Links across the internet to everything to do with EMFs. See also
Measuring and screening EMFs
literature | contacts | finding out about other issues
Citizen groups, campaign groups, activists, consultancies etc
UK: national organisations
- Bio Electromagnetic Research Initiative: http://www.bemri.org/
- Coghill Research Laboratories: http://www.cogreslab.co.uk/
- Parents Against Leukaemia: http://www.pal-uk.org/ (website appears to be no longer available, please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it)
- Powerwatch: http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/
- Radiation Research Trust: http://radiationresearch.org/
- Revolt: http://www.revolt.co.uk/
UK: groups with a specific geographical focus
Power line groups in Scotland
- Braco Pylons Campaign: website no longer works – let us know if there is a new website and we will add it
- Cairngorms against Pylons: website no longer works – let us know if there is a new website and we will add it
- Highlands before Pylons: website no longer works – let us know if there is a new website and we will add it
- Pylon Pressure: website no longer works – let us know if there is a new website and we will add it
North Wales
- No pylons Anglesey: https://www.facebook.com/angleseynopylons/
Somerset and Avon (relating to proposals for new lines to help connect Hinkley Point)
- Nailsea Against Pylons: http://www.nailsea-against-pylons.co.uk/index.html
- No Moor Pylons: website no longer works 2015 – please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it
- No Pylons Loxton: website no longer works Jan 2012 – please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it
- Pylon More Pressure: website no longer works 2015 – please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it
- Pylon The Pressure: website no longer works March 2011 – please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it
- Save Our valley: website no longer works November 2013 – please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it
- Somerset Alliance Against Pylons: website no longer works November 2013 – please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it
- Yatton Against Pylons: website no longer works October 2014 – please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it
Suffolk (relating to proposals for new lines to help connect Sizewell)
- Dedham Vale Society: www.dedhamvalesociety.org.uk/CampPylons (website no longer available)
- Groton Pylon Alliance: http://www.groton-pylon-alliance.co.uk/ (website appears to be no longer available, please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it)
- Stour Valley Underground: http://www.stourvalleyunderground.org.uk/ (website appears to be no longer available, please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it)
Mid-Wales (relating to proposals for new lines to connect wind farms)
- Abermule: website no longer works 2015 – please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it
- Montford Against Pylons: http://www.montfordagainstpylons.co.uk/(website appears to be no longer available, please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it)
- Montgomeryshire Against Pylons: website no longer works 2015 – please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it
- People against Pylons: website no longer works 2015 – please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it
- Rea Valley: website no longer works – let us know if there is a new website and we will add it
- Trannon Residents Against Power Plans: website no longer available 2019
Other local groups in UK
- Trentham Environmental Action Campaign: http://www.revolt.co.uk/trentham/
Power line groups in Ireland
- North East Pylon Pressure: http://www.nepp.ie/wordpress/
- Safe Electricity in Armagh and Tyrone: website no longer works – please let us know if there is an alternative
Other countries
- Bridlewood Bibliography (Canada): http://www.wave-guide.org/archives/bridlewood/biblio.html
- EMFFacts (Australia): http://www.emfacts.com/
- EMF Interface Consulting (USA): http://www.emfinterface.com/
- The EMR Network: http://www.emrnetwork.org/
- Power Line Health Facts (USA): http://www.powerlinefacts.com/index.htm (website appears to be no longer available, please let us know if there is an alternative and we will add it)
Electricity industry websites
Canada
- Canadian Electricity Association: http://emf.electricity.ca/home.html
- BC Hydro: https://www.bchydro.com/emf
- Hydro Quebec: http://www.hydroquebec.com/fields/index.html
France
Ireland
USA
- Edison Electric Institute: http://www.eei.org/
- Southern California Edison: https://www.sce.com/wps/portal/home/safety/family/environmental-health/…
Australia
- Energy Networks Association of Australia: www.ena.asn.au
New Zealand
- Transpower New Zealand: https://www.transpower.co.nz/about-us/safety/your-safety/electric-and-magnetic-fields
UK
- UK Energy Networks Association: http://www.energynetworks.org
- Energy Networks Association EMF pages: http://energynetworks.org/electricity/she/emfs.html
- National Grid: http://www.nationalgrid.com
EMF booklets, brochures, etc produced by electricity companies
- Eirgrid (Republic of Ireland): http://www.eirgridgroup.com/site-files/library/EirGrid/EMF-You-Booklet_2014.pdf
- Energy Networks Association (UK): EMF The facts
- Hydro Quebec (Canada): http://www.hydroquebec.com/fields/pdf/pop_23_01.pdf
Research groups involved in EMFs
- Belgian Bioelectromagnetics Research Group: http://www.bbemg.be/
- Birmingham University Institute of Occupational Health: http://www.bham.ac.uk/IOH/
- Bristol University Human Radiation Effects Group: http://www.electric-fields.com/HREG_front.htm
- Childhood Cancer Research Group: http://www.ccrg.ox.ac.uk/
- Electric Power Research Institute (USA): http://www.epri.com/
