of low-intensity radiofrequency radiation. Electromagn Biol Med. 2016;35(2):186-202. doi: 10.3109/15368378.2015.1043557. Epub 2015 Jul 7. PMID: 26151230. Abstract This review aims to cover experimental data on oxidative effects of low-intensity radiofrequency radiation (RFR) in living cells. Analysis of the […]

11
Mar

RF-EMF exposure measurement study – Cape Town, South Africa.

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We refer to the folowing study: Comparison of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure levels in different everyday microenvironments in an international context. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041201731485X Supplemental Material: http://bit.ly/6nationsupplement The aim of this study was to quantify RF-EMF exposure applying a tested protocol of RF-EMF exposure measurements using portable devices with a high sampling rate in different microenvironments of Switzerland, […]

10
Mar

Executive Summary: Wireless Technology and Public Health

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Digital and wireless devices have provided many benefits, however, we are now realizing that the rapid adoption of this novel technology has not been accompanied by adequate regulation, monitoring or safety precautions. Widespread use of digital media and near constant exposure to wireless devices has caused increasing concern among scientists, health care professionals, psychologists, educators […]