Figure 3. Flow chart of the evaluation process used in the present opinion to evaluate possible health effects of EMF exposure

The vertical bold-face line marks the level at which the work of the SCENIHR is completed.

Source: SCENIHR  Health Effects of Exposure to EMF (2009),
3.8 Methodological framework, p. 51

Potential health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields

Table 1. Mobile phone use and the risk of brain tumours and parotid gland tumours

Typical frequencies for devices generating radio frequency fields

Typical frequencies for devices generating intermediate frequency fields

Typical frequencies for devices generating extremely low frequency fields

Figure 1. Incidence of tumours of the central nervous system

Figure 2. Incidence of tumours of the central nervous system

Figure 3. Flow chart of the evaluation process used in the present opinion to evaluate possible health effects of EMF exposure

Table 2 Advantages and disadvantages with certain commonly used cyto-/genotoxic assays.