Science Reports & Declarations of international & national groups about the possible health effect of EMF exposure (RF mainly)
Followed is a list of Science Reports & Declarations of international bodies and study groups about the possible biological effect, and health risks, of EMF exposure.
WHO/IARC – RF
in 2011 – “IARC CLASSIFIES RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMAN” (06/2011)- http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdf .
It is important to note that this decision was accepted after a conflict of interest was exposed inside the committee:
http://www.microwavenews.com/Ahlbom.html
http://www.monanilsson.se/document/AhlbomConflictsIARCMay23.pdf
WHO/IARC – ELF Magnetic field
– “IARC CLASSIFIES EXTREAM LOW-FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS AS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMAN” (2002)- https://apps.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact263.html
Short – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK390731/
Full – https://monographs.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mono80.pdf
European Parliament 2009
Health concerns associated with electromagnetic fields – http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&reference=P6-TA-2009-0216&language=EN
COUNCIL OF EUROPE 2011
COUNCIL OF EUROPE – “The potential dangers of electromagnetic fields and their effect on the environment ” by the “COUNCIL OF EUROPE – Parliamentary Assembly” (6/05/2011) – https://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=17994
Russia – “The Russian National Committee on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (RNCNIRP)
The RNCNIRP has published several resolutions about EMF:
1. “Electromagnetic Fields from Mobile Phones: Health Effect on Children and Teenagers” – https://www.magdahavas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Russia_20110514-rncnirp_resolution.pdf
2. 2008 CHILDREN AND MOBILE PHONES: THE HEALTH OF THE FOLLOWING GENERATIONS IS IN DANGER – http://www.apdr.info/electrocontaminacion/Documentos/Declaraci%F3ns/RNCNIRP.Rusia.2008.pdf
INDIA – “REPORT OF THE INTERNAL MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON EMF RADIATION “
– “Government of India, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications”. Although the report is not a clear cut, it brings, and quote studies that show biological effect and health risk associated with long term exposure to low-level RFR.
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/IMC%20Report.pdf
ISRAEL
– The environmental and health committee in the Knesset (Israel Parliament) called the government to adopt the recommendations of a technical committee to reduce and to prevent exposure to electromagnetic radiation of students in schools too, due to the possible health effect of electromagnetic radiation might have on their health – http://norad4u.blogspot.com/2010/11/article-about-reduction-and-prevention.html.
The Bioinitiative (www.bioinitiative.org) report
The Bioinitiative (www.bioinitiative.org) report, which was published in 2007, quotes 2000 studies that show many and diverse health effects of EMR. In 2012 an update of this report was published with additional 1800 studies that show no thermal effect of both Radio Frequency and Extreme Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation. The authors of the report warn while the scientific data showing none thermal biological effect of non-ionizing radiation accumulate, and while the damage to public health seems to get bigger and wider, the industry does it’s best to continue the deployment of radiation-emitting technologies and devices while trying to hold back the information of the possible risk from the public.
On the Bioinitiative website, there is a color table of studies, named “RF Color Charts”, that show the studies alongside the RF levels that biological effects and changes are caused in. The RF Color Charts makes it very easy to understand how very low levels of RF radiation effect Biologic systems. To view the chart, go to the main page and search for the “RF Color Chats”.
The REFLEX study group
The REFLEX study – Carried out in 12 institutes, in 7 different countries, found that exposure to ELF (Extreme Low Frequency) EMF and RF-EMF (Radio Frequency emitted from cellphones) caused changes in genes and in their expressions (genotoxic effects) in living cells in-vitro. The team concluded that in-vitro damage is read and that in vivo damage should be studied in humans.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/1-4020-4278-7_22
About the REFLEX study on BBC
ICEMS
ICEMS (www.icems.eu) – the International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety published several resolutions that review many health effects of EMR other than heat-related effects.
The “International EMF Appeal”
05/2015 – The “International EMF Appeal” – About 190 scientists call on to the UN, WHO and states in order to adopt more protective guidelines that will be based also on biological changes and damages caused by EMF.
Press here to read more about it…
http://www.emfscientist.org/
Carl Blackman 2009
Carl Blackman – 2009 – Cell phone radiation: Evidence from ELF and RF studies supporting more inclusive risk identification and assessment A review of about 131 studies showing NTE (None Thermal Effect) of EMF radiation.
