On February 27, 2019 in Kyiv at the O.M. Marzeiev Institute for Public Health of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine provided a joint scientific seminar about "Problems of the public health protection from the power frequency electromagnetic radiation, and ways of their solution".
The co-organizer of the event was the Institute of Technical Problems of Magnetism of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
More than 30 leading scientists from the O.M. Marzeiev Institute for Public Health of NAMS of Ukraine, Institute of Magnetism of NAS of Ukraine and MES of Ukraine, the Institute of Technical Problems of Magnetism of NAS of Ukraine, Kundiiev Institute of Occupational Health of NAMS of Ukraine, and NPC "Ukrenergo" took part in the seminar. Among participants there were academician of NAMS of Ukraine A.M. Serdyuk, academician of NAS of Ukraine V.G. Baryakhtar, corresponding member of NAMS of Ukraine N.S. Polka, corresponding member of NAS of Ukraine V.Yu. Rozov, corresponding member of NAPS of Ukraine Yu.I. Gorobets, Doctor of Medical Sciences V.Yu. Dumansky, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics O.Yu. Gorobets, Doctor of Biological Sciences Yu.I. Nazarenko, Dr. A.O. Kvytsynskyi, Dr. V.S. Grinchenko, and others.
The seminar was opened by academician of NAMS of Ukraine A.M. Serdyuk, who is the Director of the O.M. Marzeiev Institute for Public Health of NAMS of Ukraine.
An introductory speech was made by academician of NAS of Ukraine V.G. Baryakhtar, who is the Advisor of the Presidium of NAS of Ukraine. He noted the importance of the scientific problem of reducing negative electromagnetic effects on people and the environment both in our country and in the world.
The report "Magnetic field of power lines and methods for its normalization" was made by corresponding member of NAS of Ukraine V.Yu. Rozov, who is the Director of the Institute of Technical Problems of Magnetism of NAS of Ukraine. He spoke about ways of creating electromagnetically-safe power lines in our country, and he also emphasized the importance for Ukraine to join the "The International EMF Project" carried out by the World Health Organization.
Doctor of Medical Sciences V.U. Dumansky reported about the current state of public health protection from the influence of power frequency electric and magnetic fields. He noted the validity and importance of immediate implementation of new sanitary standards developed by the O.M. Marzeiev Institute for Public Health of NAMS of Ukraine.
In the report "Biogenic nanomagnetism" Doctor of Physics and Mathematics O.Yu. Gorobets (Institute of Magnetism of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine) revealed the possible mechanisms of a weak magnetic field influence on human health at cellular level.
The participants of the seminar also listened to Doctor of Biological Sciences Yu.I. Nazarenko (Kundiiev Institute of Occupational Health of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine) with report about "Actual problems of hygienic regulation of the power frequency magnetic field at industrial environment in Ukraine", Dr. A.O. Kvytsynskyi (NPC "Ukrenergo") with report about "On the magnetic field intensity of existing overhead lines in residential areas", and Dr. V.S. Grinchenko (Institute of Technical Problems of Magnetism of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) with report about "Concerning the accession of Ukraine to the "The International EMF Project".
According to the presented reports and significant danger of a long-term impact of power frequency magnetic field on a human health, the seminar decided to request the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine for the following:
1) to consider priority for the scientific direction of public health protection from power frequency electromagnetic field created by high-voltage electrical networks (including overhead lines, cable lines, and urban transformer substations), and to provide its necessary financing;
2) to promote the scientific direction of development of methods and technologies for public health protection from power frequency electromagnetic radiation, and to study mechanisms of influence of low-frequency weak magnetic field on human organism;
3) to provide an inclusion of a subject "Electromagnetic Safety" to educational programs of medical and technical universities, their wide consideration at seminars, conferences, etc.;
4) to organize the coverage in Ukrainian media about the danger of 50 Hz magnetic field and ways of protecting from its impact;
5) to implement standards of EU countries in Ukraine, aimed at ensuring public electrical safety.
The seminar participants also made a decision on the development of an action plan for Ukraine's applying to "The International EMF Project" of the World Health Organization, and the formation of a consortium of representatives from the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for the representation of our state in the program.
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