Re: Guidelines for EMF Exposure

[Tad Blanchard <Tad.M.Blanchard.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

Hi all,

I was going to compare US ACGIH standards with the new EU standards but..

What is the correct URL for the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)?  The link I get goes to another link that dead ends.  
http://www.sz.shuttle.de/dm1001/icnirp.htm  --- links to a page that says the Home page has changed location to:  http://www.icnirp.de  (a dead end)


At 02:10 PM 6/9/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Posted on the CNN Homepage today.
>-------------------------------------------------
>
>
>EU urges limits on
>                  electromagnetic exposure
>
>                  June 9, 1999 
>                  Web posted at: 11:53 AM EDT (1553 GMT) 
>
>                  LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -- European Union health ministers
>agreed on
>                  common guidelines Tuesday to protect the public against
>excessive exposure
>                  to potentially harmful electromagnetic fields. 
>
>                  Ministers approved a nonbinding recommendation to limit
>exposure, based on
>                  limits and reference values drawn up last year by the
>International
>                  Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection. 
>
>                  The measure sets recommended limits for exposure to
>everyday sources of
>                  non-ionizing radiation, including power lines, electric
>appliances, electric
>                  railway systems, broadcast transmitters, cellular radio
>and mobile phone base
>                  stations. 
>
>                  "This is an important step towards ensuring better
>protection of the public,"
>                  said German Health Minister Andrea Fischer, who chaired
>the meeting. 
>
>                  The recommendation follows evidence that overexposure to
>non-ionizing
>                  radiation can damage humans' cardiovascular and nervous
>systems and even
>                  cause localized heating of body tissues, for example
>through regular use of
>                  mobile telephones. 
>
>                  "It may be nonbinding, but this really puts a moral
>obligation on member
>                  states to make sure they provide the maximum protection
>for their citizens,"
>                  said Barbara Nolan, spokeswoman for acting EU Health
>Commissioner
>                  Padraig Flynn. 
>
>                  Italy voted against, saying the measure did not reach far
>enough. 
>
>                  Some experts have suggested a link between exposure to
>electromagnetic
>                  fields and an increased risk of cancer, though the
>ministers said in a
>                  statement said there was "no convincing evidence" of
>this. 
>
>Rick Mannix
>Health Physicist
>Laser Safety Officer
>Univ. of Calif., Irvine
>949-824-6098
>rcmannix@uci.edu
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