Mobile phones and health
There is no established scientific evidence that the use of mobile phones causes any health effects.
Mobile phone use and incidence of brain tumour histological types, grading or anatomical location: a population-based ecological study
Australian study finds no link between mobile phone use and brain cancers
ARPANSA Base Station Survey 2007- 2013
ARPANSA coordinated a survey of environmental radio frequency electromagnetic energy (RF EME) levels arising from mobile phone base station antennas.
US National Toxicology Program mobile phone radiofrequency radiation study
A series of animal studies on mobile phone radiofrequency radiation and health have been conducted over two years by the United States Department of Health and Human Services National Toxicology Program.
5G: the new generation of the mobile phone network and health
At ARPANSA, we set the safety standard sets limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy (EME) that is emitted by mobile phones and other wireless technologies. These limits are set well below levels at which harm to people may occur. The operating frequencies of the 5G network are included within the limits set by the ARPANSA safety standard.
No link between mobile phones and brain cancer across all age groups
In December 2018, the British Medical Journal Open published a scientific study led by ARPANSA investigating the relationship between brain cancer and mobile phone use.
Since the publication of the original study, the authors have conducted further analysis of additional age groups.
New Australian study finds no link between mobile phone use and brain cancers
A study led by ARPANSA, published with the British Medical Journal Open, found no link between the use of mobile phones in Australia and incidence of brain cancers.
