Human Bioelectromagnetism and the Environment: Introduction to the Problem

Abstract

(1) Background: The increasing contribution of anthropogenic electromagnetic radiation has altered the Earth’s electromagnetic landscape and poses a serious problem for electromagnetic ecology and medicine. The aim of this study was to develop a working theoretical framework to describe the current state of interaction between the human body and electromagnetic fields in the external environment and to facilitate transdisciplinary collaboration among scientists in studying and addressing this problem. (2) Methods: Extensive research has been conducted in the literature to provide a comprehensive presentation of data, enabling a working concept of the interaction between the human body and electromagnetic fields in the external environment. (3) Results: General data, theoretical foundations, mechanisms, and results of the interaction of external electromagnetic fields with the human body were presented. (4) Conclusions: There is a proven interaction between the human body and external electromagnetic fields, as the body is part of the Earth’s electromagnetic landscape and has biophysical mechanisms for coupling with it. The increase in anthropogenic electromagnetic radiation is an electromagnetic environmental problem, and this requires further study of the safety issues and the impact of anthropogenic electromagnetic fields on the human body, and a reassessment of their biological impact on the human body, tightening the standards and requirements for electromagnetic safety in places where people live, a moratorium on further deployment of 5G, urgent application of the precautionary principle, and stricter exposure limits, especially for Wireless Communication Electromagnetic Fields.

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Main findings

This paper presents a theoretical framework and literature-based overview of interactions between the human body and external electromagnetic fields. The authors conclude that such interaction is established and argue that increasing anthropogenic electromagnetic radiation is an environmental problem requiring further safety study, stricter exposure limits, and precautionary measures including a moratorium on further 5G deployment.

Outcomes measured

• interaction of external electromagnetic fields with the human body
• theoretical foundations and mechanisms of human-environment electromagnetic coupling
• electromagnetic safety implications

Limitations

• Appears to be a literature-based theoretical/conceptual review rather than original empirical research
• No sample size reported
• No specific exposure metrics or frequencies quantified in the abstract
• The abstract does not describe systematic review methods

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  The abstract explicitly calls for a moratorium on further deployment of 5G.
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  The abstract explicitly argues for tighter standards, stricter exposure limits, and precautionary measures relevant to EMF guideline policy.

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