EMF-nEAR
Exposure at UMTS electromagnetic fields: study on potential adverse effects on hearing.
Informazioni Generali
- Coordinatore:
- CNR - CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (Italia)
- Responsabile ENEA:
- MARINO CARMELA - SSPT-TECS (CASACCIA)
- Ruolo ENEA:
- PARTNER
- Sito WEB:
- Sito WEB non disponibile
Descrizione e Attività
Descrizione Generale
In the last decade the European public concern was growing on the potential adverse health effects due to the use of mobile phones. Their use and any consequent biological effect and/or health risk cannot be reduced to an issue of personal lifestyle but involves the whole population, and should be considered as a high-priority environmental health issue. The research on the effects of exposure to the cellular phones non-ionizing radiation is already well established in Europe, but it is well known that also very small changes in frequency and modulation strongly influence the effects of the exposure to electromagnetic fields of any type. Europe is now facing a new era in mobile telecommunication, due to the introduction of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), a key member of the "global family" of the 3G mobile technologies, the natural evolution of the GSM networks. UMTS is already a reality in Europe and greatly differs from GSM in frequencies and patterns used (about 2 versus 0,9-1,8 GHz and code-division multiple access CDMA versus time-division multiple access TDMA).
Research on the effects of UMTS exposure is at its very early stage, and no systematic research project is addressing this emerging health problem. Europe needs to be aware of potential problems and risks arising from this new emerging communication technology at the earliest possible time, to take appropriate steps to address them. EMFnEAR is an exploratory project with an anticipatory function which addresses the study of the potential health effects of UMTS phones on the hearing system of animals and humans, actually a highly sensitive biological system to exogenous and endogenous agents. The EMFnEAR results will represent the first international and European statement about this type of hazards for hearing contributing to the definition of the exposure limits at this modulation and frequency band, and, consequently, to the revision of Council Recommendation 1999//519/EC.
Attività svolta da ENEA
N/D
Programmi Europei
- Programma:
- Other programmes → Programma d'azione salute pubblica (2003-2008) (N/A - Non applicabile)
Dati Finanziari (in euro)
Costo Eleggibile
- Progetto:
- 1.239.146,00
- ENEA:
- 204.584,00
Contributo
- Al progetto:
- 709.659,00
- A ENEA:
- 117.165,00
Durata del Progetto
- Anno di stipula e Durata:
- 2005 - 30 mesi
- Periodo:
- 15-12-2004 → 14-06-2007
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