International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection

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The International Commission on non-ionizing radiation protection ( ICNIRP ; English for International Commission for Protection against Non-Ionizing Radiation ) is an international association of scientists researching the effects of non-ionizing radiation on human health.

history

The organization was founded in 1992 by the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) as an independent international commission for protection against non-ionizing radiation. The association is not a subsidiary of any other international organization or government, but it is recognized by the World Health Organization and the European Union .

The organization exists as ICNIRP e. V. . The seat is in Oberschleißheim , in a building of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) from the location "Munich (Neuherberg)".

The chairmen were:

  • 1992–1996: Michael Repacholi (Australia)
  • 1996–2000: Jürgen Bernhardt (Germany)
  • 2000–2004: Alastair McKinlay (Scotland)
  • 2004–2012: Paolo Vecchia (Italy)
  • 2012–2016: Rüdiger Matthes (Germany)
  • 2016–2020: Eric van Rongen (Netherlands)
  • 2020–2024: Rodney Croft (Australia)

Maria Feychting is the deputy chairwoman.

job

The main activity is the analysis and assessment of the state of knowledge about the health effects of electrical, magnetic and electromagnetic fields, optical radiation and lasers. The aim is to harmonize standards and guidelines internationally. To this end, the association works with the WHO in the field of electromagnetic environmental compatibility in the international EMF project. There is also international cooperation with the International Labor Organization in the field of occupational safety . The association organizes international conferences and workshops to discuss results.

Guidelines

Limit value recommendations and guidelines were issued from the work of the association, of which the ICNIRP guidelines from 1998 are the best known. These guidelines are recommended only. The limit values ​​recommended therein are based on some EC directives, e.g. B. become electromagnetic fields.

Examples:

  • Guidelines on Limits of Exposure to Static Magnetic Fields . In: Health Physics 66 (1): 100-106; 1994.
  • Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Time-Varying Electric, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic Fields (up to 300 GHz) . In: Health Physics 74 (4): 494-522; 1998
  • Guidance on Determining Compliance of Exposure to Pulsed Fields and Complex Non-Sinusoidal Waveforms below 100 kHz with ICNIRP Guidelines . In: Health Physics 84 (3): 383-387; 2003.

criticism

The scientific approach and its close proximity to industry was examined in 1999 by the New Zealand environmental scientist Neil Cherry. He comes to the conclusion that the approach of the ICNIRP, which is based only on the thermal point of view, is wrong with regard to scientific evidence and methodology of setting limits to protect the health of the general population.

The International Conference on the Situation of Cellular Radio Transmitters stated in June 2000:

“The international conference on the location of mobile radio transmitters made it clear that the proposals of the ICNIRP for the protection of human health with regard to high-frequency electromagnetic fields, on which the current recommendations of the WHO and the EU Council are based, are on the one hand scientifically untenable and on the other hand Cannot guarantee protection of human health. "

In December 2019, the Turin Court of Appeal rejected opinions from ICNIRP members as biased in a case of damage due to cell phone radiation, because some ICNIRP members were directly or indirectly financed by industry.

Research by members of the EU Parliament in 2020 lists personal conflicts of interest and criticizes the fact that the ICNIRP ignores the current state of science.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Printed matter of the German Bundestag 14/7636 with an answer to a small inquiry about the evaluation of mobile phone radiation by the federal government based on ICNIRP recommendations. (PDF; 226 kB) In: dip21.bundestag.de . December 18, 2001, accessed March 15, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Imprint. In: icnirp.org. Retrieved March 15, 2020 .
  3. ↑ locations. In: bfs.de. Retrieved on March 15, 2020 : "The Munich office of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection is located on the grounds of the Helmholtz Center in Neuherberg / Oberschleißheim."
  4. ↑ ICNIRP press release: Commission 2020–2024 , accessed on January 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ Directive 2004/40 / EC on the minimum health and safety requirements for workers from the risks posed by electromagnetic fields (PDF)
  6. ↑ Recommendation No. 1999/519 / EG on the limitation of exposure of the population (PDF)
  7. ↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/35708276
  8. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.salzburg.gv.at
  9. ↑ Turin Court of Appeal confirms the connection between mobile phone use and brain tumors - diagnose: funk. Retrieved July 16, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Klaus Buchner, Michèle Rivasi: The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection: Conflicts of interest, corporate capture and the push for 5G. June 19, 2020, accessed on July 16, 2020 .