A midterm analysis of survey results compiled by research institutes has found a correlation between childhood leukemia and infrasonic electromagnetic waves.
According to the analysis, children who are often exposed to such electromagnetic waves, emitted from high-voltage power lines and some household appliances, are on average more than twice as likely to get leukemia.
The report was compiled by institutions such as the National Institute for Environmental Studies and the National Cancer Center, in a three-year project carried out by the then Science and Technology Agency from fiscal 1999.