Scientists warn of EMF and wireless dangers

Last week, 190 scientists from 39 nations submitted an appeal to the United Nations, UN member states and the World Health Organization (WHO) requesting they adopt more protective exposure guidelines for electromagnetic fields (EMF) and wireless technology in the face of increasing evidence of risk.

The ‘International EMF Scientist Appeal’ asks the Secretary General and UN affiliated bodies to encourage precautionary measures, to limit EMF exposures and to educate the public about health risks, particularly to children and pregnant women.

The appeal calls on the UN to strengthen its advisories on EMF risk for humans and to assess the potential impact on wildlife and other living organisms under the auspices of the UN Environmental Programme, in line with the science demonstrating risk, thereby resolving this inconsistency.

“International exposure guidelines for electromagnetic fields must be strengthened to reflect the reality of their impact on our bodies, especially on our DNA. The time to deal with the harmful biological and health effects is long overdue. We must reduce exposure by establishing more protective guidelines,” said Martin Blank, PhD, of Columbia University.

Joel Moskowitz, PhD, of University of California, Berkeley, said, “ICNIRP guidelines set exposure standards for high-intensity, short-term, tissue-heating thresholds. These do not protect us from the low-intensity, chronic exposures common today. Scientists signing the appeal request that the UN and member nations protect the global human population and wildlife from EMF exposures.”