National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
U.S. institute that ran the EMF RAPID research program and publishes the appliance and power-line field measurements used as reference ranges for ELF exposure.
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Last verified 12 August 2026.
- Role
- research
- Jurisdiction
- US
- Website
- https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf
Related records
- Household background magnetic field (50/60 Hz)
Away from appliances, homes typically sit below a few milligauss; the WHO's epidemiological association with childhood leukaemia begins at a daily average of 3–4 mG (0.3–0.4 µT).
Sources & emitters
- NTP rodent carcinogenicity studies of cell phone radiofrequency radiation (2018)
Two-year whole-body exposure studies found clear evidence of malignant schwannomas of the heart in male rats at exposure levels above the human whole-body limit, with no such finding in female rats or in mice.
Research record
Sources
- niehs-emf Electric and Magnetic Fields — National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. government, link checked 2026-08-12.
- ntp-cellphone Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation Studies — National Toxicology Program, U.S. NIEHS. government, link checked 2026-08-12.
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