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ARTICLEIs the Risk Comparison Made by thePublic Between EMF and Smoking orAsbestos a valid One?KEN K. KARIPIDISA ustralian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Victoria, AustraliaABSTRACTThe possibility of adverse health effects from exposure to extremely lowfrequency (ELF) electric and magneticfields (EMF) has caused considerablecontroversy in the scientific community and has received great attention in the mediaand among the general Public with many comparing ELF EMF with tobacco smokingand asbestos. Although both smoking and asbestos are now classified by theInternational Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as Group 1 or established carcinogens, this was not always the case.
ARTICLE Is the Risk Comparison Made by the Public Between EMF and Smoking or Asbestos a Valid One? KEN K. KARIPIDIS Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Victoria, Australia
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