16 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health
Electromagnetic Radiation Safety, May 7, 2024
Dr. Joel Moscowitz, University of California Berkeley, has been circulating abstracts of newly-published scientific papers on radio frequency and other non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) monthly since 2016. The complete collection of these papers contains more than 2,000 abstracts with links to the papers. Several hundred EMF scientists around the world receive these updates.
To see abstracts for the most recent papers or to download volumes 1 to 3 of this collection go to:
https://www.saferemr.com/2022/06/recent-research-on-wireless-radiation.html
Mobile telephony radiation exerts genotoxic action and significantly enhances the effects of gamma radiation in human cells
This Is What Happened After Several Schools Banned Cellphones
This article discusses not only the findings of the report from Norway but also smartphone bans in schools in the United States.
This Is What Happened After Several Schools Banned Cellphones
By Marina Zhang, theepochtimes.com, 6 May 2024
Researchers of a 73-page paper followed data from recent decades, mainly focusing on 2010 to 2018.
Banning cellphones in schools improved academics, reduced bullying, and reduced students’ need for counseling, a 73-page Norwegian paper found.
Girls benefited the most from the policies.
“Banning smartphones significantly decreases the health care take-up for psychological symptoms and diseases among girls,” Sara Sofie Abrahamsson, a postdoctoral researcher and the paper’s sole author, wrote in the abstract. Post-ban bullying among both genders decreases.”
The paper followed data from recent decades, mainly focusing on 2010 to 2018.
The researcher observed no negative impact from introducing such a policy.
“The phones are an absolute distraction. Even if a kid has the phone in their pocket during class, if the phone is on vibrate every time it vibrates, which is constantly, their mind automatically shifts away from what the teacher is teaching to the phone,” Tom Kersting, a psychotherapist who was a school counselor for 25 years, told The Epoch Times in agreement with the report’s findings.
This Is What Happened After Several Schools Banned Cellphones
By Marina Zhang, theepochtimes.com, 6 May 2024
Researchers of a 73-page paper followed data from recent decades, mainly focusing on 2010 to 2018.
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Girls benefited the most from the policies.
“Banning smartphones significantly decreases the health care take-up for psychological symptoms and diseases among girls,” Sara Sofie Abrahamsson, a postdoctoral researcher and the paper’s sole author, wrote in the abstract. Post-ban bullying among both genders decreases.”
The paper followed data from recent decades, mainly focusing on 2010 to 2018.
The researcher observed no negative impact from introducing such a policy.
“The phones are an absolute distraction. Even if a kid has the phone in their pocket during class, if the phone is on vibrate every time it vibrates, which is constantly, their mind automatically shifts away from what the teacher is teaching to the phone,” Tom Kersting, a psychotherapist who was a school counselor for 25 years, told The Epoch Times in agreement with the report’s findings.
USA's FCC Classified that Mobile Phones Exceed Limit Values
USA's NKOM classified that mobile phones exceed limit values
by Einar Flydal, steigan.no, 8 May 2024 - deepl translation
This table shows that several mobile phone models, including Apple X5 and Samsung Galaxy S9 and J3, emit more radiation than permitted, sometimes far more, even based on the industry's irresponsibly lax limit values.
But what's worse is that the FCC, the US communications regulator equivalent to NKOM in Norway, classified the information.
Instead, of course, mobile phones should have been called out and customers notified.
It is the information that the organization Environmental Health Trust (EHTrust), led by cancer specialist Devra Davis, has obtained through the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). She has a research background dating back to the fight against lung cancer, was part of Al Gore's team when he won the Nobel Prize, and has been a public health advisor to Bill Clinton.
by Einar Flydal, steigan.no, 8 May 2024 - deepl translation
But what's worse is that the FCC, the US communications regulator equivalent to NKOM in Norway, classified the information.
Instead, of course, mobile phones should have been called out and customers notified.
It is the information that the organization Environmental Health Trust (EHTrust), led by cancer specialist Devra Davis, has obtained through the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). She has a research background dating back to the fight against lung cancer, was part of Al Gore's team when he won the Nobel Prize, and has been a public health advisor to Bill Clinton.
07 May 2024
Canada: Cellphone crackdown will improve student achievement, Ontario Education Minister Lecce says
Cellphone crackdown will improve student achievement, Ontario Education Minister Lecce says
by CHRIS HANNAY and CAROLINE ALPHONSO, theglobeandmail.com, 28 April 2024, update 29 April 2024
The Ontario government is strengthening its crackdown on the use of cellphones and vaping in elementary and high schools, giving school leaders the authority to notify parents, take away devices and suspend students who don’t comply.
