Electromagnetic fields: activities in the European Commission with a focus on research projects and the Scientific Committee of Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR)

Donata Meroni; Stefan Schreck

doi:10.3109/15368378.2015.1077141

Electromagnetic fields: activities in the European Commission with a focus on research projects and the Scientific Committee of Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR)

Electromagn Biol Med. 2015 Sep;34(3):171-4. doi: 10.3109/15368378.2015.1077141.

Authors

Donata Meroni¹, Stefan Schreck¹

Affiliation

¹ a European Commission, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety, Public Health Directorate, Health information and Scientific Committees Unit , Hofgastein , Austria.

PMID: 26444188
DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2015.1077141

Abstract

The article summarizes the main activities of the European Commission concerning electromagnetic fields. It explains also the regulatory context, with a special focus on past and current research projects funded by the European Union and the role of the SCENIHR in assessing risks related to EMF. Main conclusions of the SCENIHR opinion adopted in 2015 on EMF are reported.

Keywords: EMF; Electromagnetic fields; European Commission; SCENIHR; Scientific Committee; health effects; risk assessment, ELF.

MeSH terms

Animals
Electromagnetic Fields / adverse effects*
European Union*
Health*
Humans
Research*
Risk Assessment
Social Control, Formal*