Review Article
The Influence of Electromagnetic Pollution on Living Organisms: Historical Trends and Forecasting Changes
Table 2
A synthetic summary of a historical review of epidemiological investigations.
| | Field source | Examined group | Location, years | Observation and result | Literature |
| 1 | MF from power transmission lines | Children | Denver, USA, 1979 | Increased risks of leukaemia, objection of lacking precision | [45] | 2 | MF | Children | Rhode Island | No incidents of cancer | [46] | 3 | MF | Various | Sweden | Decreased incidents of leukaemia Increased incidents of brain tumour | [47] | 4 | MF from 220 kV and 400 kV power transmission lines distant <300 m | Children < 16 | Sweden, 1960–1985 | Incidents of leukaemia increased 2.4 times | [49] | 5 | MF | Children | Denmark | No incidents of malignant tumour Incidents of leukaemia increased 1.6 times | [50] | 6 | MF | Adults | Finland | No incident, no bad influence | [51] | 7 | MF | Children | Stockholm, Los Anglels | Field intensities below 0.33 A·m−1 reduce risks of leukaemia 2 times | [52, 53] | 8 | MF from HV power transmission lines distant >200 m and 200 m ÷ 600 m | Children | England, Wales, Iran, Norway, Tasmania | Safe filed intensity for children equal to 0.15 A·m−1 – objection of Lacking precision | [52–57] | 9 | MF from power transmission lines | Railway workers | Norway | Decreased incidents of cancer | [2] | 10 | MF from power transmission lines and devices | Power sector workers | USA | Morbidity of cancer increased 1.2 times 3.6% confirmed cancer incidents for field intensities exceeding 3.44 A·m−1 | [58, 59] | 11 | MF of 16.7 Hz and 60 Hz | Railway workers | Swiss, USA | Blood generation system disorders | [7, 8] |
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