Indoor air may contain over 900 chemicals, particles and biological materials with potential health effects. How can health risks of these pollutants – to the general population and particular vulnerable groups such as children, pregnant women and elderly people – be assessed? GreenFacts has faithfully summarized the recent assessment by the European Commission Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER).

Read the GreenFacts summary on Indoor air pollution

From mobile phones and computer screens to vacuum cleaners and power lines, electromagnetic fields are an inescapable part of daily life. But there is concern that everyday exposure to some of these fields of force might be harmful to health, especially to children. Are current safety limits adequate in the light of recent scientific evidence? GreenFacts has faithfully summarized the recent assessment by the European Commission Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR).

Vie Press release: Are mobile phones and other electromagnetic fields harmful to health?