Select Committee on Science and Technology Third Report


GLOSSARY


AGNIRAdvisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation
DNADeoxyribonucleic acid
DTI Department of Trade and Industry
EUEuropean Union
EMFElectromagnetic field
FEI Federation of the Electronics Industry
GSM Global System Mobile
HSEHealth and Safety Executive
ICNIRPInternational Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection
MHzMegahertz
MMFMobile Manufacturers' Forum
NRPBNational Radiological Protection Board
RFRadio frequency
SARSpecific absorption rate
UMTSUniversal Mobile Telephony System
WHOWorld Health Organisation





 
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