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In this section you will find the completed research projects dealing with electromagnetic fields.

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Literature study on possible influences of high-frequncy fields on cancer risk in humans

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been studying the potential health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields for decades. For the systematic literature review, scientists analysed over 5,000 studies. The BfS was also involved.

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Literature study on possible effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on biomarkers of oxidative stress

On behalf of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the BfS and numerous other German and foreign institutions carried out a systematic literature study on the possible effects of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) on biomarkers of oxidative stress. The project was managed by the BfS.

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Workshop on environmental effects of low- and high-frequency fields

From 5 to 7 November 2019, a public international workshop on the possible effects of low- and high-frequency fields on plants and animals organised by the BfS was held in Munich. The aim of the workshop was to compile and discuss the currently available knowledge about the possible effects of electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields on the living environment (i.e. animals and plants) and to address and contradictions and open questions. Because of new developments in telecommunications – namely 5G – and the expansion of the power grid in the course of the energy transition, research in this area is becoming increasingly important. In addition, the issue is receiving increasing attention in the public discussion on the aforementioned developments.

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Effects of low frequency magnetic fields on the hematopoietic system, the immune system and the central nervous system

Whether low-frequency fields have an influence on the haematopoietic system, the immune system and the central nervous system was investigated at the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine (ITEM) in Hanover. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) had commissioned the research project “Influence of low-frequency fields on the developing haematopoietic system, the immune system and the central nervous system in vivo”, which was completed in 2013.

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Literature study on possible effects of radiofrequency fields on human cognitive performance

On behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO), a literature study has been conducted on the possible effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on human cognitive performance by the BfS, Seibersdorf Labor GmbH; Competence Center of Sleep Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Institute for Medical Information Processing Biometry, and Epidemiology (IBE), LMU Munich. The project was led by the BfS.

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Views of the population on the 5G mobile communications standard and its communicative presentation

Within the framework of the radiation protection research programme, the GIM Gesellschaft für innovative Marktforschung mbH recorded the views of the population on mobile communications in general as well as on 5G in particular on behalf of the Federal Environment Ministry. The project under the technical supervision of the BfS has been completed. The final report is now available.

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Tumour growth-promoting effect of high-frequency electromagnetic fields

A pilot study of the Fraunhofer Institute and a study of the Jacobs University Bremen have investigated whether cancer triggered in mice by a carcinogenic substance can be promoted in its growth by the electromagnetic fields from mobile communications.

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