Health and safety practices and policies concerning human exposure to RF/microwave radiation

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ID22091883
AuthorsJames C Lin (0000-0002-3444-1117, University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume13
Pages1619781-1619781
Publication date2025-07-21
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2025.1619781
PMID40761932
OpenAlexW4412506151
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited46

Concerns about the impacts on the public health and safety of radiofrequency (RF) exposure are increasing with the rapid proliferation of cellular mobile telecommunication systems and devices. There is also lack of confidence surrounding the applicability of stated health safety rules, limits and guidelines for RF exposure including their use for 5G and the expected 6G. This paper: (1) considers the currently promulgated standards for safe human exposure to RF radiation, (2) examines assumptions underlying the standards, (3) describes the roles of the military industrial complex in influencing research on the health effects and standards setting for safety levels, (4) discusses the engagement of an industry-regulatory complex, (5) explains the interaction between ICNIRP and the WHO-EMF, (6) scrutinizes recent publications of WHO-EMF commissioned systematic reviews, and (7) concludes with some observations on an apparent paradigm shift

Business · Electrical engineering · Environmental health · Human health · Nuclear medicine · Occupational safety and health · Pathology · Radiation exposure · Safety standards · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects · Engineering · Medicine · Radiation Dose and Imaging

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