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Demers P, Findlay R, Foster KR, Kolb B, Moulder J, Nicol A-M, Prato F, Stam RThis is a report by a Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel reviewing the scientific evidence related to Canada’s safety code (PDF 670kb) on human exposure to radiofrequency (RF) fields. The Expert Panel concludes that the current balance of evidence does not indicate negative health effects from exposure to RF fields below the limits recommended in the safety code. However, the Expert Panel notes that research on many of the health effects is ongoing and it is possible that the findings of future studies may alter this balance of evidence. The Expert Panel recommends that health authorities should continue to monitor the literature for emerging evidence and particularly pursue scientific research aimed at cancer and electromagnetic hypersensitivity.
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Royal Society of Canada, 2014 (Ottawa, Canada)ARPANSA published the RF exposure Standard, Radiation Protection Standard for Maximum Exposure Levels to Radiofrequency Fields – 3 kHz to 300 GHz in 2002. Since the publication of the Standard, research in the area of RF and health has grown rapidly and several major research programs and reviews have been undertaken internationally.
ARPANSA established an independent Expert Panel with the task of making an assessment of the scientific literature published since the Standard was prepared. The ARPANSA Radiofrequency Expert Panel on Review of Radiofrequency Health Effects Research – Scientific Literature 2000–2012 was published on 14 March 2014. The Expert Panel concluded that the science behind the ARPANSA RF Standard remains sound and that the exposure limits in the Standard continue to provide a high degree of protection against the known health effects of RF electromagnetic fields.
ARPANSA will review and update the Standard to take account of increased knowledge and to maintain alignment with revised international guidance.
