Electricity and health

What are the limits of radiation considered tolerable for health?

The International Commission for non-ionizing radiation protection (ICNIRP) has established guidelines for exposure to electromagnetic fields generated by the use of electric energy in residential or occupational use, relying primarily on the response to electrical shocks and Eddy current, setting the limit at 100 microtesla-equivalent to 1 Gauss.

So far, the health effects that have been primarily associated with the EMF's of electric energy, are due to the magnetic component, although the ideal protection must be made on the two fields, the electric and the magnetic.

The main health risks are the following, without limitation:

1-childhood leukemia
2-Leukemia in adults
3-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
4-Interruptions of pregnancy
5-clinical depression

The evidence of the risks depends on a larger set of circumstances, but the relationship with childhood leukemia is currently considered clear, implying a risk for influence of electromagnetic fields above 0.4 microtesla (well below the guidelines set by ICNIRP).

What are the main sources of information about the health risks, the electromagnetic fields of electricity?

The Bioinitiative Report is a recognized source of information updated on all risk studies published up to 2012, in particular the risks of electromagnetic fields of electricity: