To be read

This section is divided into two parts:

• The first one includes some relevant reports published in the last few years about the potential health hazards of electromagnetic fields;
• The second one presents useful booklets and fact sheets to improve one's knowledge about the subject.

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Reports

For the last 6 years, some national and international organisations have published important reports about the possible health effects of electromagnetic fields. Below you will find some links to abstracts of these reports (as well as their complete contents when available).

Title: "Static and Extremely Low-frequency (ELF) Electric and Magnetic Fields" (Full report published in 2002)
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List of agents in IARC classification
http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Classification/index.php

Title : "Power Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, Melatonin and the Risk of Breast Cancer". Report of an independant Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation. Documents of the Health Protection Agency. Series B: Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, February 2006.
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Title : "Definition, Epidemiology and Management of Electrical Sensitivity. Report for the Radiation Protection Division of the Health Protection Agency (HPA-RPD-010)" (N. Irvine, 2005)
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Press Release (3 November 2005) : "A Review of Electrical Sensitivity"
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NRPB clarification statement: Application of ICNIRP Exposure Guidelines for 50 Hz Power Frequency Fields.
The statement can be found here.

Title: "In Terms of Risk: Report of a Seminar to Help Define Important Terms Used in Communicating about Risk to the Public - No. 4 " (2004)
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Title: "Review of the Scientific Evidence for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (0–300 GHz) - No. 3 " (2004)
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Title: "Advice on Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (0–300 GHz) - No. 2 " (2004)
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Title: "Particle Deposition in the Vicinity of Power Lines and Possible Effects on Health: Report of an independent Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation and its Ad Hoc Group on Corona Ions - No. 1 " (2004)
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Title: "Occupational Exposure to Electric and Magnetic Fields in the Context of the ICNIRP Guidelines" (2002)
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Title: "ELF Electromagnetic Fields and the Risk of Cancer: Report of an Advisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation (AGNIR)" (2001)
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Title: "ELF Electromagnetic Fields and Neurodegenerative Disease: Report of an Advisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation (AGNIR)" (2001)
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Abstract: This report reflects the evaluation of current scientific data and concludes that : "There is no valid basis for thinking that exposure to extremely-low-frequency electromagnetic fields can cause Parkinson's disease, and only very weak evidence to suggest that it could cause Alzheimer's disease. The evidence that people employed in electrical occupations have an increased risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is substantially stronger, but this could be because they run an increased risk of having an electric shock, rather than being due to long term exposure to the fields per se".

* Since 1 April 2005, the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) has become the Agency's Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, the new Radiation Protection Division of the Health Protection Agency (HPA)

Title : "Effects of the Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields:
From Science to Public Health and Safer Workplace". Final technical report
on occupational EMF exposure (2008)
Texte "en ligne"
See also the EMF-NET website for other reports.

Title :"Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields - Expert Group on Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields" (2007).
A copy of the report of the Expert Group can be downloaded here.

Title: "Electromagnetic Fields: Annual Update 2003" - "Elektromagnetische velden: Jaarbericht 2003"
This report can be viewed at www.healthcouncil.nl/
(type "electromagnetic" in the search field)

Title: "Tijdsreeks en GIS-model om de blootstelling van de bevolking aan het 50 Hz magnetisch veld gegenereerd door bovengrondse hoogspanningslijnen in Vlaanderen in kaart brengen" (2003)
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Geographic map (GIS-model) related to exposure of the population to 50 Hz magnetic fields from powerlines (PDF file) in Flanders.
Report written by G.Decat, E.Peeters, R.Smolders, M.Bossuyt.

Title: "The Risk Evaluation - An Evaluation of the Possible Risks From Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMFs) From Power Lines, Internal Wiring, Electrical Occupations and Appliances" (2002)
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Title: "Opinion on Possible effects of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF), Radio Frequency Fields (RF) and Microwave Radiation on human health" (2001)
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Title: "NIEHS Report on Health Effects from Exposure to Power-Line Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields" (1999)
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Title: "Possible Health Effects of Exposure to Residential Electric and Magnetic Fields " (1996)
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Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Fields : General Health Effects Reviews
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Title: "Opinion on possible health effects from exposure to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz- 300 GHz) - Report and opinion adopted at the meeting of the Scientific Steering Committee of 25-26 June 1998 "
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Title: "Risk Evaluation of Potential Environmental Hazards From Low Frequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure Using Sensitive in vitro Methods (REFLEX report)" (2004)
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Title: "European Information System on Electromagnetic Fields Exposure and Health Impacts - Country Reports on EMF and Health: Sources, Regulations, and Risk Communication Approaches" (2005)
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Title: "Scientific committee on emerging and newly identified health risks (SCENIHR) - Possible effects of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) on Human Health" (2007)
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Wissenschaft edition

