Enhancing the investigation of RF-EMF and its possible effects on human health and biodiversity
ETAIN is an EU funded project that aims to develop and validate approaches to assess the impact of emerging technology from a human and planetary perspective, while exploring options for exposure reduction. The full process promotes interactions with citizens and stakeholders about exposure levels and possible associated risks. Following a citizen science paradigm, ETAIN develops an app & portal able to quantify one's personal exposure to RF-EMF (Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields) and to map exposure levels across European cities.
Our goals
Co-design, develop and validate an open-access RF-EMF exposure app and portal to map and visualise exposure levels across Europe.
Implement an Integrated Dose Model to estimate RF-EMF dose distributions to enable the app users to derive personal exposure levels.
Provide recommendations and innovative exposure reduction techniques.
Determine the effects of RF-EMF exposure on biodiversity, development and fitness of insects that provide a vital role in maintaining local and global ecosystems health, which in turn affects human health.
Asses the long-term effects of RF-EMF exposure on human health with a particular focus on the skin and the eye, as the main biological targets to be studied.
Describe the planetary health impact of 5G and subsequent recommendations for regulatory frameworks.
Engage with stakeholders to integrate their inputs into the project activities thus enabling everyone to play an active role in ETAIN.
Implement citizen-science approaches and labs, and tailored communication and dissemination actions promoting further uptake of results.
The methodology
The project undertakes a series of studies to investigate the impact of RF-EMF exposure on pollinators – mainly social and solitary bees –, and other insects, human health, and the planet. To achieve ETAIN’s milestones, discover below the methodologies followed for each study:
