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Comment on Redmayne, M.; Maisch, D.R. ICNIRP Guidelines’ Exposure Assessment Method for 5G Millimetre Wave Radiation May Trigger Adverse Effects. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20 , 5267

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  • Kenneth R. Foster

    (Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA)

  • Quirino Balzano

    (Independent Researcher, Annapolis, MD 21401, USA)

Abstract

This article discusses the contention in the commented-upon paper that Brillouin precursors generated by 5G New Radio (5G NR) and other cellular systems are a possible cause of tissue damage at deeper layers of tissue than the power penetration depth of the carrier frequency. The original theory for Brillouin precursors from pulsed radiofrequency signals (RF-EMF) and speculation about their possible health effects dates back to the 1990’s and was based on studies of the propagation of very short (nanosecond) ultrawide-bandwidth RF pulses through water. This assumption is not correct for cellular telephone signals due to their narrow bandwidth. The commented-on paper provides no alternative rationale as to why Brillouin effects should cause tissue damage from RF-EMF radiation from cellular and other communications systems. Other inaccuracies in this paper concerning thermal responses of tissue to RF-EMF are also noted.

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  • Kenneth R. Foster & Quirino Balzano, 2023. "Comment on Redmayne, M.; Maisch, D.R. ICNIRP Guidelines’ Exposure Assessment Method for 5G Millimetre Wave Radiation May Trigger Adverse Effects. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20 , 5267," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(22), pages 1-6, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:22:p:7029-:d:1275351
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    1. Mary Redmayne & Donald R. Maisch, 2023. "ICNIRP Guidelines’ Exposure Assessment Method for 5G Millimetre Wave Radiation May Trigger Adverse Effects," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(7), pages 1-9, March.
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