BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The scientific journal Reviews on Environmental Health has published a report by international scientists calling for greatly reduced exposure limits for electromagnetic radiation from power line and telecommunications technologies, including cell phones and wireless technologies.
The statement, called The Seletun Scientific Statement, was written based on a large and growing body of science showing biological effects. Scientists say governments should take decisive action now to protect biological function as well as the health of future generations.
VIDEO Announcement of Olle Johansson, Ph.D., Chairman of The Seletun Scientific Panel, Karolinska Institute, Department of Neuroscience (http://electromagnetichealth.org/?p=7444&preview=true).
“The Seletun Scientific Statement,” Reviews on Environmental Health.
In the United States, Congressman Dennis Kucinich announced on June 30, 2010 that he would introduce a bill calling for a U.S. cell phone research program, warning labels on cell phones and an update of antiquated radiation exposure standards. (http://snurl.com/1tnm72). Six months later, no bill has yet been introduced in Congress.
Earlier, in September 2009, Senate hearings were held on the health effects of cell phones, presided over by Senators Arlen Specter and Tom Harkin. To the dismay of scientists, no action has yet been taken since the hearing sixteen months ago. At the hearing, Sen. Harkin said, "I found this really very interesting and very challenging and I can assure you we are going to do some follow-up on this." (http://snurl.com/1to1l6) Nothing has happened since.
The Seletun Scientific Panel today announces a Consensus Agreement including “10 Key Recommendations to Protect Public Health.” They say the global population is at risk, that the current accepted measure of radiation risk, the SAR, is inadequate, and that there is abundant evidence biological effects are occurring at exposures ‘many orders of magnitude’ below existing public safety standards.
Public health advocate, Camilla Rees of ElectromagneticHealth.org, says, “Each time there is a briefing or hearing in Congress, lip service is paid to the concerns of scientists, professors, physicians and citizens. Congress, through inaction, has supported the interests of the telecommunications industry. We hope the Seletun Scientific Statement will finally get the Congressional attention this very serious public health issue deserves.”
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