On the Clear Evidence of the Risks to Children from Non-Ionizing Radio Frequency Radiation

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We thank Dr. Joel Moscowitz, University of Berkeley, for circulating this excellent paper by Prof. Tom Butler, University College Cork, a few days ago. It seems that the information and education about the harms of exposure from the microwave radiation emitted by our wireless devices: smartphones tablets, Wi-Fi - especially to children - is often being ignored in favor of the health concerns of 5G technology. This is regrettable. Microwave radiation has not ever been proven to be safe. The widespread deception of the industry in testing wireless devices such as smartphones shows that the rates of microwave radiation absorbed by the body when exposed to this type of radiation in real-life use (in contact with the body) exceed the limit values set by the authorities. We praise the courageous actions of associations like Phonegate Alert which are exposing this widespread deception, and the Environmental Health Trust and other organizations informing the public about the potential risks of wireless technology. (This blog has a section on "Phonegate": 201 articles,)

On the Clear Evidence of the Risks to Children from Non-Ionizing Radio Frequency Radiation: The Case of Digital Technologies in the Home, Classroom and Society
by Professor Tom Butler, Cork, Ireland: University College Cork, 2019. 33 pp.

"The level of proof required to justify action for health protection should be less than that required to constitute causality as a scientific principle.”
-- Professor Rainer Frentzel-Beyme, MD

Abstract



Children’s health and well-being is under significant threat from everyday digital technologies, as the past 15 years have seen the proliferation of microwave non-ionizing radio frequency radiation (RFR) devices and related communication systems in the home, school and society. The safety standards for such devices—smartphones, tablets etc.—and the systems that serve them, were based on the proven thermal effects of microwave radiation in adults, not children. As comprehensive research published between 1969-1976 by the U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute indicates, scientists have long been aware of equally harmful non-thermal effects—e.g. the risks of developing cancers, neurological, neurodegenerative, and other pathophysiological problems. However, physicists and engineers have operated on the theory that non-ionizing RFR could not directly damage human DNA and lead to cancer, as it was far less powerful than ionizing radiation (x-rays, nuclear etc.). That theory has been solidly and roundly refuted, as this paper illustrates. Nevertheless, industry-funded scientists continue to hold that non-thermal effects do not exist. However, thousands of independent research studies have demonstrated that low-intensity RFR elicits a range of pathophysiological conditions in experimental animals and humans. This is why parents, educators and governments should be alarmed, be better informed,and take immediate and appropriate action. This brief research review aims to inform by presenting the findings of scientific research, in a balanced, objective manner, on the risks to children. This information is based on proven scientific theories and clear empirical evidence. The paper concludes by offering practical advice on how the risks to children, and indeed adults, can be minimised.

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