I am Riadh Habash from the School of Information Technology and Engineering. I work closely with the Institute of Population Health. I have been involved in this field since 1980. My duty is participation in general reviews of most of the areas. Recently we published two reviews, both in 2009. I'm a member of the IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation.
I will go back to my style as a teacher. I always start with the distinction between ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation. We are talking about non-ionizing radiation when the electron volt energy, or the energy, is not sufficient to ionize the cellular part or the system and concerns go beyond EM radiation to EM fields, that is, extremely low frequency fields. That means power lines and substations.
I believe that our major concern here is EM radiation. That means mobile phones and some other communication facilities. Based on our reviews and on various lines of study, we have reached certain conclusions, and we can discuss these conclusions during the discussion period.
But again,as I say, there are some concerns regarding further research in certain areas, especially the usage of mobile phones by children and the effects on the brain. That is based on some positive studies, epidemiological studies conducted especially via the Interphone studies. I have addressed those concerns in the brief and I would be willing to discuss those matters during the discussion period if needed.
Thank you.