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EMF and health.

Maria Feychting1, Anders Ahlbom, Leeka Kheifets

  • 1Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Maria.Feychting@imm.ki.se

Annual Review of Public Health
|March 12, 2005
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Concerns about electric and magnetic fields are widespread. Research indicates extremely low-frequency (ELF) magnetic fields may increase childhood leukemia risk, but radio frequency (RF) fields show no current health risks.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Electromagnetic Field Exposure

Background:

  • Electric and magnetic fields (EMFs) are prevalent in modern society.
  • Public concern exists regarding potential adverse health effects from EMF exposure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review epidemiologic research on health effects of static, extremely low-frequency (ELF), and radio frequency (RF) fields.
  • To assess the current evidence for health risks associated with various EMF exposures.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of epidemiologic studies on EMF health effects.
  • Analysis of research on static, ELF, and RF field exposures.

Main Results:

  • Consistent evidence links ELF magnetic fields to an increased risk of childhood leukemia.

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  • ELF fields are unlikely to be a risk factor for breast cancer or cardiovascular disease.
  • Limited and inconclusive data exist for other health outcomes and static fields.
  • Currently, no persuasive data suggest RF fields pose a health risk, but research is ongoing.

    • Conclusions:

    • ELF magnetic fields are associated with childhood leukemia.
    • Further research is needed for RF fields due to evolving technology and data limitations.
    • More epidemiologic data are required for static fields.