ICNIRP Finds NTP & Ramazzini RF–Animal Studies Unconvincing
zondag, 09 september 2018 - Categorie: Berichten Internationaal
Bron: microwavenews.com/short-takes-archive/icnirp-ntp-ri
4 sept. 2018
The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)
www.icnirp.org/
has determined that the two recent animal studies pointing to a cancer risk from cell phone radiation are not convincing and should not be used to revise current exposure standards.
In a “note” published today,
www.icnirp.org/cms/upload/publications/ICNIRPnote2018.pdf
the 12-member group states that the studies by the National Toxicology Program (NTP)
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/
and the Ramazzini Institute
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118300367
“do not provide a consistent, reliable and generalizable body of evidence.” “Both studies have inconsistencies and limitations that affect the usefulness of their results for setting exposure guidelines,” according to ICNIRP.
In contrast, a peer review panel of toxicologists and pathologists recently found that the NTP study showed “clear evidence” of RF carcinogenicity.
microwavenews.com/news-center/ntp-peer-review-sees-tumor-risk
The current ICNIRP limits
www.icnirp.org/cms/upload/publications/ICNIRPemfgdl.pdf
were set 20 years ago and are based only on acute effects. Two months ago, ICNIRP issued revised draft guidelines
www.icnirp.org/en/activities/public-consultation/consultation-1.html
for public comment which are largely unchanged and also discount cancer risks.
Late last year, Maria Feychting,
ki.se/en/people/marfey
the vice chair of ICNIRP, was reported to be attempting to discredit the NTP study. See our “The Anatomy of a Rumor.”
microwavenews.com/news-center/anatomy-rumor
On the other hand, Jim Lin, the editor-in-chief of Bioelectromagnetics and a 12-year former member of ICNIRP,
www.ece.uic.edu/bin/view/ECE/ProfileLin
recently wrote that,
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8425056/
“Perhaps the time has come to judiciously reassess, revise and update the ICNIRP guidelines” so that they protect against long-term RF exposures.
Here are the conclusions of ICNIRP’s eight-page note, which was released today:
https://microwavenews.com/sites/default/files/ICNIRP.NTP_.RI_.2018.jpeg
(L. Falcioni is the first author of the Ramazzini study.)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118300367
For more on the NTP study: go here.
microwavenews.com/news-center/ntp-cancer-results
And for more on the Ramazzini study, go here
microwavenews.com/news-center/more-coincidence
and here.
https://microwavenews.com/news-center/ramazzinis-belpoggi-interview
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