Human Bioelectromagnetism and the Environment: Introduction to the Problem

(1) Background: The increasing contribution of anthropogenic electromagnetic radiation has altered the Earth’s electromagnetic landscape and poses a serious problem for electromagnetic ecology and medicine. The aim of this study was to develop a working theoretical framework to describe the current state of interaction between the human body and electromagnetic fields in the external environment and to facilitate transdisciplinary collaboration among scientists in studying and addressing this problem. (2) Methods: Extensive research has been conducted in the literature to provide a comprehensive presentation of data, enabling a working concept of the interaction between the human body and electromagnetic fields in the external environment. (3) Results: General data, theoretical foundations, mechanisms, and results of the interaction of external electromagnetic fields with the human body were presented. (4) Conclusions: There is a proven interaction between the human body and external electromagnetic fields, as the body is part of the Earth’s electromagnetic landscape and has biophysical mechanisms for coupling with it. The increase in anthropogenic electromagnetic radiation is an electromagnetic environmental problem, and this requires further study of the safety issues and the impact of anthropogenic electromagnetic fields on the human body, and a reassessment of their biological impact on the human body, tightening the standards and requirements for electromagnetic safety in places where people live, a moratorium on further deployment of 5G, urgent application of the precautionary principle, and stricter exposure limits, especially for Wireless Communication Electromagnetic Fields.