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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | No major health fallout from typical exposure, say studies -Shalini Singh

No major health fallout from typical exposure, say studies -Shalini Singh

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published Published on Aug 28, 2012   modified Modified on Aug 28, 2012
-The Hindu

The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines of April 1998 say epidemiological studies on workers exposed to Electric and Magnetic Field (EMF) and the public have shown no major health effects associated with typical exposure environments.

The studies have yielded no convincing evidence that typical exposure levels lead to adverse reproductive outcomes or an increased cancer risk.

In India, the GSM services are being operated in 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency band as well as 2100 MHz. For 900 MHz, the permissible power density is 4.5 Watt/Sq.Meter. For 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz, it is 9 and 10.5 Watt/Sq.Meter respectively.

The Department of Telecommunications adopted the International EMF norms in 2008 in respect of mobile towers prescribed by the ICNIRP.

As per the ICNIRP’s statement of 2009, the scientific literature published since the 1998 guidelines has provided no evidence of any adverse effect below the basic restrictions and there is no need for immediate revision of its guidance for limiting exposure to high frequency electromagnetic fields. Therefore, the ICNIRP reconfirms the 1998 basic restriction in the frequency range 100 kHz-300 GHz until further notice.

The government had formed an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on EMF Radiation. In its report, the IMC examined the health-related concerns and indicated that most of the laboratory studies were unable to find a direct link between exposure to radio frequency radiation from mobile towers and health; and the scientific studies as yet have not been able to confirm a cause-and-effect relationship between radio frequency radiation and health. The effect of emission from cellphone towers is not known yet with certainty. However, as a precautionary measure, the IMC recommended reduction of base station emissions to one-tenth of the present limit.

The Hindu, 28 August, 2012, http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article3829594.ece


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