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(continued on p.9)INSIDE…Vol. XIX No. 6A Report on Non-Ionizing RadiationNovember/December 1999
Standards Harmonization Meeting:Russia and West Far Apart
East met West in September at a Moscow conference on radiation safetyÑ
but neither side blinked.Russian limits for radiofrequency and microwave (RF/MW) radiation ex-
posures are up to 100 times stricter than those in the U.S. and Western Europe.
Despite extensive discussions and vodka toasts at the Moscow conference, no
compromise is in sight. It appears that the gulf that has separated the two sidesfor more than 30 years will remain for some time to come.The latest effort to bridge the gapÑor to ÒharmonizeÓ RF/MW standardsÑ
took place at the 2nd International Conference on Problems of Electromag-
netic Safety of the Human Being, held in Moscow, September 20-24. The meet-
ing was sponsored by the Russian National Committee on Non-Ionizing Ra-
diation Protection (RNCNIRP) and a host of other Russian scientific groups,
in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), the International
Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and the U.S.
Air Force (USAF). Scientists from 12 countries took part.
ÒSo far we have entirely different approaches to harmonization,Ó Professor
Yuri Grigoriev stated at the conference. Grigoriev chairs the recently formedRNCNIRP and is a senior research scientist at the Institute of Biophysics inMoscow.
GrigorievÕs point was underscored by the fact that the meeting did not
result in adoption of any joint statement or action plan on harmonization.Western standard-setting organizations have emphasized protection from
Wireless Industry Seeks To Raise
RF/MW Exposure Limit for the Ear
Wireless phone manufacturers want to relax the radiation exposure stan-dard for the outer ear, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) is
expected to give its approval. The request came just weeks after a
report that many mobile phones violate current limits by overexposing the ear.
ÒC.K. Chou [of Motorola] proposed that, for the general public, the outerear should be considered an extremity, similar to the hands, feet, wrists and
ankles,Ó said Ron Petersen, secretary of the IEEEÕs Standards Coordinating
Committee 28 (SCC-28). The IEEEÕs RF/MW standard allows higher expo-
sures for these extremities than for the rest of the body.
Chou introduced the subject in Atlanta at the October 17 meeting of SCC-
28Õs Subcommittee 4 (SC-4), which deals with standards from 3 kHz to 300
GHz. Dr. Veli Santomaa of Nokia then gave a presentation in support of the
proposal. Although Òthe SAR in the ear is the highest in the body,Ó Santomaa
EMF NEWS pp.2-4
Workplace Exposures Linked toHormone-Related Cancers in Swedish Study
No Childhood Cancer Link in U.K. Epi Study;Aerosol Pollutants Stronger near Power LInesInteragency Committee RAPID Report StalledIEEEÕs New Try for an Exposure Standard
HIGHLIGHTS pp.5-11
Wireless Notes:Cordless Phone Cancer Case Report ¥Mortality Study Updated ¥ BEMS Workshop
¥ German Activists Issue Challenge ¥ The
Future Is Wireless ¥ Marketing Phones to
Kids ¥ Furby Menace RecedesFDA Seeks Government Animal Studies
Senator Asks GAO To Probe Phone Safety
SAR Search: Ò20/20Ó Fallout ¥ and more
CTIA and FDA Plan Research CollaborationNavy Radar in California Under ScrutinyCanada Sets Voluntary Eye Exposure Limit
GSM Radiation Affects Sleep in Swiss Study
RF/MW Limits: Russia vs. ICNIRP
Russian on ÒSpecial ImportanceÓ of Mobiles
FROM THE FIELD pp.12-15
Hot New Papers: Childhood Leukemia aTwo-Step Process ¥ and much more
Across the SpectrumGerman Conference on Phones and CancerFlashback: 5, 10, 15 Years Ago
2000 Conference Calendar (Part I)
UPDATES pp.16-18
EMP Threat from North Korea? ¥ TheftDetectors and Defibrillators Redux ¥ PeopleIn the News ¥ NIOSH VDT Anthology
Keeping Current: Follow-Up on the News
VIEWS ON THE NEWS p.19
Wireless Phones and Health: Industry Rules
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