In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95 billion. The year 2024 was marked by extreme temperature events in Asia that caused thousands of deaths, severe droughts in Africa affecting over 25 …
Radiation emitted from Cell Phones, Cell phone towers, Wi-Fi, TV and FM towers, microwave ovens, etc. are called Electromagnetic radiations (EMR). EMR causes significant health hazards (biological effects) on human, animals, birds, plants and environment.
Report on Workshop on “Testing and Compliance for EMF in the Mobile Industry” on Feb. 7, 2012 and International Health Conference on “Ensuring Public Health and Safety in the Mobile Industry” on Feb. 8, 2012 Organized by ASSOCHAM at New Delhi.
The Telecom Ministry has rejected a proposal to ban setting up of mobile towers near schools and hospitals. The ban was suggested by an inter-ministerial committee which was looking into setting radiation limits for mobile phones and towers. But the Telecom Ministry has taken a view that banning or restricting …
Power frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) are generated in the production, transport, distribution and use of electricity. The frequency of alternating current and the resulting EMF is 50 hertz in Africa, most of Asia, Australia, Europe and part of South America and 60 hertz in the remainder of America, the Philippines, …
The radio frequency sources in India are the transmitting towers such as AM, FM radio towers, TV towers, Cell phone towers, etc. emit radio frequency/ microwave radiation continuously. The level of EMF from sources has risen exponentially, by soaring popularity of wireless technology such as cell phones, cordless phones, Wi-Fi …
The document describes the test procedure for the measurement of electromagnetic fields from telecom base stations in GSM, CDMA, W-CDMA, 3 G and Wi-Max etc environment. The main aim of the measurement is to confirm the compliance of base station installation as per ICNIRP guidelines limits.
The purpose of this opinion is to update the SCENIHR opinion of 21 March 2007 in the light of newly available information, and to provide a methodological framework and corresponding guidelines to evaluate available scientific evidence in order to ensure the best possible quality for risk assessment.
This report is the product of an international research and public policy initiative to give an overview of what is known of biological effects that occur at low-intensity EMFs exposures (for both radiofrequency radiation RF and power-frequency ELF, and various forms of combined exposures that are now known to be …
This abstract is for a presentation made an international conference entitled “The Precautionary EMF Approach: Rationale, Legislation and Implementation”, convened by the International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety and hosted by the City of Benevento, Italy, in February 2006
This Radiation Protection Standard (hereafter referred to as ‘the Standard’) sets limits for human exposure to radiofrequency (RF) fields in the frequency range 3 kHz to 300 GHz. The Standard includes: mandatory basic restrictions for both occupational and general public exposure involving all or part of the human body; indicative …
In 1974, the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) formed a working group on non-ionizing radiation (NIR), which examined the problems arising in the field of protection against the various types of NIR. At the IRPA Congress in Paris in 1977, this working group became the International Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee (INIRC).
IN 1974, the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) formed a working group on non-ionizing radiation (NIR), which examined the problems arising in the field of protection against the various types of NIR. At the IRPA Congress in Paris in 1977, this working group became the International Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee (INIRC). …
