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Cindy L. Russell, 5 G wireless telecommunications expansion: Public health and environmental implications, Environmental Research, 2018, ISSN 0013-9351 • Radiofrequency radiation (RF) is increasingly being recognized as a new form of environmental pollution. This article reviews relevant electromagnetic frequencies, exposure standards and current scientific literature on the health implications of 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G. • Effects can also be non-linear. Because this is the first generation to have cradle -to -grave lifespan exposure to this level of man-made microwave (RF EMR) radiofrequencies, it will be years or decades before the true health consequences are known. Precaution in the roll out of this new technology is strongly indicated. Noa Betzalel, Paul Ben Ishai, Yuri Feldman, The human skin as a sub THz receiver - Does 5G pose a danger to it or not?, Environmental Research, Volume 163, 2018, Pages 208-216, ISSN 0013-9351, • Researchers have developed a unique simulation tool of human skin, taking into account the skin multi -layer structure together with the helical segment of the sweat duct embedded in it. They found that the presence of the sweat duct led to a high specific absorption rate (SAR) of the skin in extremely high frequency band that will be used in 5G. "One must consider the implications of human immersion in the electromagnetic noise, caused by devices working at the very same frequencies as those, to which the sweat duct (as a helical antenna) is most attuned. We are raising a warning flag against the unrestricted use of sub-THz technologies for communication, before the possible consequences for public health are explored" Mobile phone infrastructure regulation in Europe: Scientific challenges and human rights protection Claudia Roda, Susan Perry, Environmental Science & Policy, Volume 37, March 2014, Pages 204-214. • This article was published in Environmental Science & Policy by human rights experts. It argues that cell tower placement is a human rights issue for children. • "We argue that (1) because protection of children is a high threshold norm in Human Right law and (2) the binding language of the Convention on the hUMJI/ husLorWedl4men ndc lkanlennaWwmpilabonuFresearch-studies-on- l-Wwermdia#onantl-h MV 12/20