Criteria for EMF Health Risk Assessment

Abstract

The International EMF Project was established at WHO in 1996 to provide a forum for a coordinated international response to health concerns raised by exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). Research on EMF has been ad hoc and in many cases uncoordinated. Unreplicated research has been placed at the same level as high quality research that establishes results in a scientifically valid manner. Because of this the EMF issues have now reached a high level of concern among the general public and workers. This needs to be addressed at the international level, since the problem is truly global in nature. Research objectives are needed with a clear focus on improving our database of science used for health risk assessments. This paper indicates how the International EMF Project will evaluate scientific reports, identify the scientific database needed to make health risk assessments, and assess health hazards using criteria, given in IARC monographs.