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HeAltH effeCts of eleCtRoMAgNetiC fielDs
 
Expert Group on Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields
Contents
1.Introduction72.WhatareElectromagneticFields?83.FrequentlyAskedQuestions9
3.1.Arethereanyharmulhealtheectsromlivingnearbasestationsorusingmobilephones?93.2.Arethereanyharmulhealtheectsromlivingnearpowerlinesandusingelectricalappliances?123.3.Howcansaetybeassuredwhennewtechnologiesareintroducedbeoretheirhealtheectscanbeassessed?143.4.Isitsaeorchildrentousemobilephonesandshouldphonemastsbelocatednearplaceswherechildrengather?153.5Iselectromagnetichypersensitivity(EHS)causedbyexposuretoelectromagneticelds?183.6WhydoreportsoscienticstudiesotenappeartoreachdierentconclusionsonEMFhealtheects?193.7TheICNIRPguidelinesapplyonlytoshort-termexposure.Howcantheyprotectagainstlong-termexposure?203.8ShouldprecautionarymeasuresbeadoptedinrelationtoEMFexposure?213.9HowdothePlanningLawsconcerningphonemastshaveregardtopublichealthandsaetyregardingEMFexposure?23
4.ScienceReview25
4.1.RadiorequencyFields254.2.PowerLine&ExtremelyLowFrequencyFields284.3StaticFields314.4NewWirelessTechnologiesandHealth324.5ElectromagneticHypersensitivity354.6ChildrenandEMF374.7RiskCommunication394.8Ultravioletlight424.9Lasers43
5.Reerences456.Annexes49
6.1.Annex1:ExpertGroupMembership496.2.Annex2:BaseStationsandWirelessTechnologies516.3Annex3:ElectromagneticHypersensitivity536.4Annex4:GuidelinesromtheNationalBoardoHealthandWelareConcerningtheTreatmentoPatientswhoAttributetheirDiscomortto AmalgamandElectricity55
 
Expert Group on Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields
 Thisreportwascompiledbyagroupoexpertsonelectromagneticelds(EMF).TheExpertGroupwasestablishedandundedbytheDepartmentoCommunications,MarineandNaturalResourceswiththeollowingtermsoreerence:1)TheExpertGroupwillocusonissuesopublicexposure,ratherthanexaminingoccupationalexposure.2)ThereportproducedbytheExpertGroupwillbeaimedattheGovernmentandthepublic,ratherthanthescienticcommunity.3)TheExpertGroupwillconsultwithIndustry,recognisednationalandinternationalexpertsandthewidercommunityinordertocompleteitsreport.4)Inuture,theExpertGroupmayberequestedtotakepartinsomeongoingmonitoring;inordertoupdatetheIrishGovernment’spositioninlightonewscienticpublicationsorreports.
MembersotheExpertGroupwere:
DrMichaelRepacholi(Chair),ormerCoordinator,RadiationandEnvironmentalHealthUnit,WorldHealthOrganisation;DrEricvanRongen,ScienticSecretary,HealthCouncilotheNetherlands;DrAnthonyStaines,SeniorLecturer,UniversityCollegeDublin;DrTomMcManus,ormerChieTechnicalAdvisertotheDepartmentoCommunications,MarineandNaturalResources;DetailsothemembershipotheExpertGroupcanbeoundin Annex1. Thisreportprovidesscience-basedinormationonnon-ionisingradiationwithparticularreerencetoEMF,andincludesresponsestorequentlyaskedquestionsaswellasabriereviewothescienticliteraturethatsupportstheconclusionsandrecommendations.RecommendationstoGovernmentonhowbesttodealwiththeEMFandplanningissuesarealsoincluded.Responsestotheollowingrequentlyaskedquestionsaregiveninthisreport:1.Arethereanyharmulhealtheectsromlivingnearbasestationsorusingmobilephones?2.Arethereanyharmulhealtheectsromlivingnearpowerlinesandusingelectricalappliances?3.Howcansaetybeassuredwhennewtechnologiesareintroducedbeoretheirhealtheectscanbeassessed?4.Isitsaeorchildrentousemobilephonesandshouldphonemastsbelocatednearplaceswherechildrengather?5.Iselectromagnetichypersensitivity(EHS)causedbyexposuretoelectromagneticelds?6.WhydoreportsoscienticstudiesotenappeartoreachdierentconclusionsonEMFhealtheects?7.TheICNIRPguidelinesapplyonlytoshort-termexposure.Howcantheyprotectagainstlong-termexposure?8.ShouldprecautionarymeasuresbeadoptedinrelationtoEMFexposure?9.HowdothePlanningLawsconcerningphonemastshaveregardtopublichealthandsaetyregardingEMFexposure? Thesciencereviewchapterincludesasummaryothebiologicalandhealthconsequencesoexposureto:1.Radiorequency(RF)eldsproducedmainlybyradio,televisionandtelecommunicationssystems;2.Extremelylowrequency(ELF)electricandmagneticeldsromanydeviceusingelectricity;and3.StaticeldsgeneratedmainlybymagneticresonanceimagingusedinmedicineandtransportationsystemsthatoperateromDCpowersupplies.
Conclusions
 TheconclusionsotheExpertGroupareconsistentwiththoseosimilarreviewsconductedbyauthoritativenationalandinternationalagencies.
Radiorequency Fields
Tracaccidents:
 Theonlyestablishedadversehealtheectassociatedwithmobilephoneuse,(bothhand-heldandhands-ree)isanincreaseintracaccidentswhentheyareusedwhiledriving.
RFeldsactonthehumanbodybyheatingtissue.
HealtheectsromRFarelimitedbyinternationalguidelinesonexposurelimits.RFeldsnormallyoundinourenvironmentdonotproduceanysignicantheating.Whilenon-thermalmechanismsoactionhavebeenobserved,nonehavebeenoundtohaveanyhealthconsequence.
ExecutiveSummary
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