Response to “Comment: BEMS, WHO, and the Precautionary Principle”

✍ Scribed by Ben Greenebaum

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 41 KB
• Volume: 28
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0197-8462
• DOI: 10.1002/bem.20266

✦ Synopsis

The WHO EMF program would do well to acknowledge recent biological research and promote forward looking policies in the spirit of the Precautionary Principle, rather than continue to insist that the status quo is just fine. Our environment is changing rapidly, both in the power frequency range, but especially in the growing RF background from radio, TV, and cell phone transmission. At a minimum, the WHO should incorporate recent scientific advances into its policies and support the inclusion of nonthermal effects in risk assessment. The WHO should also support safety standards that take into account the cumulative effects of EMF exposures across the spectrum.

The take home message for BEMS is to exert better editorial control over all our publications, so that scientific standards are maintained and we are not used to promote the agendas of other groups.