극저주파 자기장의 소아백혈병 발생 위험 고찰

• 영문명: Review on the Association between Exposure to Extremely Low Frequency-Magnetic Fields (ELF-MF) and Childhood Leukemia
• 발행기관: 한국환경보건학회
• 저자명: 박동욱(Dong-Uk Park)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국환경보건학회지』제49권 제2호, 57~65쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 환경공학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.04.30

영문 초록

Background: The association between exposure to extremely low frequency-magnetic fields (ELF-MF) and childhood leukemia has been controversial. There is a need to clarify this relationship by summarizing key conclusions from systematic review articles. Objectives: The major aim of this study is to summarize key conclusions from systematic review articles on the association between exposure to ELF-MF and childhood leukemia based on childhood exposure to ELFMF, proximity from childhood household to high voltage cables, and parental occupational exposure to ELFMF. Methods: This study was conducted through a brief literature review focusing on systematic, meta-analysis, and pooled analysis methods. We conducted a literature search in PubMed using the key words “ELF-MF” and “childhood leukemia” singly or combined. Results: In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reviewed two manuscripts to conduct pooled analysis and concluded that there is a significant association between exposure to >0.3 μT or 0.4 μT and childhood leukemia. We found a total of four manuscripts for systematic or pool analysis that have been published since the IARC’s conclusion. They consistently concluded that there was a significant association between exposure to >0.4 μT and childhood leukemia compared to ELF-MF exposure to below 0.1 μT. The proximity of children’s households to high voltage cable lines and occupational exposure by their parents to ELF-MF during certain periods prior to or during pregnancy were inconsistently associated with childhood leukemia. The study found that many EU countries have implemented precautionary policies to prevent potential childhood leukemia due to exposure to ELF-MF. Conclusions: This study recommends implementing a precautionary policy that includes legal exposure limits for ELF-MF to minimize exposure to ELF-MF.

키워드

Extremely low frequency-magnetic fields (ELF-MF) electromagnetic fields (EMF) childhood leukemia precautionary policy