The new policy builds on a 2019 ban on cellphones in classrooms, which school boards were inconsistent on implementing, according to confidential documents obtained by The Globe and Mail. And groups representing educators and school boards said the new rules could be just as difficult to enforce.
by CHRIS HANNAY and CAROLINE ALPHONSO, theglobeandmail.com, 28 April 2024, update 29 April 2024
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Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce |
The new policy builds on a 2019 ban on cellphones in classrooms, which school boards were inconsistent on implementing, according to confidential documents obtained by The Globe and Mail. And groups representing educators and school boards said the new rules could be just as difficult to enforce.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce said cellphones are a dangerous distraction for students, and that by restricting their use he expected academic achievement to increase.
“In class, during instructional time, we have a policy: out of sight, out of mind,” Mr. Lecce said on Sunday at an announcement of the ban, which was held at a youth centre in north Toronto.
“In class, during instructional time, we have a policy: out of sight, out of mind,” Mr. Lecce said on Sunday at an announcement of the ban, which was held at a youth centre in north Toronto.
04 May 2024
United States: Throwing Kids’ Health Under the Bus? FCC Wants to Put Wi-Fi on School Buses
Throwing Kids’ Health Under the Bus? FCC Wants to Put Wi-Fi on School Buses
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 3 May 2024
Citing mental and physical health concerns, parents, politicians and safe technology advocates are pushing back against an FCC initiative to put Wi-Fi on school buses.
Parents, politicians and safe technology advocates are pushing back against a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiative to put Wi-Fi on school buses.
Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International in an April 29 Substack post accused the federal regulatory agency for telecommunications of being “the bully boarding the bus.”
Burke cited evidence of eye damage from excessive screen time and the risk of exposing kids to increased cyberbullying and addictive social media apps via unsupervised internet access while riding to and from school.
“It is time to stop throwing children’s health, including eyesight and mental well-being, under the bus,” Burke said.
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 3 May 2024
Citing mental and physical health concerns, parents, politicians and safe technology advocates are pushing back against an FCC initiative to put Wi-Fi on school buses.
Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International in an April 29 Substack post accused the federal regulatory agency for telecommunications of being “the bully boarding the bus.”
Burke cited evidence of eye damage from excessive screen time and the risk of exposing kids to increased cyberbullying and addictive social media apps via unsupervised internet access while riding to and from school.
“It is time to stop throwing children’s health, including eyesight and mental well-being, under the bus,” Burke said.
03 May 2024
Aerotoxic Syndrome
Following is an interview with Bearnairdine Beaumont, 21 years aircrew, forced to "medically" retire due to brain and nervous system injury caused by unfiltered toxic fumes in the aircraft cabin. She is the author of the Substack, "Take-Off: Aviation's Wounded Canaries" and responsible for the site, "Unfiltered" with invaluable information on the aerotoxic syndrome.
Aerotoxic Syndrome - Interview with Bearnairdine Beaumont
Unbekoming, 1st May 2024
1. Bearnairdine, you've had a fascinating journey from working as a medical laboratory assistant to a flight attendant to now championing the cause of toxic fumes in aircraft cabins. Can you share how your own health issues as a flight attendant sparked this passionate advocacy?
I began my flying career after working over 5 years as a laboratory assistant. Following in my father’s footsteps who was a pilot, I planned to fly until retirement age which was 55 at the airline I worked for. At the age of 40, my health deteriorated rapidly. I had the weirdest symptoms, which at first were put down to allergies. I felt sick on flights, especially long-haul flights. The fumes entering the plane before and during take-off made me feel ill. The smell in the airplane when boarding the first thing was giving me headaches. Also, on many of those flights we had to spray insecticides depending on which country we flew to or came from, they made me cough and sneeze and made my skin itchy and red. I often felt dizzy and overwhelmingly tired, confused, and had trouble remembering the names of my team – I forgot them instantly after they introduced themselves. One day I couldn’t remember how I got home. After my next flight, I had to stop my car at the side of the road I felt so ill and so deathly tired my eyes kept closing. When I woke up I had slumped over in my driver's seat hanging in the safety belt unconscious – 1 mile from my home. The really scary part was that I couldn’t figure out how to start my car – I couldn’t find the ignition, and when I finally did, I couldn’t coordinate my feet and hands to change gears and accelerate to get the car moving - it seemed I had forgotten how to drive. That’s when I knew something was very wrong. I searched for help and found it. Then my union asked me to give some interviews since they were dealing with the issue and needed somebody to talk about it in the media. And that’s when it all began.
