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Wireless Phones: Radiation Risks and Public Health
When: 2:30-3:30 pm, April 16, 2016 (Cal Day)
Where: 182 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley
As
wireless technologies, particularly cellphones, become ubiquitous in
our culture, researchers have been asking the question: what, if any,
impact is there from this technology on our health? Research has been
conducted concerning wireless technology and cancer, reproductive
health, fetal development, children's health and electromagnetic
sensitivities, to name a few areas of concern.
In
May of 2015 190 scientists from 39 nations signed an appeal which was
submitted to the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO).
All of these scientists have published peer-reviewed papers on the
biological or health effects of non-ionizing radiation, part of the
electromagnetic field (EMF) spectrum that includes Extremely Low
Frequency fields used for electricity, and Radio Frequency
radiation used for wireless communications. The International EMF Scientist Appeal calls upon the United Nations, the WHO, UNEP and all UN Member States to:
- address the emerging public health crisis related to cell phones, wireless devices, wireless utility meters and wireless infrastructure in neighborhoods; and
- urge that the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) initiate an assessment of alternatives to current exposure standards and practices that could substantially lower human exposures to non-ionizing radiation.
To
date, 220 scientists from 42 nations who have published peer-reviewed
research on EMF and biology or health have signed the Appeal.
Last May, the City of Berkeley unanimously adopted a landmark cellphone "right to know" law that has recently been enacted despite a lawsuit filed by the telecom industry.
Last May, the City of Berkeley unanimously adopted a landmark cellphone "right to know" law that has recently been enacted despite a lawsuit filed by the telecom industry.
Joel M. Moskowitz, PhD, Director, Center for Family and Community Health, UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Dr. Moskowitz is an associate producer of the movie “Mobilize: A Film about Cell Phone Radiation”. His website is a valuable resource for journalists and the public. In the past year, he helped organize the International EMF Scientist Appeal (EMFScientist.org) and consulted on the Berkeley cell phone “right to know” ordinance.
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