Aspects on the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) 2020 Guidelines on Radiofrequency Radiation
January 2021
Abstract
The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protection (ICNIRP) published 2020 updated guidelines on
radiofrequency (RF) radiation in the frequency range 100
kHz to 300 GHz. Harmful effects on human health and the
environment at levels below the guidelines are downplayed
although evidence is steadily increasing. Only thermal
(heating) effects are acknowledged and therefore form the
basis for the guidelines. Despite the increasing scientific
evidence of non-thermal effects, the new ICNIRP guidelines
are not lower compared with the previous levels. Expert
groups from the WHO, the EU Commission and Sweden are
to a large extent made up of members from ICNIRP, with no
representative from the many scientists who are critical of the
ICNIRP standpoint.