The telecommunications industry and their experts have accused many scientists who have researched the effects of cell phone radiation of "fear mongering" over the advent of wireless technology's 5G. Since much of our research is publicly-funded, we believe it is our ethical responsibility to inform the public about what the peer-reviewed scientific literature tells us about the health risks from wireless radiation.
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced through a press release that the commission will soon reaffirm the radio frequency radiation (RFR) exposure limits that the FCC adopted in the late 1990s. These limits are based upon a behavioral change in rats exposed to microwave radiation and were designed to protect us from short-term heating risks due to RFR exposure.
Yet, since the FCC adopted these limits based largely on research from the 1980s, the preponderance of peer-reviewed research, more than 500 studies, have found harmful biologic or health effects from exposure to RFR at intensities too low to cause significant heating.
Citing this large body of research, more than 240 scientists who have published peer-reviewed research on the biologic and health effects of nonionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) signed the International EMF Scientist Appeal, which calls for stronger exposure limits. The appeal makes the following assertions:
“Numerous recent scientific publications have shown that EMF affects living organisms at levels well below most international and national guidelines. Effects include increased cancer risk, cellular stress, increase in harmful free radicals, genetic damages, structural and functional changes of the reproductive system, learning and memory deficits, neurological disorders, and negative impacts on general well-being in humans. Damage goes well beyond the human race, as there is growing evidence of harmful effects to both plant and animal life.”
The scientists who signed this appeal arguably constitute the majority of experts on the effects of nonionizing radiation. They have published more than 2,000 papers and letters on EMF in professional journals.
The FCC’s RFR exposure limits regulate the intensity of exposure, taking into account the frequency of the carrier waves, but ignore the signaling properties of the RFR. Along with the patterning and duration of exposures, certain characteristics of the signal (e.g., pulsing, polarization) increase the biologic and health impacts of the exposure. New exposure limits are needed which account for these differential effects. Moreover, these limits should be based on a biological effect, not a change in a laboratory rat’s behavior.
The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified RFR as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" in 2011. Last year, a $30 million study conducted by the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) found “clear evidence” that two years of exposure to cell phone RFR increased cancer in male rats and damaged DNA in rats and mice of both sexes. The Ramazzini Institute in Italy replicated the key finding of the NTP using a different carrier frequency and much weaker exposure to cell phone radiation over the life of the rats.
Based upon the research published since 2011, including human and animal studies and mechanistic data, the IARC has recently prioritized RFR to be reviewed again in the next five years. Since many EMF scientists believe we now have sufficient evidence to consider RFR as either a probable or known human carcinogen, the IARC will likely upgrade the carcinogenic potential of RFR in the near future.
Nonetheless, without conducting a formal risk assessment or a systematic review of the research on RFR health effects, the FDA recently reaffirmed the FCC’s 1996 exposure limits in a letter to the FCC, stating that the agency had “concluded that no changes to the current standards are warranted at this time,” and that “NTP’s experimental findings should not be applied to human cell phone usage.” The letter stated that “the available scientific evidence to date does not support adverse health effects in humans due to exposures at or under the current limits.”
The latest cellular technology, 5G, will employ millimeter waves for the first time in addition to microwaves that have been in use for older cellular technologies, 2G through 4G. Given limited reach, 5G will require cell antennas every 100 to 200 meters, exposing many people to millimeter wave radiation. 5G also employs new technologies (e.g., active antennas capable of beam-forming; phased arrays; massive inputs and outputs, known as MIMO) which pose unique challenges for measuring exposures.
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Millimeter waves are mostly absorbed within a few millimeters of human skin and in the surface layers of the cornea. Short-term exposure can have adverse physiological effects in the peripheral nervous system, the immune system and the cardiovascular system. The research suggests that long-term exposure may pose health risks to the skin (e.g., melanoma), the eyes (e.g., ocular melanoma) and the testes (e.g., sterility).
Since 5G is a new technology, there is no research on health effects, so we are “flying blind” to quote a U.S. senator. However, we have considerable evidence about the harmful effects of 2G and 3G. Little is known the effects of exposure to 4G, a 10-year-old technology, because governments have been remiss in funding this research. Meanwhile, we are seeing increases in certain types of head and neck tumors in tumor registries, which may be at least partially attributable to the proliferation of cell phone radiation. These increases are consistent with results from case-control studies of tumor risk in heavy cell phone users.
