[ewzimm]

It's true that we don't have the full picture. Nothing is certain yet, but the most likely health effects will be indirect. Two areas of concern are effects on insect populations, which are already in collapse, and effects on bacterial development, including potentially causing resistance to antibiotics. These studies would be a good place to start if you're interested in more information:

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22271-3

https://doi.org/10.3109/1040841X.2012.691461

[pas]

The bactericidal effects study is behind a paywall (but seems to be readable here: https://www.academia.edu/10777146/Bactericidal_effects_of_lo... )

See also: 53GHz has some anti-microbial effects when combined with antibiotics: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265134435_The_Enhan...

Interestingly the antibiotic resistance is only seen in one particular number on a graph, whereas the other numbers show that EMF seems "beneficial" as it is slowing bacterial growth. Naturally the question is, what happens if you throw human tissue in the mix too.

[ewzimm]

Thanks for the alert to the paywall and the comments. I had originally read it on Nature and included the reference provided on the article.

The lack of consistency in results is definitely an issue, and it's true that it may be turn out to be a net benefit overall, which is why I believe we still don't have a clear understanding of the situation. Considering that bacteria adapt to their environment, we may see further unpredictable effects. The risk as I see it is not knowing how it may turn out before deploying it on a massive scale.

[ewzimm]

Alternative link for second reference with no paywall: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-35486-1