Dariusz Leszczynski responds to comments of Maël Dieudonné on Leszczynski's review of the scientific evidence on the individual sensitivity to electromagnetic fields (EHS).

Abstract

While Dieudonné has praised thoroughness of Leszczynski's review of EHS studies, he was critical of the final conclusions. Leszczynski strongly disagrees with argumentation of Dieudonné that EHS issue is settled and that biomarker research is unnecessary because it is expensive and might produce false positives. Leszczynski's opinion is that his review has demonstrated how very poor scientifically and inadequate statistically is the to-date executed research on EHS. Dieudonné's approach of using such poor science to justify claim that EHS issue is settled and there is no causality link between EHS and EMF exposures, is completely unjustified and simply false.

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Main findings

This letter disputes comments claiming the EHS issue is settled and that biomarker research is unnecessary. The author argues that existing EHS research to date is scientifically and statistically poor and that using it to conclude there is no causal link between EHS and EMF exposures is unjustified.

Outcomes measured

• electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS)
• individual sensitivity to electromagnetic fields
• biomarker research (discussion)
• causality link between EHS and EMF exposures (discussion)

Limitations

• Letter/commentary rather than original empirical study
• No specific exposure characteristics (band, frequency, SAR, duration) reported in the abstract
• No population/sample size or quantitative results reported

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