There is an unprecedented exposure of living organisms to mobile communications radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF‐EMF) emissions. Guidelines on exposure thresholds to limit thermal effects from these emissions are restricted to humans. However, tissue heating can occur in all living organisms that are exposed. In addition, exposure at millimetric frequencies used by 5G may impact surface tissues and organs of plants and small‐size species. It is also expected that the addition of 5G to existing networks will intensify radiofrequency absorption by living organisms.

European stakeholders are assessing the impact of mobile communication emissions on nonhuman living organisms, with tissue heating and potential impacts from 5G networks.

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The exposure of nonhuman living organisms to mobile communication emissions: A survey to establish European stakeholders’ policy option preferences

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