NIEHS Report on "Health Effects from Exposure to Power-Line Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields" review

Endpoint

• genotoxicity/mutation: DNA damage (e.g. DNA strand break)
• cancer: childhood, adult, animal cancer (e.g. leukemia, brain , mammary tumors)
• effects on the reproductive system: pregnancy progress (abortion, intrauterine growth retardation, birth weigth)
• effects on the cardiovascular system: heart rate, heart rate variability
• effects on the neurological system: Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Exposure

• • electric field
  • magnetic field
  • low frequency
• • power transmission line
• • occupational

Comments on this article

• Schwetz B (1999): Rodent carcinogenicity studies on magnetic fields