Electromagnetic radiation from high energy power installations has negative health effects
Evidence regarding the negative health effects of electromagnetic radiation from power installations is contested, with some studies indicating statistical associations with childhood leukemia and neurodegenerative diseases, while other large investigations and reviews report inconsistent results or no causal link.
The retrieved papers present a mixed picture. Several papers and meta-analyses suggest potential associations between extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) from power lines or occupational sources and conditions like childhood leukemia, Alzheimer's disease, and ALS. Conversely, other large-scale studies and reviews find no association or conclude that evidence is weak, inconsistent, or susceptible to methodological limitations and confounding. Therefore, the overall balance of evidence is contested rather than definitively supported or refuted.
Carlotta Malagoli, M. Malavolti, L. Wise, Erica Balboni, S. Fabbi, S. Teggi, G. Palazzi, M. Cellini, Maurizio Poli, P. Zanichelli, B. Notari, A. Cherubini, M. Vinceti, T. Filippini. Residential exposure to magnetic fields from high-voltage power lines and risk of childhood leukemia.. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116320
Residential proximity to high-voltage power lines showed an excess risk of childhood leukemia.
Matthieu Mancini, D. Hémon, Laure Faure, J. Clavel, S. Goujon. Residential exposure to magnetic field due to high-voltage power lines and childhood leukemia risk in mainland France - GEOCAP case-control study, 2002-2010.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121638
A large French case-control study concluded that extremely low-frequency magnetic fields are probably not associated with acute leukemia risk.
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Hamed Jalilian, Saeed Hosseini Teshnizi, Martin Röösli, Masoud Neghab. Occupational exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields and risk of Alzheimer disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuro.2017.12.005
A meta-analysis of occupational studies suggests an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease associated with extremely low-frequency magnetic field exposure.
Anke Huss, Susan Peters, Roel Vermeulen. Occupational exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and the risk of ALS: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.22104
A meta-analysis found a slightly increased risk of ALS in workers occupationally exposed to higher levels of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields.
Ana M García, Antonio Sisternas, Santiago Perez Hoyos. Occupational exposure to extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields and Alzheimer disease: a meta-analysis.. 2008. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dym295
Pooled estimates from a meta-analysis suggest an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease from occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields.
Abbas Karimi, Farzaneh Ghadiri Moghaddam, Masoumeh Valipour. Insights in the biology of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields exposure on human health.. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-020-05563-8
Accumulated epidemiologic evidence indicates a correlation between exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and childhood cancer incidence, Alzheimer's disease, and miscarriage.
Leeka Kheifets, Anders Ahlbom, Christoffer Johansen, Maria Feychting, Jack Sahl, David Savitz. Extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and heart disease.. 2007. https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1059
A review of epidemiologic studies concluded that the evidence speaks against an etiologic relation between exposure to electric and magnetic fields and cardiovascular disease.
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