Continue reading:
https://unbekoming.substack.com/p/aerotoxic-syndrome
Aerotoxic Syndrome - Interview with Bearnairdine Beaumont
Unbekoming, 1st May 2024
I began my flying career after working over 5 years as a laboratory assistant. Following in my father’s footsteps who was a pilot, I planned to fly until retirement age which was 55 at the airline I worked for. At the age of 40, my health deteriorated rapidly. I had the weirdest symptoms, which at first were put down to allergies. I felt sick on flights, especially long-haul flights. The fumes entering the plane before and during take-off made me feel ill. The smell in the airplane when boarding the first thing was giving me headaches. Also, on many of those flights we had to spray insecticides depending on which country we flew to or came from, they made me cough and sneeze and made my skin itchy and red. I often felt dizzy and overwhelmingly tired, confused, and had trouble remembering the names of my team – I forgot them instantly after they introduced themselves. One day I couldn’t remember how I got home. After my next flight, I had to stop my car at the side of the road I felt so ill and so deathly tired my eyes kept closing. When I woke up I had slumped over in my driver's seat hanging in the safety belt unconscious – 1 mile from my home. The really scary part was that I couldn’t figure out how to start my car – I couldn’t find the ignition, and when I finally did, I couldn’t coordinate my feet and hands to change gears and accelerate to get the car moving - it seemed I had forgotten how to drive. That’s when I knew something was very wrong. I searched for help and found it. Then my union asked me to give some interviews since they were dealing with the issue and needed somebody to talk about it in the media. And that’s when it all began.
Continue reading:
https://unbekoming.substack.com/p/aerotoxic-syndrome
30 April 2024
Telecom's Weaponized 5G Caught in the Act While we Sleep
This post from Reinette Senum's Foghorn Express has incorrect information about Nexrad. She has issued another post on 1st May to correct this.
NEXRAD Exposes Telecoms' Dirty Secret: The 5G Smoking Gun. Been feeling funky lately?
by Reinette Senum, reinettesenumsfoghornexpress.substack.com/, 29 April 2024
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While mayor of Nevada City, my efforts to protect public health and safety have included successfully sending telecoms packing when they attempted to recklessly expand the 3G and 4G networks and chairing a working committee to design a telecom ordinance for my hometown. Despite the ordinance being watered down by inside and outside interference, I have remained steadfast in my commitment to raising awareness about the serious risks of 5G technology.
26 April 2024
United States: FCC Knew Phones Exceeded Radiation Limits, Hid Info From Public and Courts
'FCC testing showed popular cellphone brands exceeded the agency’s safety limits for human exposure to wireless radiation, but the agency hid the information from the public and the courts, according to data obtained by the Environmental Health Trust...'
FCC Knew Phones Exceeded Radiation Limits, Hid Info From Public and Courts
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 24 April 2024
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) knew for years that certain popular smartphones exceeded the agency’s safety limits for human exposure to wireless radiation when held close to the body, according to data obtained by the Environmental Health Trust (EHT) via Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Rather than going public with the testing results, the FCC hid them — even when important lawsuits concerning cellphone radiation’s impact on people’s health were underway.
The outcome of such lawsuits might have been different, had the agency been honest about what it knew, said W. Scott McCollough, lead litigator for Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) & Wireless cases. McCollough called the FCC’s actions “scandalous.”
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 24 April 2024
Rather than going public with the testing results, the FCC hid them — even when important lawsuits concerning cellphone radiation’s impact on people’s health were underway.
The outcome of such lawsuits might have been different, had the agency been honest about what it knew, said W. Scott McCollough, lead litigator for Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) & Wireless cases. McCollough called the FCC’s actions “scandalous.”
16 April 2024
France: List of cell phones withdrawn or updated for deception and endangering users (update 8 April 2024)
List of cell phones withdrawn or updated for deception and endangering users
By : Phonegate Team • 11 Apr 2024
There are now 48 models of cell phones, identified as dangerous to the health of users, which have been either withdrawn from the French market or have seen their Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) updated by software. The latest: the HOTWAV Cyber 7, the LOGICOM Flow, the EMPORIA smart 4, the DOOGEE S88, the EMPORIA simplicity V27, the Iphone 12, the Motorola Edge, the Essential Clap 20+, the Xiaomi Poco X3 and the LOGICOM Le Swipe.
