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Deutsches Mobilfunk Forschungsprogramm (DMF)
German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme (DMF)
High frequency electromagnetic fields such as those found, for example, near transmitters (e.g. radio frequency towers and mobile telephone base stations) or when using mobile end devices (cell phones) are suspected of having adverse health effects on man. There is some indication that such electromagnetic fields can cause biological effects even when the levels are below required German limit values. However, the question of whether or not they pose a health risk to the general public cannot be completely determined at this time. Research in this area must be intensified and co-ordinated. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) has developed the DMF1 for this purpose.
Information concerning the technical management, process transparency, public relations, and the round table (RTDMF) can be found in the document on basic principles.
The following DMF information can be found on this website: project descriptions, current results, calls for proposals, submitting expressions of interest, events, project results, and workshop results.
Further information on electromagnetic fields and cellular telecommunication can be found on the BfS websites under www.bfs.de/elektro/hff?setlang=en.
1 See BfS Workshop (June 2001). Proceedings can be ordered from the Wirtschaftsverlag NW/Verlag für neue Wissenschaft GmbH, Postfach 10 11 10, Bürgermeister-Smidt-Straße 74-76, D-27568 Bremerhaven, Germany: 'Fachgespräch Forschungsprojekte zur Wirkung elektromagnetischer Felder des Mobilfunks, Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, 21. und 22. Juni 2001' (German version only).
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