WHERE CAN I OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGY?
Although relatively few offices or agencies within the Federal Government routinely deal with the issue of human exposure to RF fields, it is possible to obtain information and assistance on certain topics from the following federal agencies, all of which also have Internet Web sites:
FDA: The Food and Drug Administration’s Cell phone website : http://www.fda.gov/Radiation- EmittingProducts/RadiationEmittingProductsandProcedures/HomeBusinessandEntertainment/
General Electronic Product Radiation Control.
FDA regulations that apply to manufacturers of electronic products
sort byEPA: The Environmental Protection Agency’s overview of power-line emissions: http://www.epa.gov/radtown/power-lines.html.
OSHA: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Health and Safety Topics Non-ionizing Radiation.
NIOSH: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s research on protecting workers from proven and possible EMF (electric and magnetic fields) health risks focusing on RF (radiofrequencies), ELF (extremely low frequencies) and Static magnetic fields: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emf.
NCI: The National Cancer Institute’s Fact sheets on potential risks from exposure to:
Magnetic fields: http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/radiation/magnetic-fields-fact-sheet
Cell phones: http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/radiation/cell-phones-fact-sheet.
NIEHS: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ main page for electric and magnetic fields and potential health effects: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf/index.cfm
NTP: The National Toxicology Program’s studies that:
Test the biological effects of cellphones (GSM): http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/testing/status/agents/ts-08013.html
Test the biological effects of cellphones (CDMA): http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/testing/status/agents/ts-08015.html
General information on RF exposure is found on the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) web page at: https://www.fcc.gov/general/radio-frequency-safety-0.
General information on cellular telephones can be found at: https://www.fcc.gov/general/telephone-guides.
Information specific to fixed antenna structures can be found on the https://www.fcc.gov/general/tower-and-antenna-siting Back to Top
All information comes directly from the FCC.gov website and can be reviewed by clicking the link below.