5G will not replace 4G; it will accompany 4G for the near future and possibly over the long term. If there are synergistic effects from simultaneous exposures to multiple types of RFR, our overall risk of harm from RFR may increase substantially. Cancer is not the only risk as there is considerable evidence that RFR causes neurological disorders and reproductive harm, likely due to oxidative stress.
As a society, should we invest hundreds of billions of dollars deploying 5G, a cellular technology that requires the installation of 800,000 or more new cell antenna sites in the U.S. close to where we live, work and play?
Instead, we should support the recommendations of the 250 scientists and medical doctors who signed the 5G Appeal that calls for an immediate moratorium on the deployment of 5G and demand that our government fund the research needed to adopt biologically based exposure limits that protect our health and safety.
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250位科學家和醫生呼籲立即暫停5G的部署
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? 250個腦 殘的科學家。壓根就不懂物理，也不懂人體科學 -相對強度- ♂ 給 相對強度 發送悄悄話 相對強度 的博客首頁 相對強度 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (44 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 09:42:39
? 您是不是有點武斷啊？ -appaloosa- ♂ 給 appaloosa 發送悄悄話 appaloosa 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (4 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 17:27:50
? 不止一點 -非否- ♀ 給 非否 發送悄悄話 非否 的博客首頁 非否 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (2 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 23:17:07
? 很好，盡快抄送嫖總，先把美國5G停了吧 -不瘦的白胖- ♀ 給 不瘦的白胖 發送悄悄話 不瘦的白胖 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (7 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 09:47:06
? 250 科學家 -jm_58- ♂ 給 jm_58 發送悄悄話 jm_58 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (12 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 10:19:29
? 全世界多少科學家和醫生，250 個腦 殘，占不到0.001% -遍野無塵- ♀ 給 遍野無塵 發送悄悄話 遍野無塵 的博客首頁 遍野無塵 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (3 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 10:50:16
? 他的專業是社會心理學，MA and PhD in social psychology，很懂如何恐嚇大眾，嗬嗬。 -路邊的蒲公英- ♂ 給 路邊的蒲公英 發送悄悄話 路邊的蒲公英 的博客首頁 路邊的蒲公英 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (8 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 11:10:04
? ５Ｇ如果比汽車造成的傷害輕，就能用，汽車一年壓死多少萬銀呢。 -路邊的蒲公英- ♂ 給 路邊的蒲公英 發送悄悄話 路邊的蒲公英 的博客首頁 路邊的蒲公英 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (6 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 11:11:54
? 支持。還是有線電話更安全 -curiousami- ♂ 給 curiousami 發送悄悄話 curiousami 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (4 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 11:52:12
? 目的隻是為了推遲5G的部署, 因為目前美國沒有5G技術. -fguy- ♂ 給 fguy 發送悄悄話 fguy 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (4 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 12:09:56
? 5G最強的是Qualcomm -非否- ♀ 給 非否 發送悄悄話 非否 的博客首頁 非否 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 23:19:26
? 完全支持恢複雞毛信 -pdong95014- ♀ 給 pdong95014 發送悄悄話 pdong95014 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (4 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 13:10:00