Title: "The Melatonin Hypothesis - An Introduction" (2002)

The new edition gives an overview of what is behind this hypothesis and of the state of the art on melatonin.
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Title: "Hypersensitivity to electricity: Symptoms, risk factors and therapeutic interventions" (Hillert L., 2001)
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Title: "Potential health implications from mobile telecommunication systems" (2001)
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Booklets and Fact Sheets

Title: "Electromagnetic Fields" (2009)
http://copublications.greenfacts.org/en/electromagnetic-fields/index.htm

Title : "EMF and Childhood leukemia" (2006) by Robert Syfers.
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Title: " Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields (up to 300 GHz)" (1998)

Health Physics Society, 74 (4), p. 494-522.
http://www.icnirp.de/documents/emfgdl.pdf

Title: "EMF - Electric and Magnetic Fields Associeted with the Use of Electric Power. Questions & Answers" (2002)

Abstract: This booklet explains the basic principles of EMF, provides an overview of the results from major research studies, and summarizes conclusions from the various expert review panels that have examined the scientific evidence regarding exposure to EMF and health effects. This booklet was originally printed in 1995 as part of the EMF RAPID Program. After completion of the program, the booklet was updated to include the results from the EMF RAPID Program as well as the results of recent major research studies and various expert panel reviews.
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Title: EMF training resources - Course on Methodology in Bioelectromagnetics Research" (2009)

by Professor B. Veyret of the University of Bordeaux, France.

This course has been designed to introduce young scientists to the subject of Bioelectromagnetics research and presents physics to the biologists and biology to the physicists. It should also be useful to teachers and the general public.

http://www.who.int/peh-emf/about/Training/en/index.html

Title: "Model legislation" (2006).
In response to requests from Member States, the International EMF Project has developed a Model Legislation that provides the legal framework for implementing protection programmes against non-ionizing radiation.
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Title: "Establishing a Dialogue on Risks from Electromagnetic Fields" (2002)
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Fact Sheets

n°181 - "ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH - The International EMF Project" (1998)
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(see also http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs181/en/index.html)

n°182 - "ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH - Physical Properties and Effects on Biological Systems" (1998)
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(see also http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs182/en/index.html)

n°184 - "ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH - Public perception of EMF risks" (1998)
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(see also http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs184/en/index.html)

n°205 - "ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH - Extremely Low Frequency (ELF)" (1998)
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n°263 - "ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH - Extremely low frequency fields and cancer" (2001)
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n°296 - "ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH - Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity" (2005)
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"ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH - Intermediate Frequencies (IF)" (2005).
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n°299 - "ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH - Static electric and magnetic fields" (2006)
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n°322 - " ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH - Exposure to extremely low frequency fields" (2007)
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Two WHO Fact Sheets are in preparation :

• Electromagnetic Fields and Public Health: Protection of the Public
• Electromagnetic Fields and Public Health: Environmental Impacts of EMF.

Access to other fact sheets

Title : "Extremely Low Frequency Fields Environmental Health Criteria Monograph n° 238". The WHO Environmental Health Criteria Programme (2007).
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Title : "The WHO International EMF Project: Applying precautionary measures to EMF public health policy." The powepoint presentations of the meeting (Canada, 2005)
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Title: "Static Fields - Environmental Health Criteria Monograph No.232" (2006). Published under the joint sponsorship of the International Labour Organization, the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, and the World Health Organization.
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Titel: "EMF - Electric and Magnetic Fields Associeted with the Use of Electric Power. Questions & Answers" (2002)
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Title: "Application of the Precautionary Principle to EMF" Luxembourg (2003).
Documents related to the conference

Title: " NIOSH Manual for Measuring Occupational Electric and Magnetic Field Exposures" (1999) by Joseph D. Bowman, Michael A. Kelsh, and William T. Kaune
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Title: " Radio-Frequency and ELF Electromagnetic Energies: A Handbook for Health Professionals" (1995) by R. Timothy Hitchcock and Robert M. Patterson
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