Why the FCC Must Strengthen Radiofrequency Radiation Limits in the U.S.

Why the FCC Must Strengthen Radiofrequency Radiation Limits in the U.S.

Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D., Director

Center for Family and Community Health

The UC Berkeley Prevention Research Center

School of Public Health

University of California, Berkeley

November 5, 2013

Submitted to the Federal Communications Commission

re: Proceeding Number 13-84.

The complete document (115 pp.) is available at: http://bit.ly/1bWfTLP

Since 2009, when my colleagues and I published a review of the research on mobile phone use and tumor risk in the Journal of Clinical Oncology¹, I have advocated for stronger radiofrequency radiation limits that adequately protect children and adults from non-thermal as well as thermal health risks. Wireless devices must be tested in a manner that resembles how consumers actually use them, and the wireless industry should be required to provide to consumers meaningful disclosure of health risks and ways to reduce harm without pre-empting the rights of localities to require additional disclosures.

The paper is a compilation of press releases I have prepared since April, 2012, along with selected news articles related to these releases. These materials summarize the latest health research on wireless radiation and related public health policy developments.

¹ Myung SK, Ju W, McDonnell DD, Lee YJ, Kazinets G, Cheng CT, Moskowitz JM. Mobile phone use and risk of tumors: a meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(33):5565-5572. 2009.

Page No.              Table of Contents
Overview
3	Cellphones and Health
7	Cellphone Radiation and Health: References and Further Reading
Federal Communications Commission & Government Accountability Office
10	Does The FCC Plan To Rubber Stamp Outdated Cell Phone Radiation Standards?
12	Better Late Than Never?  FCC to Review Cell Phone Radiation Standards
14	Did Tom Wheeler, Nominee for FCC Chair, Subvert Research Showing Harm From Cell Phone Radiation?
15	What's Wrong with the GAO Report on Cell Phone Radiation?
Brain Tumor Risk
16	WHO Monograph on Cancer Risk from Mobile Phone Use Released
17	Most Significant Government Health Report on Mobile Phone Radiation Ever Published
18	Brain Cancer Risk Increases with the Amount of Wireless Phone Use
22	Cell Phone Use, Acoustic Neuroma and Cancer of the Pituitary Gland
24	U.K. Cell Phone Study Points to Acoustic Neuroma, Not Brain Cancer Risk; Fourth Study To Show Tumor Link
26	Studies Show Cell Phone Use Increases Brain Cancer Risk
29	Your Cell Phone Company May Affect Your Risk of Brain Cancer
32	Cellphones Can Increase Brain Cancer Risk in Children | "Scientists Challenge No Risk Conclusion"
34	Cell Phones and Cancer: Critics Say Kids Risk Brain Tumors
36	A close call: Why the jury is still out on mobile phones
41	'The biggest experiment of our species': With five billion mobile users in the world, conference calls for research into potential brain cancer risk
44	Radiation from mobile phones: Tumour rumours return
48	The Million Women Study … shoddy design … shoddy results … shoddy conclusions
Sperm Damage and Male Infertility
52	Cell Phone Radiation Damages Sperm
54	Cell phones may damage sperm, health advocacy group says
56	Cell Phone Radiation, Pregnancy, and Sperm
Domestic Governmental Actions
57	Big Week for Cell Phone Radiation Legislation
58	San Francisco’s Cell Phone Fact Sheet is Factual
60	San Francisco Updates Cell Phone Safety Warnings
64	Florida City Adopts Cell Phone Precautionary Health Warnings
Global Governmental Actions and Major Reports
67	Call for Action to Reduce Harm from Mobile Phone Radiation  (European Environment Agency Report)
69	Belgium Adopts New Regulations to Promote Cell Phone Radiation Safety
71	French Health Agency Recommends Children and Vulnerable Groups Reduce Cell Phone Radiation Exposure
73	India Adopts Health Warnings & U.S. Mobile Phone Standards
77	Russian Cell Phone Standards Offer Better Protection than American Standards
79	Italian Supreme Court Rules Cell Phones Can Cause Cancer: What are the implications of this ruling for the United States?
Smart Meters and Wi-Fi
81	Smart Meters: Correcting the Gross Misinformation
86	Health Experts Caution About Smart Meters
88	Adoption of Wi-Fi in Los Angeles USD Classrooms
90	Wireless Industry's Patented System to Reduce Cancer Risk from Wireless Local Networks Never Adopted
91	Boeing Tests In-Flight Wireless on Potatoes, Not People
Miscellaneous
92	Children's Cell Phone Use May Increase Their Risk of ADHD
95	Secondhand Exposure to Cell Phone Radiation: An Emerging Public Health Problem?
98	LTE Cell Phone Radiation Affects Brain Activity in Cell Phone Users (4G)
101	Samsung Scores with Lowest Radiation Cell Phones: Why Samsung Phones are a "Win-Win"
104	Comments on the 2012 GAO Report: “Exposure and Testing Requirements for Mobile Phones Should be Assessed” (Aug. 24, 2012 revision)
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