German BfS organizes an International Workshop on Environmental effects of EMF

25 July, 2019.

The German Federal Office for Radiation Protection organizes an International Workshop on Environmental effects of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields (EMF). It will take place on November 5-7 in Munich. The goal is to put together experts in radiation protection, zoology, botany, ecology and environment and assess the state of knowledge.

In Germany, the expansion of the power grid and the construction of several new high voltage power lines across the country as a result of the switch to renewable energy sources, as well as the introduction of the new 5G mobile communication standard and the introduction of digital techniques into almost all scenarios of the everyday life, leads to changing exposure conditions of the population and the environment to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields of all frequency ranges. In consequence, this leads to an increased concern of the population regarding possible health effects as well as detrimental effect on animals and plants.

In order to summarize the current state of scientific knowledge, to discuss known and possible environmental effects of EMF, BfS performs the workshop. The workshop will cover the occurrence of anthropogenic fields of all frequencies in the environment, possible action mechanisms in living systems, and the observed biological effects of these fields in plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. Effects on behavior and orientation will be one of the central topics. Gaps in knowledge will be identified and depending on the results a research agenda on unintended, possibly adverse effects of EMF on the Flora and Fauna will be issued.

Further information:
https://www.emf-environment-workshop.de/