“This paper will review some of the salient evidence that demonstrates the existence of NTE and the exposure complexities that must be considered and understood to provide an appropriate, more thorough evaluation and guidance for future studies and for assessment of potential health consequences”
Leading scientists 2017
Leading scientists: Mobile Phone Radiation Can Cause Cancer Based On Updated Accumulation Of Research Evidence
• Increased risk of brain, vestibular nerve, and salivary gland tumors are associated with mobile phone use.
•Nine studies (2011–2017) report an increased risk of brain cancer from mobile phone use.
•Four case-control studies (3 in 2013, 1 in 2014) report an increased risk of vestibular nerve tumors.•Concern for other cancers: breast (male & female), testis, leukemia, and thyroid.
•Based on the evidence reviewed it is our opinion that IARC’s current categorization of RFR as a possible human carcinogen (Group 2B) should be upgraded to Carcinogenic to Humans (Group 1).
Link – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118303475
2017 Nicosia Declaration
The 2017 Nicosia Declaration On Electromagnetic And Radio Frequency Radiation – ” The Cyprus Medical Association, the Vienna Austrian Medical Chamber and the Cyprus National Committee on Environment and Children’s Health have signed the Nicosia Declaration on electromagnetic and radiofrequency radiation and have issued a new position paper and 16 practical steps to reduce exposure to cell phones and wireless radiation ” (text from ehtrust.org site).
Link – https://ehtrust.org/2017-nicosia-declaration-electromagnetic-radiofrequency-radiation/
More sites with such publications and summaries
30 years of studies – most show biological and health effects, by Hanry Lai
PhD Henry Lai reviewed and summarized more than 2500 studies done in the last 30 years about the effects of Radiofrequency Radiation and low frequency and static electric and magnetic fields.
Out of which, 79% of more than 1,500 studies of RFR, and 87% of more than 900 studies of ELF and static fields reported significant effects.
Full- 230804_RFR oxidative effects Henry Lai.pdf – Google Drive
Post – Electromagnetic Radiation Safety: Effects of Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields: Thirty years of research (saferemr.com)
Summary of Results (January 2024) by Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D.
Radio frequency radiation (RFR)
- 89% (n=316) of 354 RFR oxidative effects (or free radical) studies published since 1997 reported significant effects including 95% (n=82) of 86 studies with a SAR (specific absorption rate) ≤ 0.40 watts per kilogram (which is ten times less than the 4.0 W/kg threshold of harm that the FCC and the ICNIRP use to base their RFR exposure limits).
- 70% (n=328) of 466 RFR genetic effects studies published since 1990 reported significant effects including 79% (n=113) of 144 studies of gene expression.
- 77% (n=333) of 435 RFR neurological studies published since 2007 reported significant effects.
- 83% (n=280) of 335 RFR reproduction and development studies published since 1990 reported significant effects. Among the studies that reported significant effects, 56 studies used an exposure with a SAR ≤ 0.40 W/kg and 37 studies had a SAR ≤ 0.08 W/kg.
Extremely low frequency (ELF) and static electromagnetic fields
- 91% (n=286) of 316 ELF/static EMF oxidative effects (or free radical) studies published since 1990 reported significant effects.
- 84% (n=288) of 344 ELF/static EMF genetic effects studies published since 1990 reported significant effects including 95% (n=168) of 177 studies of gene expression.
- 91% (n=315) of 345 ELF/static EMF neurological studies published since 2007 reported significant effects.
- 75% (n=65) of 87 ELF/static EMF reproduction and development studies published since 1990 reported significant effects.
Sites with lists of studies
In addition, you can find more studies on the following pages:
- The latest research page on the “EM Radiation Research Trust” site.
- The news and media page on the “Electromagnetic Health” site.
- Dr. Zuri Glazer Review and Summary of ~2000 studies that show the effects of Radiofrequency radiation.
The first edition of this review was printed in 1971 as part of a US Navy Research.
The review is now available on Prof. Magda Haves web site.
The full report is aviliable at – https://magdahavas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Glaser_19712.pdf - A list of over 170 reviews or hundreds and thousands of studies about the non-thermal effect of microwave/RF radiation, the list was composed by Prof. Martin Pal – http://electromagnetichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/List-of-170-EMF-Review-Studies-M.-Pall.pdf