HOTWAV Cyber 7 withdrawn from the French market
In a press release dated April 8, 2024, the French National Frequencies Agency (ANFR) announced the withdrawal from the French market of the HOTWAV Cyber 7 smartphone, after tests carried out by the accredited German laboratory CETECOM revealed that the trunk SAR (2.112 W/kg) and limb SAR (4.246 W/kg) had been exceeded.
By : Phonegate Team • 11 Apr 2024
HOTWAV Cyber 7 withdrawn from the French market
In a press release dated April 8, 2024, the French National Frequencies Agency (ANFR) announced the withdrawal from the French market of the HOTWAV Cyber 7 smartphone, after tests carried out by the accredited German laboratory CETECOM revealed that the trunk SAR (2.112 W/kg) and limb SAR (4.246 W/kg) had been exceeded.
Switzerland: Electrosensitivity: A new medical advice network
Switzerland: Electrosensitivity: A new medical advice network
A new article published on the website of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN),
Swiss Confederation
Electrosensitivity: A new medical advice network
The disorder is not scientifically recognized, yet the suffering of electrosensitive people is very real. A new medical advice network intends to improve their care. This measure is based on a decision of the Federal Council.
Text: Carole Berset - unofficial auto-translation
Recurrent headaches, concentration and memory problems: in Switzerland, around 5% of the population reports suffering from electrosensitivity. “This rate varies between 1% and around 10% depending on the studies. A report from the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) of France in 2018 evaluated studies of the prevalence of this disorder over several years, and estimated that it would be around 5%,” explains Maurane Riesen, scientific collaborator at the FOEN. No causal link has been scientifically established between the appearance of electrosensitivity and exposure to electromagnetic fields (also called electrosmog). However, the suffering of electrosensitive people is real and has been associated with a variety of symptoms such as redness, burning sensations, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, nausea, heart palpitations and digestive problems. According to the ANSES report, radio frequency sources (Wi-Fi, mobile telephony, relay antennas) and low frequency sources (electrical lines and installations) are most often blamed by people during the appearance of this condition.
A new article published on the website of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN),
Swiss Confederation
Link to the network (in French, German, Italian): MedNIS
Electrosensitivity: A new medical advice network
The disorder is not scientifically recognized, yet the suffering of electrosensitive people is very real. A new medical advice network intends to improve their care. This measure is based on a decision of the Federal Council.
Text: Carole Berset - unofficial auto-translation
Bruno Cardona suffers from electrosensitivity. He has implemented a series of solutions to disconnect
and therefore limit his pain. © Saskja Rosset | Lunax
Recurrent headaches, concentration and memory problems: in Switzerland, around 5% of the population reports suffering from electrosensitivity. “This rate varies between 1% and around 10% depending on the studies. A report from the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) of France in 2018 evaluated studies of the prevalence of this disorder over several years, and estimated that it would be around 5%,” explains Maurane Riesen, scientific collaborator at the FOEN. No causal link has been scientifically established between the appearance of electrosensitivity and exposure to electromagnetic fields (also called electrosmog). However, the suffering of electrosensitive people is real and has been associated with a variety of symptoms such as redness, burning sensations, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, nausea, heart palpitations and digestive problems. According to the ANSES report, radio frequency sources (Wi-Fi, mobile telephony, relay antennas) and low frequency sources (electrical lines and installations) are most often blamed by people during the appearance of this condition.
Autism and How Cell Phone Radiation and Other Sources of Wireless Damage the Blood-Brain Barrier
This article includes links to several excellent videos on health effects of exposure to cell phone radiation emitted by our wireless devices, including a presentation by neurosurgeon Dr. Leif Salford.
Autism and How Cell Phone Radiation and Other Sources of Wireless Damage the Blood-Brain Barrier
by B.N. Frank, activistpost.com, 11 April 2024
Decades of research have already determined that exposure to cell phone radiation and other sources of electromagnetic fields (EMF) – including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 5G – is biologically harmful. Despite this research, wireless-radiation emitting sources seem to be almost everywhere including the utility “Smart” meters (electric, gas, and water) installed on homes and throughout communities worldwide.
There is a long list of undesirable symptoms and illnesses associated with exposure. It can even damage the blood-brain barrier! Additionally, experts have said exposure could be linked to autism. Of course it seems reasonable to suspect anything that damages the blood-brain barrier of at least contributing to autism.
https://www.activistpost.com/2024/04/autism-and-how-cell-phone-radiation-and-other-sources-of-wireless-damage-the-blood-brain-barrier.html
Autism and How Cell Phone Radiation and Other Sources of Wireless Damage the Blood-Brain Barrier
by B.N. Frank, activistpost.com, 11 April 2024
Decades of research have already determined that exposure to cell phone radiation and other sources of electromagnetic fields (EMF) – including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 5G – is biologically harmful. Despite this research, wireless-radiation emitting sources seem to be almost everywhere including the utility “Smart” meters (electric, gas, and water) installed on homes and throughout communities worldwide.
