A new report by the Health Protection Agency’s independent
Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation (AGNIR) has concluded
that there is still no convincing evidence that mobile phone
technologies cause adverse effects on human health. The report,
which updates AGNIR’s previous review in 2003, considers the
scientific evidence on exposure to radiofrequency (RF)
electromagnetic fields, which are produced by mobile phone
technologies and other wireless devices, such as Wi-Fi, as well
as television and radio transmitters. The report finds that
although a substantial amount of research has been conducted,
there is no convincing evidence that RF field exposure below
internationally agreed guideline levels (which are applied in
the UK) causes health effects in adults or children. Key
conclusions are: - The evidence suggests that RF field exposure
below guideline levels does not cause symptoms in humans and
that the presence of RF fields cannot be detected by people,
including those who report being sensitive to RF f