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EPRI EMF Research Information
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) develops and manages science and technology programs for the benefit of the electric power industry, its customers, and societies throughout the world. Among EPRI's research programs is the EMF Health Assessment and RF Safety Program, which has investigated potential health effects from exposure to electric and magnetic fields (EMF) for thirty years.
It is in the best interest of everyone—government, business, the electricity industry, and the public—to find an answer to the question of whether there are health problems associated with EMF exposure. EPRI's EMF program is conducting long-term, multidisciplinary research to shed light on this complex scientific area. To maintain the highest standards of objectivity, EPRI carries out much of this research through sponsorship of independent scientists affiliated with major independent universities, laboratories, and consulting organizations. All of the scientists and engineers supported by EPRI are encouraged to publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals. In addition, an external, blue-ribbon Scientific Advisory Committee representing various scientific disciplines provides guidance for EMF program research activities.
Recent evaluations by national and international organizations concerned with public health have concluded, based on epidemiologic studies, that exposure to magnetic fields may be linked to childhood leukemia. Some evaluations have also suggested that EMF might be linked to other health effects, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease), adult leukemia and brain cancer, and miscarriage. In accord with the results of major health risk evaluations, current research in EPRI's EMF program emphasizes childhood leukemia as a key priority. An important part of this research is investigation of the new theory that magnetic fields occur along with contact current, another exposure that could plausibly explain the magnetic field-childhood leukemia link reported in epidemiologic studies. EPRI scientists are also studying exposure issues relevant to miscarriage, surveying the literature on EMF and neurodegenerative disease, and monitoring studies of EMF interference with implanted medical devices, such as cardiac pacemakers.
Along with its research activities, the EMF program provides information on EMF science for electric power companies and their customers. This EMF Information Packet has been designed to help everyone who uses electricity stay up-to-date on EMF and health.
The bulk of the material contained in this packet is public information produced by national and international organizations concerned with EMF and public health and is not to be attributed to EPRI.
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