Nordic Organizations from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden Request Protections for Humans and the Environment
Press release December 16, 2021:
Nordic Appeal from 11 NGO´s – calling for better protection against wireless technology
In a joint letter, representatives from 11 Nordic organizations from 4 European countries, active in the field of health risks from radiation from wireless technology, request that humans and the environment must be better protected.
People’s exposure to pulsed microwave radiation from wireless technology has increased exponentially in recent years, mainly due to the expansion of 4G+ and 5G and an increased amount of consumer products based on technology that emits microwave radiation.
In the Nordic countries, outdated rules for permitted radiation are still applied, which only protect people against harmful effects that occur as a result of acute heating. This means that humans are completely unprotected against the amount of harmful effects, such as cancer, DNA damage, oxidative stress and neurological effects, that research has repeatedly shown to occur at levels well below these reference values. Current reference values also have no protection against harmful effects on biodiversity.
The organizations note that they are constantly reached by new testimonies from people who have suffered from ill health after base stations for 4G, 5G or smart electricity meters have been installed in their immediate environment, and that the development is very worrying.
The Nordic Appeal call for 4 important measures to be taken.
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Signatories the letter include
- Mona Nilsson, Chairman, Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation, Sweden
- Lennart Hardell, Chairman, Professor (ret), The Environment and Cancer Research Foundation, Sweden
- Marianne Ketti, Chairman, ElectroSensitive Association, Sweden
- Nigel Wells, Chairman, The Wavebreaker, Sweden
- Rainer Nyberg, Chairman, Professor (em), Finnish Radiation Safety Society, Finland
- Erja Tamminen, Chairman, Association for Electrosensitive, Finland
- Anni-Marja Riikinsaari, Chairman, The Finnish Electrosensitivity Foundation, Finland
- Thomas J. Middelthon, Chairman, Citizens’ radiation protection, Norway
- Solveig Glomsrød, Chairman, Association for Electro Hypersensitive, Norway
- Pernille Schriver, Spokesperson, The Danish EHS Association, Denmark
- Thomas Graversen, Spokesperson, The Council for Health-Safe Telecommunication, Denmark
Excerpt of Appeal
In recent years, human exposure to pulsed microwave radiation from wireless technology has increased exponentially. The increase is mainly a result of the expansion of 4G + and 5G as well as an increased amount of consumer products based on technology that emits microwave radiation. In addition to more base stations, millions of so-called smart electricity meters are being installed, which also contribute to the overall increase in microwave radiation in our outdoor and indoor environment.
In parallel with this exploding radiation exposure, regulations and so-called safety limits applicable to the permitted radiation are based on a severely outdated approach from the 1950s. These ‘safety limits’ (or guidelines) only protect people against harmful effects that occur as a result of acute heating. This means that humans are completely unprotected against a whole range of harmful effects, such as cancer, DNA damage, oxidative stress and neurological effects, which scientific research has repeatedly shown to occur at levels well below these safety limits. Current safety limits give no protection at all against harmful effects of radiation on biodiversity.
We represent organizations that have been involved in research and /or followed the research in this field for many years. We constantly receive new testimonies from people who have suffered from ill health after base stations for 4G, 5G or smart electricity meters have been installed in their immediate environment. We are deeply concerned about these developments and demand that the following measures be taken as soon as possible:
- New safety limits must be established that protect against the evident health and environmental risks at levels that are far below current guidelines. This must be done by experts who are free from any ties to the industry concerned, and with participation by researchers within the research community, who consider the risks to be considerable even at levels well below the current guidelines.
- Before further deployment, a risk assessment of 5G systems must be carried out, also in this instance by experts who are free from ties to the industry concerned, and with participation by researchers within the research community who point to evidence that the risks are considerable.
- To prevent injuries, education about the risks must be carried out at all levels of society, for example in healthcare, schools, and the general public.
- The best possible technology should be used to protect human health and the environment. Wired technology that minimizes harmful radiation must be a priority.
