The
German Federal Government (Bundesregierung) recommends, in
general, keeping the personal radiation exposure from high
frequency electromagnetic fields as low as possible, that
is to say, i.e. to prefer conventional wired connections,
if the use of wireless-supported solutions can be avoided.
This document
contains the response to an inquiry put forth by members of
the Germany parliament entitled: “Radiation exposure
due to wireless Internet-Networks.” The response comes
in the name of the German Federal Government (Bundesregierung)
conveyed with a letter from the German Federal Ministries
for the Environment, Nature Protection, and Reactor Safety
(Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit.)
Thanks
to Ingrid Dickenson and Geoff Lean in the UK for their work
on the translation and for making it available.
Linked
below are Resolutions from international scientific conferences
and professional medical organizations that have examined
the research on the biological effects of exposure to low-intensity
electromagnetic radiation. These resolutions address precautionary
public health policies and appropriate government regulation
of these exposures.
February
2006 Benevento
Resolution from the international conference “The
Precautionary EMF Approach: Rationale, Legislation and Implementation”
organized by The International Commission for Electromagnetic
Safety (ICEMS) held in Benevento, Italy.
February
2005 Irish doctors Environmental Association (IDEA)
Position on Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR), Dublin, Ireland.
October
2002 Freiburger
Appeal issued by the International Association for Environmental
Medicine, Bad Sackingen, Germany.
September 2002 Catania
Resolution from the International Conference “State
of the Research on Electromagnetic Fields - Scientific and
Legal Issues”, organized by ISPESL, the University of
Vienna and the City of Catania, held in Catania, Italy.
June 2000
Salzburg
Resolution on Mobile Telecommunication Base Stations from
the International Conference on Cell Tower Siting Linking
Science & Public Health held in Salzburg, Austria.
October
1998 Vienna
EMF-Resolution from the Mobile Phones and Health Symposium
held at the University of Vienna, Austria.
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