Members1 L.E. Anderson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Bioelectromagnetic Program, Battelle, PO Box 999, MS P7-51, Richland, WA 99352, USA W.H. Bailey, Exponent, 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 408, New York, NY 10170, USA C.F. Blackman, Environmental Carcinogenesis Division (MD-68), US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711-2055, USA N.E. Day, Strangeways Researc...

The exposures to extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) in our environment have dramatically increased. Epidemiological studies suggest that there is a possible association between ELF-MF exposure and increased risks of cardiovascular disease, cancers and neurodegenerative disorders. Animal studies show that ELF-MF exposure may interfere with the activity of brain cells, generate behav...

This review is divided into comments on two separate sections, one for extremely-low frequency (ELF) and the other for radiofrequency (RFR) studies. Comments are presented to address deficiencies in the Preliminary Opinion on EMF issued by the SCENIHR Committee. The comments are relevant to sections of the BioInitiative Working Group letter including brain tumors, oxidative damage, genomic inst...

Comparisons are made between the calculated average magnetic flux density for single-axis and three-axis circular coil probes and the calculated magnetic flux density at the center of the probes. The results, which are determined as suming a dipole magnetic field, provide information on the uncertainty associated with measurements of nonuniform extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields prod...

Neurodegenerative diseases comprise both hereditary and sporadic conditions characterized by an identifying progressive nervous system dysfunction and distinctive neuopathophysiology. The majority are of non-familial etiology and hence environmental factors and lifestyle play key roles in their pathogenesis. The extensive use of and ever increasing worldwide demand for electricity has stimulate...

The ionosphere plays a role in radio propagation that varies strongly with frequency. At extremely low frequency (ELF: 3–3000 Hz) and very low frequency (VLF: 3–30 kHz), the ground and the ionosphere are good electrical conductors and form a spherical Earth-ionosphere waveguide. Many giants of the electromagnetics community studied ELF-VLF propagation in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide, a topic ...

This study was aimed to observe that extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) may be relevant to changes of major neurotransmitters in rat brain. After the exposure to ELF-MF (60 Hz, 2.0 mT) for 2 or 5 days, we measured the levels of biogenic amines and their metabolites, amino acid neurotransmitters and nitric oxide (NO) in the cortex, striatum, thalamus, cerebellum and hippocampus. The...

This study was performed to investigate the effects of extremely low frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields (ELF-PEMFs) on the proliferation and differentiation of human alveolar bone-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hABMSCs). Osteogenesis is a complex series of events involving the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells to generate new bone. In this study, we examined not merely the effect ...

Animal studies have shown that electromagnetic field exposure may interfere with the activity of brain cells, thereby generating behavioral and cognitive disturbances. However, the underlying mechanisms and possible preventions are still unknown. In this study, we used a mouse model to examine the effects of exposure to extremely low-frequency (50 Hz) electromagnetic fields (ELF MFs) on a recog...

Temperature is an important factor in research on the biological effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF), but interactions between ELF-EMF and temperature remain unknown. The effects of ELF-EMF (50 Hz, 3 mT) on the lifespan, locomotion, heat shock response (HSR), and oxidative stress (OS) of Canton-Special (CS) and mutant w1118 flies were investigated at 25°C and 35°C...