REFLEX: Risk evaluation of potential environmental hazards from low energy electromagnetic field exposure using sensitive in vitro methods

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 00.0103
• Titre du projet anglais: REFLEX: Risk evaluation of potential environmental hazards from low energy electromagnetic field exposure using sensitive in vitro methods

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Electromagnetism; bioeffects; risk to health; Environmental Protection; Life Sciences; Medicine; Health; Safety

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: QLK4-1999-01574

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.1.4 Environment and health

Description succincte (Anglais)

See abstract

Partenaires et organisations internationales (Anglais)

Coordinator: VerUm, München (D)

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

Electromagnetic field (EMF) has become a topic of Europe-wide discussion. The latter has created uncertainty regarding possible adverse health effects for both the population and industry. Current research is characterized by conflicting data from epidemiological and animal studies, especially with respect to possible risk of cancer at different sites and neurological disorders. Clearly, mere continuation or replication of research, without introducing innovative concepts, will prolong the uncertainty as to whether EMFS do, or do not, represent a health risk. The results of this joint project, which will investigate molecular and functional responses of living cells to EMFS in vitro by applying state-of-the-art methods of molecular biology and toxicology, are needed urgently for molecular epidemiological studies, which are probably the only path to a reliable risk estimate for possible effects of EMFS on human health.

Références bases de données (Anglais)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 00.0103