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Launching of the GERoNiMO Study on Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields

"GERoNiMo" Study
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The study is conducted using an integrative approach, bringing together scientists from various areas of expertise (biology, engineering and physics, epidemiology and public health, radiation protection risk assessment and communications).  The research team comprises scientists from 19 different institutions in 13 countries.  The main objectives of the study are:

  • Better understanding of possible health effects of exposure to EMF;

  • Better assessment and quantification of health hazards of EMF exposure;

  • Better characterization of present and future levels of exposure to EMF;

  • Proposal of non-technological means of reducing exposure to EMF;

  • Reinforcement of policy development on this issue.

At the inaugural meeting to launch the study, held in Barcelona in January 2014 Professor Elizabeth Cardis, who heads the international research team, stated: “We find ourselves living in an increasingly “smart” world, where EMF are used in our personal (…), domestic (…) and commercial and industrial environments (…). The advantages are undeniable, but it is important to ensure that we are adequately protected against any possible harmful effects of these exposures”.

 

The base of operations of the GERoNiMO study is in Barcelona, Spain (CREAL), directed by Professor Elizabeth Cardis, a leading scientist in this field.  The study is funded by the European Union. The Head of the Israeli branch of the study is Professor Siegal Sadetzki, Director of the TNUDA National Information Center on non-ionizing radiation, and Director of the Cancer and Radiation Epidemiology Unit, Gertner Institute at the Sheba Medical Center.

We expect the results of the study to broaden knowledge on the possible health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields, and assist in providing judicious recommendations for policy-making decisions in public health, based on expert opinions from a variety of disciplines.

 

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12/10/2015