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Med. Pr. 2007;58(1):19-25

HEALTH EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS IN VIEW OF STUDIES PERFORMED IN POLAND AND ABROAD

SKUTKI ZDROWOTNE EKSPOZYCJI ZAWODOWEJ NA POLA ELEKTROMAGNETYCZNE W śWIETLE BADAŃ KRAJOWYCH I ZAGRANICZNYCH

Elżbieta Sobiczewska, Stanisław Szmigielski

Abstract

The review presents modern views on the assessment of bioeffects and health risk in workers exposed to different intensities of electromagnetic fields (EMFs). The review of studies carried out in Poland and abroad reveals that non-specific symptoms and functional disturbances of various physiological systems may develop in persons exposed to EMF of intensities below international safety recommendations, however exact EMF threshold values responsible for inducing these responses are not known. There areno valid data on the possibility of increased risk of various diseases, including cancer, in workers exposed to EMFs. However, hints that the increased morbidity is possible in small groups of workers with long-term exposure to high intensities of EMFs do exist. Med Pr 2007;58(1):19ś25

Key words

electromagnetic field, occupational exposure, health risk