Resumo

SOTO SUMUANO, Jesús Leonardo et al. ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA AND REGULATION. Rev. Int. Contam. Ambient [online]. 2020, vol.36, n.2, pp.229-240.  Epub 04-Maio-2021. ISSN 0188-4999.  https://doi.org/10.20937/rica.53488.

Since 2002, the World Health Organization has recognized non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation (NIR) in the extremely low frequency range (ELF) to constitute a health risk and has placed human exposure to ELF within the group 2B as a possible human carcinogen. Subsequently, in 2011, radio frequencies (RF) used in wireless telecommunications were added to this classification. As a result, there was a worldwide increase in scientific, social and government activities to study these emissions and find preventive measures to reduce exposure to the general population. Mexico, faced with this scenario, has the opportunity to update and generate new Official Mexican Standards (NOM), which would allow, on one hand, the regulation of the maximum permitted levels of NIR and, on the other hand, to monitor and control their health effects. This article addresses the characteristics of NIR, analyzes the international and national environmental regulatory framework, presents the results obtained from the measurement of NIR in ELF and intra-domiciliary RF of pediatric patients with acute leukemia in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara and finally, it proposes a series of recommendations and actions.

Palavras-chave : public health; electromagnetic pollution; extremely low frequency; radio frequency; Official Mexican Standards.