This summer started with a busy congress period. The first week of June saw the 31st International Congress on Occupational Health in Seoul, South Korea, held by the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH). The event was followed by the BioEM2015 conference in
California.
The European Commission and its Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) have now published the final “Opinion on potential health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) 2015”, with similar conclusions to those drawn in the 2009 Opinion. The report is available for a closer look on the SCENIHR website.
At the national level, the preparation of national regulations implementing Directive 2013/35/EU on the “minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)” is still underway.
Once again, I have found some intriguing pieces of research for the bulletin. As many times before, the bulletin starts with papers on field exposure and childhood leukemia. Towards the end of the bulletin, there is a paper reporting on the magnetophosphene perception of volunteer individuals exposed to 50 mT magnetic fields. Their descriptions of the phenomenon make for quite interesting reading. The last article deals with occupational exposure. This time the focus is on oxidative stress.
Hope you enjoy reading this summary in English!
Leena Korpinen
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