Opinion published on potential health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields
Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) · European Commission · 2015 · SCENIHR Opinion, adopted 27 January 2015 · Guidance · Link only
The EU scientific committee reported no evident adverse health effects at exposures below the levels recommended in EU legislation, that epidemiologic studies of radiofrequency fields did not show increased brain tumor risk, and that a previously suggested link between ELF fields and Alzheimer's disease was not confirmed by newer studies.
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The EU scientific committee reported no evident adverse health effects at exposures below the levels recommended in EU legislation, that epidemiologic studies of radiofrequency fields did not show increased brain tumor risk, and that a previously suggested link between ELF fields and Alzheimer's disease was not confirmed by newer studies.
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