Can humanity afford to take such a risk?
With nearly 8 billion people globally, yeah, I believe we can.
At 60 GHz, the oxygen molecule becomes highly absorbent of electromagnetic energy, which weakens the 60 GHz signals over distance, keeping them from overshooting their intended target.
http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/sub10-systems-oxygen-absorption-makes-60-ghz-perfect-for-backhaul
WiFi of any kind does emit RF, or EMF, radiation. This radiation in large quantities over long periods of time can cause harm to the body. However, 5 GHz WiFi isn't absolutely more dangerous than 2.4 GHz WiFi, it all depends on how close to the emitting router you are and what devices you're using.
http://www.legacyresearch.com/why-5g-wont-make-you-sick/
Most claims you will read online stems from the fact that radio waves are technically radiation. Although that word tends to be viewed as negative, not all radiation is bad. As radio is non-ionizing and does not excite electrons and knock them out of orbit, 5G can’t cause DNA damage, cause cancer, or develop Coronavirus. Every study that claims otherwise has been proven false and inaccurate.
http://www.howtogeek.com/662454/no-5g-does-not-cause-coronavirus/
A recent study in Denmark, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, analyzed the records of more than 358,000 mobile phone subscribers with brain tumor incidence data from the Danish Cancer Registry. The “analysis found no association between cell phone use and the incidence of glioma, meningioma, or acoustic neuroma, even among people who had been cell phone subscribers for 13 or more years.”
http://www.legacyresearch.com/why-5g-wont-make-you-sick/
Objective To investigate the risk of tumours in the central nervous system among Danish mobile phone subscribers.
Design Nationwide cohort study.
Setting Denmark.
Participants All Danes aged ≥30 and born in Denmark after 1925, subdivided into subscribers and non-subscribers of mobile phones before 1995.
Main outcome measures Risk of tumours of the central nervous system, identified from the complete Danish Cancer Register. Sex specific incidence rate ratios estimated with log linear Poisson regression models adjusted for age, calendar period, education, and disposable income.
Results 358 403 subscription holders accrued 3.8 million person years. In the follow-up period 1990-2007, there were 10 729 cases of tumours of the central nervous system. The risk of such tumours was close to unity for both men and women. When restricted to individuals with the longest mobile phone use—that is, ≥13 years of subscription—the incidence rate ratio was 1.03 (95% confidence interval 0.83 to 1.27) in men and 0.91 (0.41 to 2.04) in women. Among those with subscriptions of ≥10 years, ratios were 1.04 (0.85 to 1.26) in men and 1.04 (0.56 to 1.95) in women for glioma and 0.90 (0.57 to 1.42) in men and 0.93 (0.46 to 1.87) in women for meningioma. There was no indication of dose-response relation either by years since first subscription for a mobile phone or by anatomical location of the tumour—that is, in regions of the brain closest to where the handset is usually held to the head.
Conclusions In this update of a large nationwide cohort study of mobile phone use, there were no increased risks of tumours of the central nervous system, providing little evidence for a causal association.
http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d6387
Adverse health effects of 5G mobile networking technology under real-life conditions
Author links open overlay panelRonald N.KostoffaPaulHerouxbMichaelAschnercAristidesTsatsakisde
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Research Affiliate, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia, United States
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Toxicology and Health Effects of Electromagnetism, McGill University, Canada
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Molecular Pharmacology, Einstein Center of Toxicology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States
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Laboratory of Toxicology, Medical School, University of Crete, Voutes, 71409 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Department of Analytical, Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Sechenov University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Received 12 December 2019, Revised 16 January 2020, Accepted 23 January 2020, Available online 25 January 2020.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S037842742030028X
Abstract:
The electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted out of wireless communication modules in various IoT devices (especially used for healthcare applications due to their close proximity to the body) have been identified by researchers as biologically hazardous to humans as well as other living beings. Different countries have different regulations to limit the radiation density levels caused by these devices. The radiation absorbed by an individual depends on various factors such as the device they use, the proximity of use, the type of antenna, the relative orientation of the antenna on the device, and many more. Several standards exist which have tried to quantify the radiation levels and come up with safe limits of EMR absorption to prevent human harm. In this work, we determine the radiation concern levels in several scenarios using a handheld radiation meter by correlating the findings with several international standards, which are determined based on thorough scientific evidence. This study also analyzes the EMR from common devices used in day to day life such as smartphones, laptops, Wi-Fi routers, hotspots, wireless earphones, smartwatches, Bluetooth speakers and other wireless accessories using a handheld radio frequency radiation measurement device. The procedure followed in this paper is so detailed that it can also be utilized by the general public as a tutorial to evaluate their own safety with respect to EMR exposure. We present a summary of the most prominent health hazards which have been known to occur due to EMR exposure. We also discuss some individual and collective human-centric protective and preventive measures that can be undertaken to reduce the risk of EMR absorption. This paper analyses radiation safety in pre-5G networks and uses the insight gained to raise valuable concerns regarding EMR safety in the upcoming 5G networks.
Topic: Antenna and Propagation for 5G and Beyond
Published in: IEEE Access ( Volume: 8 )
Page(s): 42980 - 43000
Date of Publication: 27 February 2020
Electronic ISSN: 2169-3536
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2976434
Publisher: IEEE
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9016183