Authored By:

SSM, Scientific Council on Electromagnetic Fields
Summary:

This is a review by the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority (SSM) on scientific studies published from October 2014 to September 2015 that investigated electromagnetic fields (EMF) and health. For static fields, the new epidemiological studies confirm earlier studies that there is an association between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and acute effects. For extremely low frequency (ELF) fields, an association between childhood leukaemia and elevated level of ELF magnetic fields (MF) continutes to be observed, but a causal relationship has still not been established. For RF fields, a new large Norwegian study did not find that maternal mobile phone use during pregnancy causes adverse health effects on the mother’s reproductive health. Overall, the report by SSM did not reveal any new findings to support a causal association between EMF exposure and adverse health effects.

Link to:

Recent Research on EMF and Health Risk

Published In:

SSM Reports of Swedish Radiation Safety Authority 2016(15): 1 – 112

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