title: Wi-Fi and health: review of current status of research.
abstract: This review summarizes the current state of research on possible health effects of Wi-Fi (a commercial name for IEEE 802.11-compliant wireless networking). In response to public concerns about health effects of Wi-Fi and wireless networks and calls by government agencies for research on possible health and safety issues with the technology, a considerable amount of technology-specific research has been completed. A series of high quality engineering studies have provided a good, but not complete, understanding of the levels of radiofrequency (RF) exposure to individuals from Wi-Fi. The limited number of technology-specific bioeffects studies done to date are very mixed in terms of quality and outcome. Unequivocally, the RF exposures from Wi-Fi and wireless networks are far below U.S. and international exposure limits for RF energy. While several studies report biological effects due to Wi-Fi-type exposures, technical limitations prevent drawing conclusions from them about possible health risks of the technology. The review concludes with suggestions for future research on the topic.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104; †Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226.
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Moulder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011846:Radio Waves / Q000009:adverse effects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000592:standards