I attended the BioEM2024 conference that took place June 16–21, 2024, in Crete, Greece. As before, the event discussed the effects of electromagnetic fields from a variety of perspectives.

As I have already mentioned in my previous bulletins, the European Commission has asked the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) to produce two scientific opinions on the safety of electromagnetic fields (Opinion I and II). Further information on this process is available on SCHEER’s website.

In November 2023, SCHEER launched a public consultation on the Preliminary Opinion on potential health effects of exposure to low frequencies. The exact title of the Opinion published by SCHEER is “Potential health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF): Update with regard to frequencies between 1Hz and 100kHz”. The latest information on SCHEER’s website is that the comments received are currently being examined.

Once again, I have found some fascinating scientific articles for this new bulletin. The bulletin starts with a publication that reports on the effects of electromagnetic fields on wild fauna and flora. I have usually focused on studies relating mainly to people, but this article piqued my interest.

Towards the end of the bulletin, the topics discussed include the safety of smart meters and how to conduct a risk assessment for workers with wearable medical devices exposed to electromagnetic fields.

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In November, I remotely attended the seventh International Workshop on the Causes of Childhood Leukemia organized by the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS). The event explored leukemia from a number of perspectives, and also discussed studies related to magnetic field exposure.

As mentioned in my previous bulletins, the European Commission has requested the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) to produce two scientific opinions on the safety of electromagnetic fields (Opinion I and II). I have now discovered on SCHEER’s website that SCHEER has conducted a public consultation on their preliminary statement on the scientific evidence on radio frequency. Comments were being accepted until September 25, 2022.

Once again, I have found some fascinating scientific articles for this new bulletin. The bulletin starts with three articles that include the results of experimental research on exposure to rather high levels of electromagnetic fields. Occupational issues are again discussed towards the end of the bulletin. A cohort of four Nordic countries has been used to study the association between malignant lymphoma and occupational exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields.

Hope you enjoy reading this summary in English!