# Building the gulf of opinions on the health and biological effects of electromagnetic radiation

**Authors:** Paul Héroux

PMC · DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1589021 · Frontiers in Public Health · 2025-07-23

## TL;DR

The paper explores how differing opinions on electromagnetic radiation's health effects have developed over time.

## Contribution

It provides a personal account of the evolution of views on electromagnetic radiation's biological impact.

## Key findings

- Some believe health effects of electromagnetic radiation are negligible.
- Others argue the effects are substantial.
- The author reflects on events that shaped these diverging perspectives.

## Abstract

Using events that the author was personally involved with over many years, the article attempts to explain how different views solidified over time on the health effects of electromagnetic radiation, some believing they are negligible, while others believe they are substantial.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** lung cancer (MESH:D008175), long bone fractures (MESH:D050723), cancer (MESH:D009369), HFT (MESH:D006316), leukemia (MESH:D007938), carcinogenicity (MESH:D011230)
- **Chemicals:** asbestos (MESH:D001194), salt (MESH:D012492), sugar (MESH:D000073893), ELF (-)
- **Species:** Nicotiana tabacum (American tobacco, species) [taxon 4097], Rattus norvegicus (brown rat, species) [taxon 10116], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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## References

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