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INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC EXPOSURE TO RF/MW RADIATION

Exposure standards for public exposure to RF/MW radiation at cell phone frequencies in other countries is, in some cases, substantially lower than the US and Canadian limits (Table 1). The World Health Organization EMF Research Program is involved in a multi-year effort to review RF/MW health effects and make recommendations for exposure standards. In the interim, other countries around the world show considerable variation in what they consider safe exposure levels:

* Saltzberg (pulsed)................................ 0.1 microwatts
per centimeter squared

* China...................................................6.6
microwatts per centimeter squared

* Russia..................................................10 microwatts per centimeter squared

* Italy.....................................................10
microwatts per centimeter squared

* Switzerland..........................................4.2
microwatts per centimeter squared

* Auckland, New Zealand......................50 microwatts per
centimeter squared

* United States ........around 580 microwatts per centimeter squared

* Canada ................around 580 microwatts per centimeter squared

There is substantial controversy among regulatory agencies in the federal government over the RF/MW exposure standards now in effect. A growing body of scientific evidence has linked RF/MW exposure to biological effects and health effects at levels lower than current FCC RF/MW standards allow. With respect to pulsed RFR, amplitude-modulated RFR and chronic low-level exposure there is uncertainty about risk, and no presumptive assurance or

warranty of safety can be made (see FDA and US Government Radiofrequency Interagency Working Group comments above).