Occupational Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields—Different from General Public Exposure and Laboratory Studies

Kjell Hansson Mild, Mats-Olof Mattsson (), Peter Jeschke, Michel Israel, Mihaela Ivanova and Tsvetelina Shalamanova
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Kjell Hansson Mild: Department of Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics, Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden
Mats-Olof Mattsson: SciProof International AB, 83158 Östersund, Sweden
Peter Jeschke: Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 44194 Dortmund, Germany
Michel Israel: National Centre of Public Health and Analyses, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria
Mihaela Ivanova: National Centre of Public Health and Analyses, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria
Tsvetelina Shalamanova: National Centre of Public Health and Analyses, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 16, 1-15

Abstract: The designs of in vivo, in vitro and in silico studies do not adequately reflect the characteristics of long-term occupational EMF exposure; the higher exposure levels permitted for employees are nevertheless extrapolated on this basis. Epidemiological studies consider occupational exposure only in a very general way, if at all. There is a lack of detailed descriptive data on long-term occupational exposure over the duration of the working life. Most studies reflect exposure characteristics of the general population, exposures which are long-term, but at a comparably low level. Occupational exposure is often intermittent with high peak power followed by periods with no exposure. Furthermore, the EU EMF-Directive 2013/35/EU states a demand for occupational health surveillance, the outcome of which would be of great help to epidemiologists studying the health effects of EMF exposure. This paper thus aims to outline and specify differences between public and occupational exposure and to increase the understanding of specific aspects of occupational exposure which are important for long-term health considerations. This could lead to a future protection concept against possible hazards based on adequate descriptions of long-term exposures and also include supplementary descriptive features such as a “reset time” of biological systems and accurate dose quantities.

Keywords: electromagnetic field; biological effects; health surveillance; workers; general population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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