TETRA: Airwave Health
TETRA stands for Terrestrial Trunked Radio and is the standard on which the Airwave Service is based. Airwave is the radio communications service used by every police force in England, Wales and Scotland, as well as Fire, Ambulance and an increasing number of sharers. From 2001, the Home Office have contributed to funding research to resolve uncertainties identified by previous evaluations of the possible health risks associated with mobile phone technology and TETRA. These include the MTHR (Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research) Programme as well as the long term Imperial College Health Study. In 2007, with the vesting of the NPIA, the responsibility for this funding and administration passed to the NPIA. Visit our frequently asked questions to find out more. The MTHR programme published their latest report on 12th September 2007. 23 of their 28 research projects are now complete. In 2001, the AGNIR (Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation) report concluded that while a health threat is unlikely, further research was necessary. It made eight recommendations for further research to address the remaining areas of uncertainty. The MTHR Programme was set up to resolve uncertainties identified by previous evaluations of the possible health risks associated with the widespread use of mobile phone technology and TETRA. The report concludes that "None of the research supported by the Programme and published so far demonstrates that biological or adverse health effects are produced by radiofrequency exposure from mobile phones." What is TETRA?
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