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Risk Assessment
22
Sep

5G New Radio Requires the Best Possible Risk Assessment Studies: Perspective and Recommended Guidelines

September 22, 2021
Mattsson M-O, Simkó M and Foster KR (2021) 5G New Radio Requires the Best Possible Risk Assessment Studies: Perspective and Recommended Guidelines. Front. Comms. Net 2:724772. doi: 10.3389/frcmn.2021.724772 The development and establishment of mobile communication technologies has necessitated assessments of possible risks to human health from exposures to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF EMF). A number of expert...
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17
Jul

Effects of communicating uncertainty descriptions in hazard identification, risk characterization, and risk protection.

July 17, 2021
Wiedemann P, Boerner FU, Freudenstein F. Effects of communicating uncertainty descriptions in hazard identification, risk characterization, and risk protection. Plos one. 2021 ;16(7):e0253762. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253762. Abstract  Uncertainty is a crucial issue for any risk assessment. Consequently, it also poses crucial challenges for risk communications. Many guidebooks advise reporting uncertainties in risk assessments, expecting that the...
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15
Dec

Research Topic-EMF Exposure from 5G and B5G Networks: Risk Assessment, Policy and Engineering

December 15, 2020
About this Research Topic The deployment of 5G networks is a fundamental step to enable a variety of innovative services. Although the benefits of 5G are clear and well recognized, a portion of the general public is extremely concerned about the impact of 5G on human exposure to ElectroMagnetic Fields (EMFs). In this context, many...
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12
Dec

Panel for the Future of Science and Technology – Workshop on 5G

December 12, 2020
RECORDED 07 December 2020, 10:00 – 12:00 Panel for the Future of Science and Technology – Workshop on 5G https://tinyurl.com/yyh2u9tx Added note by EMFSA: 5G Workshop Summary by Electromagnetic Radiation Safety https://www.saferemr.com/2020/12/european-parliament-workshop-on-5g.html?fbclid=IwAR27dE-bAnc
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09
Mar

5G’s Health Risks Study Indicates Lack of Risk Assessment Consensus and Further Research Needs

March 9, 2020
OTS0206, March 6, 2020, 5:29 pm Authors see the need for new forms of dialogue about uncertainties and risks Auto translated Vienna (PK) – From August 2019 to February 2020, the ARGE “ITA-AIT-Parlament” was commissioned by the Austrian Parliament to assess the state of health regarding possible health risks of electromagnetic fields in mobile radio with a...
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09
Oct

EU-wide coordinated risk assessment of 5G networks security

October 9, 2019
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/eu-wide-coordinated-risk-assessment-5g-networks-security 9 October 2019 Today the European Commission welcomes the publication by Member States of the high-level report on the EU-wide coordinated risk assessment of 5G Networks cybersecurity. This major step is part of the implementation of the European Commission Recommendation of March 2019 to ensure a high level of cybersecurity of 5G networks across the...
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14
Dec

PRESENTATION: Official advice on the safety of RF radiation, risk assessment and adverse effects, by Dr Sarah Starkey, 5th November 2018

December 14, 2018
Link to the presentation: https://cdn.website-editor.net/2479f24c54de4c7598d60987e3d81157/files/uploaded/S._Starkey_Presentation_5th_November_2018.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3-ivAJKiUe-hcXXlBVfhr2umq6fHjbj3S1oYsA9-KSO6eKsv9NrDhUkGM Selected slides and information from the presentation: More on the topic: Physicians’ Health Initiative for Radiation and Environment  (PHIRE) – click on “Home’ below:  
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02
Jul

Example Risk Assessment for wireless radiofrequency-emitting technologies, as used in schools and other workplaces

July 2, 2018
Source: https://www.wirelessriskassessment.org/ Technologies which emit radiofrequency signals are commonly used in schools and other workplaces. Concerns have been expressed by scientists and doctors about the possible harmful effects which the signals may be having on our health, based on scientific evidence. Of particular concern are the possible effects on foetal development and on children and...
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