Nordic Appeal: More Stringent Regulatory Framework on Microwave Radiation from Wireless Technologies is Needed - Stop Further Rollout of 5G
Abstract
Nordic Appeal: More Stringent Regulatory Framework on Microwave Radiation from Wireless Technologies is Needed - Stop Further Rollout of 5G Nilsson M, Hardell L, Ketti M, Wells N, Nyberg R, Halmøy S, Midelthon TJ, Glomsrød S, Schriver P. Nordic Appeal: More Stringent Regulatory Framework on Microwave Radiation from Wireless Technologies is Needed - Stop Further Rollout of 5G. Ann Clin Med Case Rep. 2023; V10(13): 1-4. Abstract In recent years, people’s exposure to pulsed radiofrequency (RF) or microwave radiation from wireless technologies has exploded, mainly due to the roll-out of 5G. In addition to more base stations, millions of so- called smart water and electricity meters are being installed. This technology is forced upon people near or in their own homes, despite a complete lack of research showing that 5G and wireless water and electricity meters are not harmful to human health. At the same time, the first two studies to date on the effects of 5G have shown that 5G base stations cause adverse health effects in humans and that radiation similar to 5G damages neurons in the brain in animal experiments. The brain damage observed could eventually lead to Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases. In parallel with this explosion in radiation exposure, guidelines for permissible radiation are still being applied based on a seriously outdated approach. These guidelines only protect humans from harmful effects resulting from extreme intensive exposure that causes acute warming of the body. This means that people are completely unprotected from a range of harmful effects, such as cancer, DNA damage, oxidative stress and neurological effects that the science has repeatedly shown occur at levels well below these guidelines. They offer no protection whatsoever against harmful effects on biodiversity. Given what is known today about the risks of this technology, it must be considered a violation of human rights to impose this harmful radiation on people in their own homes without their informed consent. More stringent regulatory framework on microwave radiation from wireless technologies is urgently needed. In the meantime, further rollout of 5G must be stopped. Conclusion There is now clear evidence that the ICNIRP guidelines [13,14] are not adequate scientific basis for the protection of health and the environment for exposure to RF radiation. Not only heating (thermal) but also non- thermal effects need to be taken into account in risk evaluation. RF radiation not only causes tissue heating, as ICNIRP claims, but many other serious biological effects far below ICNIRP’s tissue heating thresholds. New policy must consider long term total radiation and signal complexity including aggregations of pulses [18], and taking full account of long term, non-thermal harmful effects. For a sound scientific evaluation, a new committee comprised of qualified scientists independent of industry is urgently needed. Open access paper: acmcasereport.com
AI evidence extraction
Main findings
This article argues that exposure to pulsed RF/microwave radiation has increased due to 5G rollout and smart meters, and claims existing ICNIRP-based guidelines are outdated because they focus on acute thermal effects. It states that the first two studies on 5G reported adverse health effects in humans from 5G base stations and neuronal damage in animals from radiation similar to 5G, and calls for stopping further 5G rollout pending more stringent regulation.
Outcomes measured
- Adverse health effects (humans; unspecified)
- Neuronal damage (animal experiments; radiation similar to 5G)
- Cancer
- DNA damage
- Oxidative stress
- Neurological effects
- Biodiversity impacts
Limitations
- Appears to be an appeal/policy position rather than an original experimental or epidemiologic study.
- Specific details of the cited "first two studies" (methods, exposure metrics, sample sizes, effect sizes) are not provided in the abstract.
- Claims about multiple health outcomes (e.g., cancer, DNA damage, biodiversity) are asserted without presenting supporting data in the abstract.
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(0.85) Focuses on inadequacy of ICNIRP-based guidelines and calls for new evaluation.
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