Law/recommendation/guideline

COMAR Technical Information Statement: Expert Reviews on Potential Health Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Comments on the BioInitiative Report guideline

By: Committee on Man and Radiation (COMAR)

Published in: Health Phys 2009; 97 (4): 348-356

The statement Identifies quality sources of scientific information on potential health risks from exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and summarizes the conclusions from several reports.

BioInitiative Working Group (2012): BioInitiative Report 2012: A Rationale for Biologically-based Exposure Standards for Low-Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation
SSI's Independent Expert Group on Electromagnetic Fields (2008): Recent Research on EMF and Health Risks. Fifth Annual Report from SSI’s Independent Expert Group on Electromagnetic fields, 2007
Ahlbom A et al. (2008): Possible effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on human health--opinion of the scientific committee on emerging and newly identified health risks (SCENIHR)
Health Council of the Netherlands (2007): Electromagnetic Fields: Annual Update 2006
Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) (2007): Possible effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on human health
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2006): IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz. (SUPERSEDED)
National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) (2004): Mobile Phones and Health 2004. Report by the Board of NRPB
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) (1998): ICNIRP Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields (up to 300 GHz)

BioInitiative Working Group (2012): BioInitiative Report 2012: A Rationale for Biologically-based Exposure Standards for Low-Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation
SSI's Independent Expert Group on Electromagnetic Fields (2008): Recent Research on EMF and Health Risks. Fifth Annual Report from SSI’s Independent Expert Group on Electromagnetic fields, 2007
Ahlbom A et al. (2008): Possible effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on human health--opinion of the scientific committee on emerging and newly identified health risks (SCENIHR)
Health Council of the Netherlands (2007): Electromagnetic Fields: Annual Update 2006
Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) (2007): Possible effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on human health
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2006): IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz. (SUPERSEDED)
National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) (2004): Mobile Phones and Health 2004. Report by the Board of NRPB
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) (1998): ICNIRP Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields (up to 300 GHz)

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