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?
In 2009, based on the very latest scientific data available, the European Commission Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) answers this question in a report which has been summarised by GreenFacts.
Read the GreenFacts summary on Electromagnetic fields.
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?
Although the use of sunbeds has some positive health effects, it is likely to increase the risk of skin and possibly eye cancer. This is one of the conclusions of an opinion issued by the European Commission Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP), the Opinion on Biological effects of ultraviolet radiation relevant to health with particular reference to sunbeds for cosmetic purposes, which assesses the general health and safety implications of exposure of persons to natural and artificial ultraviolet radiation.
In light of the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, which happened on 26th April 1986, GreenFacts has sent out a press release on its latest Digest which highlights the findings of the Chernobyl Forum Report. The Forum included hundreds of experts from, among others, the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Read the GreenFacts summary: Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
The most serious accident in nuclear history has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people dramatically. Massive amounts of radioactive material were released and the greatest contamination occurred around the reactor in areas that are now part of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. How has the region been affected by the accident and how has it coped with it? GreenFacts has faithfully summarized the digest report by the Chernobyl Forum entitled “Chernobyl’s Legacy: Health, Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts” in a language for the non-expert reader.
Read the GreenFacts summary: Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
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Medical imaging devices (MRI), trains, and television sets are examples of man-made equipment that can generate static magnetic or electric fields. In some areas of research and medical imaging, stronger and stronger static magnetic fields are being used. What is known so far about potential health consequences? Non-specialists can find answers to such questions in GreenFacts’ Three-Level Summary of the “Environmental Health Criteria 232 Static Fields” of the WHO (World Health Organization), a leading scientific report produced in 2005 by a large international panel of scientists.
