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Dr Gunde Ziegelberger Scientific Secretary and Committee
ICNIRP
c/o BfS Arbeitsgruppe Nichtionisierend Strahlung
Ingolstaedter
Landstr,1
85764 Neuherberg
Oberschleissheim
Germany
Dear Dr Ziegelberger and collegues,
As you are probably aware, the Mobile Phone Industry, when challenged on the safety of their masts, and in particular their relationship to biological affects and electro sensitivity,( both reported at levels way below ICNIRP), endorse their equipments safety by stating that it complies with ICNIRP Guidelines. I believe this statement to be misleading and inaccurate.
My understanding is that ICNIRP guidelines relate to Thermal Heating only, and that these guidelines were intended for short term exposure, nothing else.
I would be extremely grateful if you were able to clarify the following points please.
- Do those guidelines put forward by ICNIRP cover biological effects?
- Do those guidelines put forward by ICNIRP cover electro sensitivity?
- Were the guidelines intended for long term exposure?
- Were the guidelines intended for short term exposure only?
- What do you mean by short term?
- Do the guidelines cover an accumulation of radiation from 24 hour exposure to a phone mast?
I appreciate the attention given to these questions, and welcome your prompt reply, as it has become imperative that we ascertain what exactly the guidelines in their present form do cover, to clear up a lot of uncertainty, and to prevent others from using ICNIRP’s name to endorse anything other than that which is contained within the guidelines.
Yours sincerely,
Lynn Insley, Vice Chair, SCRAM charitable trust.
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