Germany: German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme (DMF)

The Deutsches Mobilfunk Forschungsprogramm (DMF) Programme was initiated by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS).

Scope

Research is focused on:

• Mechanisms of action of high frequency fields,
• Effects on animals and humans,
• Determination of the exposure,
• Risk communication.

Status

In total 51 research projects in mobile telecommunications will be carried out in four fields (biology, dosimetry, epidemiology and risk communication). 21 projects were completed by the end of 2006, 27are still running and 3 projects are just starting. Most projects will be completed in 2007 though some will run into 2008. An international workshop is planed for the end of 2007 on the project results.