Classification published for static and extremely low-frequency electric and magnetic fields
IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans · International Agency for Research on Cancer, Monographs Volume 80 · 2002 · ISBN 978-92-832-1280-5 · Guidance · Link only
The IARC Working Group classified extremely low-frequency magnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) on the basis of limited evidence for childhood leukemia, and found static fields and ELF electric fields not classifiable (Group 3).
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The IARC Working Group classified extremely low-frequency magnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) on the basis of limited evidence for childhood leukemia, and found static fields and ELF electric fields not classifiable (Group 3).
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