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References for the June 10, 2015 Presentation to the Massachusetts State House Briefing – Room 437
The Right to Know About Cell Phone Safety
Both the National Academies of Science (NAS) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) recognize that the question of the effects of exposure to radiofrequency radiation (RFR) from cell phones is also in question for all wireless devices and technologies. These references relate to RFR exposure from cell phones and their antenna sites, cordless phones, wireless Smart Meters, Wi-Fi, wireless home security systems and baby monitors, and RFR interference with Implanted Medical Devices.
Comment of the Division of Ratepayer Advocates, California Public Utilities Commission on the 2011 Report of the California Council on Science and Technology - Health Impacts of Radio Frequency from Smart Meters Calls for in-depth review of:
De-Kun Li, MD, Ph.D., Senior Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiologist, Division of Research, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute ( ), Kaiser Permanente
IARC Monograph - Carcinogenicity of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields:
2008 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Report, Identification of Research Needs Relating to Adverse Health Effects of Wireless Communication
Video of Gary Olhoeft PhD, Electrical Engineer discussing electromagnetic interference problems with his Deep Brain stimulator for Parkinson’s at:
Electromagnetic Interference between wireless devices and medical devices:
Calming Behavior in Children with Autism and ADHD - A pediatrician, two scientists and a father explore the environmental factors that may worsen illness in children with autism–and what can reduce the disorder’s severity.
Written by Katie Singer.
1993 – EPA official Comment to FCC on its proposed revision to radiofrequency radiation human exposure guidelines at:
1999 – Radiofrequency Interagency Work Group letter to IEEE SCC28, Subcommittee 4 Risk Assessment Work Group in which they identified 14 “issues that we believe need to be addressed to provide a strong and credible rationale to support RF exposure guidelines at:
1999-2000 – Nomination from FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Healthto the National Toxicology Program (NTP) at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences at:
2005 - NTP Fact Sheet describing the FDA-nominated RF radiation study entitled: “Studies on Radiofrequency Radiation Emitted by Cellular Phones - Year 2005.” Exhibit 47 at:
European Union official resolution calling for precautionary action
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Resolution
2007 - Statement of the European Environmental Agency:
June 11, 2012 – Women’s College Hospital (WCH), Toronto, Ontario, Canada – “The effects of invisible waves“ - Statement on diagnosis and care of patients with electromagnetic hypersensitivity:
EMS symptoms include poor sleep, fatigue, headache, nausea, dizziness, heart palpitations,
memory impairment and skin rashes. Patients’ reactions vary, some requiring life-altering changes
to minimize exposures as much as possible.
“We need to create more awareness about this condition,” said Dr. Riina Bray, medical director, Environmental Health Clinic, WCH. “Health-care practitioners need to better understand EMS so they can help their patients prevent and manage their symptoms. The public needs to know how to protect themselves from the broad range of health impacts electromagnetic fields have on their minds and bodies.”
January 18, 2012 - letter to the Austrian Federal Ministry for Economics, Family and Youth, The Austrian Chamber of Physicians (Austrian Medical Association –OAK ( ) calls for a reconsideration or suspension of “the planned timetable of the mandatory introduction of ‘smart meters’” in Austria, “pending clarification and solution of open questions.”
March 3, 2012 - Guideline of the Austrian Medical Association (OAK) for the diagnosis and treatment of EMF-related health problems and illnesses (EMF syndrome).
Resolutions and actions of U.SCounties and Municipalities on antenna siting at:
October 3, 2011 – Connecticut Attorney General Jepsen states that State Commissioner Esty acted properly last month when he asked state utility regulators to indefinitely postpone a final decision on Connecticut Light & Power Co.'s application to install “smart meters.”
California municipalities opposing wireless Smart Meters:
California - February 21, 2012 - Palo Alto Municipal Utility District Rejects Smart Meters at:
Illinois - Naperville Smart Meter Awareness - citizens opposing the municipal electric utility’s wireless Smart Meter Program. They have filed a Complaint for Injunctive Relief in federal court to halt installation of wireless Smart Meters.
Maryland - Utility customers who oppose smart meters can defer installation of the new digital, wireless devices until state energy regulators make a final decision on Opt Out policy:
Vermont – Utility customers statewide can refuse the installation of a wireless Smart Meter at no cost to them. They can also, at any time, request that a wireless Smart Meter be removed and replaced when they move to a different residence.
February 3, 2012 - Congressional Research Service Report R42338: Smart Meter Data: Privacy and Cybersecurity at:
February 28, 2012 – U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 12-507T - Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives: Cybersecurity: Challenges in Securing the Modernized Electric Grid.
July 2012- GAO Report 12-771 Telecommunications – Exposure and Testing Requirements for Mobile Phones Should Be Reassessed
August 7, 2012 – Press Release of Rep. Ed Markey announcing GAO Report: Current standards developed 15 years ago may not reflect latest science.
August 2013 – The EMR Policy Institute filed extensive Comment and 19 Exhibits in FCC 13-39, the proceeding that asks if the FCC should reassess its radiofrequency radiation safety policies.
April 2015 – Canadian Parliament Hearings on Safety Code 6 – Wireless Radiation
May 11, 2015 - International Scientists Appeal to U.N. to Protect Humans and Wildlife from Electromagnetic Fields and Wireless Technology (Link will open a Word document in a new browser window.)
May 26, 2015 – The Berkeley cell phone "right to know" ordinance takes effect on June 25, 2015, 30 days after its second reading.
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