What effects do electromagnetic fields have on the human body?

Exposure to electromagnetic fields has received a lot of attention in recent years from various governments and organisations. The press often reports on the inducement or susceptibility of humans to illnesses such as leukaemia or insomnia in the presence of EMFs. Often such reports are discredited for lack of sample population surveyed or because the fundamental research is flawed. So what do we know about the effects of EMF on the human body?

We do know that clinically controlled exposure to EMF can have beneficial effects on the body such as in the treatment of muscle ailments, depression, etc. So as EMF does have an effect on the human body, in a form that is beneficial to health, isn't it likely that exposure to EMF can also be detrimental to health?

The truth is that we simply don't know enough about the subject. Extensive research has been undertaken and much, much more is needed.

What we do have are the 1998 ICNIRP Guidelines and European Directives 1999/519/EC and 2004/40/EC which set out limitations for exposure. We also have advice from organisations such as the World Health Organisation and the UKs Health Protection Agency.

Assessment of products against recently established EMF test standards is now part of the electrical safety testing for manufacturers responsible for CE marking in Europe.

Blackwood Labs offers EMF testing of products and EMF surveys.