Who Is exposed to non-ionising radiation?
No-one can avoid exposure to non-ionising radiations which include light, ultraviolet radiation, radio and TV transmission waves, and electric and magnetic fields associated with power lines. Of these, only ultraviolet radiation, particularly from the sun, constitutes a known cancer hazard. The way that the other non-ionising radiations interact with living material does not suggest that they should be harmful at the levels to which we are exposed in everyday life. Some published studies have suggested an association between certain frequencies of non-ionising radiation and cancer but overall the evidence is not convincing. There is some reassurance in the fact that there has been no general increase in cancers, etc, over the years when exposure to man-made non-ionising radiations has greatly increased. Nevertheless, COMARE is not complacent and keeps abreast of relevant research.
