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. 2023 Jun 8;20(12):6085.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20126085.

NextGEM: Next-Generation Integrated Sensing and Analytical System for Monitoring and Assessing Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure and Health

Nikolaos Petroulakis  1 , Mats-Olof Mattsson  2 , Panos Chatziadam  1 , Myrtill Simko  2 , Andreas Gavrielides  3 , Andrianos M Yiorkas  3 , Olga Zeni  4 , Maria Rosaria Scarfi  4 , Eduardo Soudah  5 , Ruben Otin  5 , Fulvio Schettino  6 , Marco Donald Migliore  6 , Andreas Miaoudakis  7 , George Spanoudakis  7 , John Bolte  8   9 , Erdal Korkmaz  8 , Vasileios Theodorou  10 , Eleni Zarogianni  10 , Susanna Lagorio  11 , Mauro Biffoni  11 , Andrea Schiavoni  12 , Mauro Renato Boldi  12 , Yuri Feldman  13 , Igal Bilik  13   14 , Anna Laromaine  15 , Martí Gich  15 , Marco Spirito  16 , Maryse Ledent  17 , Seppe Segers  17 , Francisco Vargas  18 , Loek Colussi  19 , Mathieu Pruppers  9 , Dan Baaken  20 , Anna Bogdanova  21
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NextGEM: Next-Generation Integrated Sensing and Analytical System for Monitoring and Assessing Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure and Health

Nikolaos Petroulakis et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The evolution of emerging technologies that use Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Field (RF-EMF) has increased the interest of the scientific community and society regarding the possible adverse effects on human health and the environment. This article provides NextGEM's vision to assure safety for EU citizens when employing existing and future EMF-based telecommunication technologies. This is accomplished by generating relevant knowledge that ascertains appropriate prevention and control/actuation actions regarding RF-EMF exposure in residential, public, and occupational settings. Fulfilling this vision, NextGEM commits to the need for a healthy living and working environment under safe RF-EMF exposure conditions that can be trusted by people and be in line with the regulations and laws developed by public authorities. NextGEM provides a framework for generating health-relevant scientific knowledge and data on new scenarios of exposure to RF-EMF in multiple frequency bands and developing and validating tools for evidence-based risk assessment. Finally, NextGEM's Innovation and Knowledge Hub (NIKH) will offer a standardized way for European regulatory authorities and the scientific community to store and assess project outcomes and provide access to findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) data.

Keywords: biological effects; communication engineering and systems telecommunications; electromagnetic field (EMF); occupational health; public and environmental health; radio frequency (RF).

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors A.S. and M.R.B. are employees of TIM. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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NextGEM approach.
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Multi-scale approach to RF-EMF exposure assessment.
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Overall strategy for biological investigations.
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NextGEM innovation and knowledge hub (NIKH).
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Case Study 1—Potential effects of indoor levels of RF-EMF exposure of vulnerable people on reproduction and development.
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Case Study 2—Optimized outdoor urban planning and 5G design architecture and investigations for public awareness on cancer-related health hazards.
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Case Study 3—Health effects of exposure to RF-EMF in indoor and outdoor environments.
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