- National Cancer Institute (USA): http://www.nci.nih.gov/
- United Kingdom Co-ordinating Committee on Cancer Research: No longer exists
Other organisations involved in EMFs
- The Bioelectromagnetics Society: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/index.php
- Children with Cancer (formerly Children with Leukaemia): http://www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk/
- European Bioelectromagnetics Association: http://www.ebea.org/
- Information Ventures: http://infoventures.com/
- Microwave News: http://www.microwavenews.com/
Reviews of EMF science
In the UK
- Institution of Engineering and Technology: https://www.theiet.org/impact-society/factfiles/mobiles-pylons-health/
- Public Health England: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/electromagnetic-fields
Internationally
- IARC (international): http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol80/index.php
- World Health Organisation EMF Project: http://www.who.int/peh-emf/en/
- European Commission committee SCENIHR: http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/04_scenihr_en.htm
In other specific countries
- ARPANSA (Australia): http://www.arpansa.gov.au
- COMAR (USA): http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/embs/comar/
- California Public Utilities Commission: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/emf/emfopen.htm
- National Academy of Sciences (USA): http://www.nap.edu/books/0309054478/html/index.html
- Netherlands Health Council: http://www.gr.nl/
- NIEHS (USA): http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf/index.cfm
Official UK bodies
- COMARE (Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment): http://www.comare.org.uk
- Department of Health: http://www.dh.gov.uk/
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE): http://www.hse.gov.uk/
- HSE Statement on EMFs: http://www.hse.gov.uk/radiation/nonionising/index.htm
- National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) now HPA: http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/
- Parliament: http://www.parliament.uk/
- SAGE (Stakeholder Advisory Group on ELF EMFs): http://www.sagedialogue.org.uk/
Official pronouncements on EMFs from other countries
- California Public Utilities Commission: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/emf/emf.htm
EMF exposure standards
- Recommendation for public exposure: http://ec.europa.eu/health/electromagnetic_fields/docs/emf_rec519_en.pdf
- EU Directive for occupational exposure: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:179:0001:0021:EN:PDF
- ICNIRP: http://www.icnirp.org/
- National Radiological Protection Board: http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1195733817602
- ICES, formerly IEEE SCC28: https://www.ices-emfsafety.org/
See also:
- Report from the EU on implementation of the Recommendation: http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_determinants/environment/EMF/implement_rep_en.pdf
- WHO compilation of worldwide exposure limits: http://www.who.int/docstore/peh-emf/EMFStandards/who-0102/Worldmap5.htm
Measuring and screening EMFs
EMF instruments
We do not recommend any particular manufacturer or supplier but we list some useful links here.
Screening EMFs
Various firms offer screening services. We do not endorse any particular firm, but if you are interested, you could contact:
Cancer and health: General information on cancer and health
- American Childhood Cancer Organization: http://www.acco.org/
- Cancer Facts from the National Cancer Institute: http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/
- Cancer Research UK: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/aboutcancer/?version=1
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/
- Children’s Cancer Web Site: http://www.cancerindex.org/ccw/
- Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research (formerly Leukaemia Research Fund): https://leukaemialymphomaresearch.org.uk/
- MacMillan Cancer Support: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancerinformation.aspx
- Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance: www.mesothelioma.com
- Mesothelioma Help Now: http://www.mesotheliomahelpnow.com/
- Mesothelioma.net: http://www.mesothelioma.net
- Mesothelioma Prognosis Network: https://www.mesotheliomaprognosis.com/
- Mesothelioma Specialists: http://www.mesotheliomaspecialists.org/
- Mesothelioma Symptoms: http://www.mesotheliomasymptoms.com/
- The Mesothelioma Group: http://www.mesotheliomagroup.com/prognosis/
Note: there are quite a few organisations relating to mesothelioma. We include links to all organisations brought to our attention that do not appear to be overtly legally-based, but we are unable to vouch for the nature of these or any other organisations we link to.
Bibliographies of scientific literature
- Medline (database of papers, not specific to EMF): http://www4.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
- EMF-Portal (a German University’s compendium of EMF papers): http://www.emf-portal.org
See also the collection of scientific abstracts on this site
EMFs at other frequencies
This EMFs.Info site does not cover radiofrequencies but we include some links here to help you find organisations which do. See also a summary of the differences between power-frequency and radiofrequency EMFs.
- Department of Health: http://www.dh.gov.uk/
- Mobile UK, formerly Mobile Operators Association: http://www.mobileuk.org/health-and-safety.html
- Australian industry site: http://www.emfexplained.info
- Mobile Manufacturers Forum: http://www.mmfai.org
- Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101011032547/http://www.iegmp.org.uk/
- Radiocommunications Agency: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/rahome.htm
We don’t attempt to list campaign groups concerned with radiofrequencies.