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In response to community interest in the safety of modern wireless technologies, the Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research (ACRBR) has made video presentations from its Science and Wireless 2008 event available online.

The ACRBR and Swinburne University of Technology aired the wireless health debate at a community event last November, presenting the latest research into the health effects of radio frequency exposure from mobile phones, base stations and wi-fi.

Open access videos of the event are now available on the ACRBR website.

Internationally renowned epidemiologist and cancer expert Professor Bruce Armstrong discusses the latest research on mobile phones and cancer. He concludes that there is no evidence of risk associated with mobile phone use, but that caution was nevertheless warranted because the research was far from conclusive.

Other presentations include detailed interviews conducted by social commentator Tracee Hutchinson with leading mobile phone safety experts. These include ACRBR staff Dr Geza Benke, Professor Rodney Croft, and Professor Ray Kemp; and Dr Lindsay Martin, Manager of the Electromagnetic Radiation Section at the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Science Agency.

The interviews provide the experts’ perspectives on the state of the science, current and future research, and issues to do with communicating radiofrequency health risks to the public.

A ‘myth busting’ segment, where a You-Tube clip of mobile phones cooking popcorn was put to the test can be found here.

Presentations on measurements of electromagnetic energy levels in the home, office and community are also available.

For further information, please contact Professor Rodney Croft on 0405 106 266.


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4.02.2009

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