? 人的健康是第一位的。現在的通信速度足夠了。 -GuoLuke2- ♂ 給 GuoLuke2 發送悄悄話 GuoLuke2 的博客首頁 GuoLuke2 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (7 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 14:43:18
? 長期手機使用者罹患腦瘤的風險更大/long-term cell phone users were at greater risk -TJKCB- ♀ 給 TJKCB 發送悄悄話 TJKCB 的博客首頁 TJKCB 的個人群組 (123 bytes) (57 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 16:31:51
? 這數字湊的，250， 是故意的嗎？ -五言- ♂ 給 五言 發送悄悄話 五言 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (5 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 16:59:06
? 就像國人怕綠帽。自娛自樂就行了。硬要推廣到全世界就貽笑大方了 -非否- ♀ 給 非否 發送悄悄話 非否 的博客首頁 非否 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 23:22:13
? 很明顯這是在故意黑川總。川總早就教導我們說，美國不能在5G領域落後，要奮起直追，趕超中國 -京工人- ♂ 給 京工人 發送悄悄話 京工人 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (2 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 20:06:03
? 果然250 -鹵煮- ♂ 給 鹵煮 發送悄悄話 鹵煮 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 20:15:31
? 5G基本上就是雞肋。 -mmnn66777- ♂ 給 mmnn66777 發送悄悄話 mmnn66777 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (6 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 20:20:37
? 停止5G部署是因美沒5G -yun_cn1- ♂ 給 yun_cn1 發送悄悄話 yun_cn1 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (2 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 20:32:06
? 挺好。有大無畏精神的人士先用上，充滿自豪地當個愛國小白鼠 -非否- ♀ 給 非否 發送悄悄話 非否 的博客首頁 非否 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 10/22/2019 postreply 23:27:45
? 壁壘分明啊！ -yaohua- ♀ 給 yaohua 發送悄悄話 yaohua 的個人群組 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 10/23/2019 postreply 03:08:30
250位科學家和醫生呼籲立即暫停5G的部署
來源: TJKCB 於 2019-10-22 09:27:12 [檔案] [博客] [轉至博客] [舊帖][給我悄悄話] 本文已被閱讀： 9612 次 (15677 bytes)
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? 250個腦 殘的科學家。壓根就不懂物理，也不懂人體科學 -相對強度- ♂ 給 相對強度 發送悄悄話 相對強度 的博客首頁 相對強度 的個人群組 (0 bytes)(24 reads)10/22/2019 postreply09:42:39
? 很好，盡快抄送嫖總，先把美國5G停了吧 -不瘦的白胖- ♀ 給 不瘦的白胖 發送悄悄話 不瘦的白胖 的個人群組 (0 bytes)(6 reads)10/22/2019 postreply09:47:06
? 250 科學家 -jm_58- ♂ 給 jm_58 發送悄悄話 jm_58 的個人群組 (0 bytes)(7 reads)10/22/2019 postreply10:19:29
? 全世界多少科學家和醫生，250 個腦 殘，占不到0.001% -遍野無塵- ♀ 給 遍野無塵 發送悄悄話 遍野無塵 的博客首頁 遍野無塵 的個人群組 (0 bytes)(2 reads)10/22/2019 postreply10:50:16
? 他的專業是社會心理學，MA and PhD in social psychology，很懂如何恐嚇大眾，嗬嗬。 -路邊的蒲公英- ♂ 給 路邊的蒲公英 發送悄悄話 路邊的蒲公英 的博客首頁 路邊的蒲公英 的個人群組 (0 bytes)(4 reads)10/22/2019 postreply11:10:04
? ５Ｇ如果比汽車造成的傷害輕，就能用，汽車一年壓死多少萬銀呢。 -路邊的蒲公英- ♂ 給 路邊的蒲公英 發送悄悄話 路邊的蒲公英 的博客首頁 路邊的蒲公英 的個人群組 (0 bytes)(2 reads)10/22/2019 postreply11:11:54
? 支持。還是有線電話更安全 -curiousami- ♂ 給 curiousami 發送悄悄話 curiousami 的個人群組 (0 bytes)(1 reads)10/22/2019 postreply11:52:12
? 目的隻是為了推遲5G的部署, 因為目前美國沒有5G技術. -fguy- ♂ 給 fguy 發送悄悄話 fguy 的個人群組 (0 bytes)(1 reads)10/22/2019 postreply12:09:56
? 完全支持恢複雞毛信 -pdong95014- ♀ 給 pdong95014 發送悄悄話 pdong95014 的個人群組 (0 bytes)(0 reads)10/22/2019 postreply13:10:00
? 人的健康是第一位的。現在的通信速度足夠了。 -GuoLuke2- ♂ 給 GuoLuke2 發送悄悄話 GuoLuke2 的博客首頁 GuoLuke2 的個人群組 (0 bytes)(1 reads)10/22/2019 postreply14:43:18
? 長期手機使用者罹患腦瘤的風險更大/long-term cell phone users were at greater risk -TJKCB- ♀ 給 TJKCB 發送悄悄話 TJKCB 的博客首頁 TJKCB 的個人群組 (123 bytes)(0 reads)10/22/2019 postreply16:31:51
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