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The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) (4) is a private organization that issues exposure guidelines that are then adopted by governments, but it has been accused of having conflicts of interest(Hardell and Carlberg, 2020; Hardell et al, ICNIRP's limit values (2010, 2020) are thousands of times above the levels at which effects are recorded for both extremely low frequency and RF man-made EMFs and only take into account thermal (heat) effects, whereas the vast majority of recorded effects are non-thermal. Existing guidelines for public health protection only consider the effects of acute intense (thermal) exposures and do not protect against long-term lower-level exposures (Israel et al., 2011;Yakimenko et al., 2011; Blank et al., 2015 ; Starkey, 2016; Belpomme and Irigaray, 2022).The duration of exposure is crucial to assess the induced effects. Conclusion: Under the current circumstances, it seems that the scientific experts in the field are very clear about the serious problems we face and have expressed this through important appeals(Blank et al., 2015; Hardell and Nyberg, 2020). However,the media, responsible organisations (World Health Organization, 2015)and governments do not pass on this crucial information to the population, which thus remains uninformed. For these reasons,the current situation is likely to end in a crisis not only for health, but also for the technology itself, as it is unsustainable and harmful to the environment and people. Source: 1) Balmori,A. 'Evidence for a health risk by RF on humans living around mobile phone base stations: From radiofrequency sickness to cancer.' Environmental Research (2022), doi: 10.1016A.envres.2022.113851. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/SO013935122011781 2)You can read more about Balmori here: https://ehtrust.org/26684-2/ 3) USA: According to Joel M. Moskowitz, as of 6 February 2021 at www.antennasearch.com,an industry website,there were 803,000 cell towers and 2.1 million cell towers reported in the USA. Texas has the most cell towers(80,300), and California has the most cell towers(151,000). We cannot verify the accuracy of this data because the FCC only collects data on certain types of cell towers.The difference between the two types is that the cell tower may consist of a larger number of different transmission towers. https://millmanland.com/company-news/what-is-a-cell-tower-and-how-does-a-cell-tower-work/ https://www.steelintheair.com/cell-site-types/ Denmark: There are approximately 13,000 mobile masts in Denmark registered in the mast database. One in four is on public land,while three quarters are on private rooftops, private grass or land. Most Danes would agree that good mobile coverage is a good idea, but few would want a mobile mast near their home. https://www.dingeo.dk/data/mobilmaster/ 4)About ICNIRP see e.g. more here: https://neitil5g.dk/icnirp/5g-tester-graenserne-for-tillid/ See more here: Joel M. Moskowitz has collected more links to research articles and studies on mobile masts and health effects: https://www.saferemr.com/2015/04/ce11-tower-heaIth-effects.htmI Mobile masts, health risks and law and justice. What can you do about it? https://neeti15g.dk/dokumenter/mobilmaster-sundhedsrisici-eeendomsvaerdi-og-hvad-kan-du-gore- ved-det