Background to environmental reporting

Bioelectric Sensitivities of Organisms to Environmental EM Fields. As background to current research on biophysical mechanisms that might underlie these sensitivities at the molecular level, we may enumerate some of the interactions reported in whole organisms (for reviews, see Adey, 29, 30). ... 

This provides the background to this relatively new concept. The key issues are identified, but it was evident at a very early stage that a major issue is the lack of comparability between reports, which provides support for the urgent need to establish worldwide standards. After charting the relevant environmental events, the report identifies the main drivers, in particular legislation and pressure groups. It also draws upon the published literature, including a number of previous surveys carried out on CERs from across the whole of industry. 

In all cases the group should be given access to all technical documentation, environmental reports, and regular water and air analysis results, reports of technical deviations, accident reports, and all legislative background related to factory operations. 

Task Force on PCB. 1976. Background to the regulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in Canada. Environmental Canada and Health and Welfare Canada, Joint Report No. 76-1, April 1, 1976. 

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