There is a long list of undesirable symptoms and illnesses associated with exposure. It can even damage the blood-brain barrier! Additionally, experts have said exposure could be linked to autism. Of course it seems reasonable to suspect anything that damages the blood-brain barrier of at least contributing to autism.
A Presentation by neurosurgeon Dr. Leif Salford on the effects of cellular phone radiation
(Washington DC conference, 2009)
14 April 2024
Children's Health Defense Files FOIA Requests: Why Did Government Shut Down Studies on Cellphone Radiation and Cancer?
CHD Files FOIA Requests: Why Did Government Shut Down Studies on Cellphone Radiation and Cancer?
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 10 April 2024
The requests are for key communications and research documents related to studies that were underway and the factors that led the National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences to discontinue the studies, despite previous research finding evidence of cancer and DNA damage related to cellphone use.
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) today filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for documents and communications related to the agency’s decision to discontinue studies on the potential health effects of cellphone radiofrequency radiation (RFR) — even after a 10-year, $30-million study, completed in 2018, found evidence of cancer and DNA damage.
“We think it is important to understand what led to this decision, because we know too often big industry interests play a significant role” in shutting down this type of research, said Miriam Eckenfels-Garcia, director of CHD’s Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) & Wireless program.
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) today filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for documents and communications related to the agency’s decision to discontinue studies on the potential health effects of cellphone radiofrequency radiation (RFR) — even after a 10-year, $30-million study, completed in 2018, found evidence of cancer and DNA damage.
“We think it is important to understand what led to this decision, because we know too often big industry interests play a significant role” in shutting down this type of research, said Miriam Eckenfels-Garcia, director of CHD’s Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) & Wireless program.
Scientists Set New Internet Speed World Record: 4.5 Million Times Faster Than Average Broadband
Scientists Set New Internet Speed World Record: 4.5 Million Times Faster Than Average Broadband
By CircleID Reporter, circleid.com, 2 April 2024
Dr. Ian Phillips with the wavelength management device. Photo: Aston University
In a groundbreaking development, scientists from Aston University, in collaboration with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Japan and Nokia Bell Labs in the US, have set a new world record in internet speed. Achieving data transmission rates of 301,000,000 megabits per second through standard optical fiber, this speed is about 4.5 million times faster than the average UK broadband connection and over a million times quicker than average US download speeds.
By CircleID Reporter, circleid.com, 2 April 2024
In a groundbreaking development, scientists from Aston University, in collaboration with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Japan and Nokia Bell Labs in the US, have set a new world record in internet speed. Achieving data transmission rates of 301,000,000 megabits per second through standard optical fiber, this speed is about 4.5 million times faster than the average UK broadband connection and over a million times quicker than average US download speeds.
IARC Again Asked to Review RF Cancer Risk, Just Not Right Away
IARC Again Asked to Review RF Cancer Risk, Just Not Right Away
Same Advice Was Given in 2019
Same Advice Was Given in 2019
microwavenews.com, 13 April 2024
An advisory group to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has —once again— recommended a new assessment of the cancer risk posed by RF radiation. RF is one of about a hundred agents listed as “high priority” for evaluation over the next five years, 2025-2029.
The panel, made up of 28 independent scientists from 22 countries, met last month in Lyon, France (IARC’s hometown), to consider more than 200 agents that had been nominated for evaluation or reevaluation. The panel’s recommendations were announced yesterday in the news section of Lancet Oncology and an IARC press release.
Others on the high-priority list include acetaminophen (Tylenol), methamphetamine, bisphenols, hair dyes, the hepatitis D virus and smoking cannabis. The full list is below.
The panel, made up of 28 independent scientists from 22 countries, met last month in Lyon, France (IARC’s hometown), to consider more than 200 agents that had been nominated for evaluation or reevaluation. The panel’s recommendations were announced yesterday in the news section of Lancet Oncology and an IARC press release.
Others on the high-priority list include acetaminophen (Tylenol), methamphetamine, bisphenols, hair dyes, the hepatitis D virus and smoking cannabis. The full list is below.
10 April 2024
Switzerland: Resistance to 5G antennas grows nationwide
Everyone wants fast Internet, even on the go - but no one wants a 5G antenna in the garden. Resistance is increasing nationwide - including in the canton of Schwyz.
Resistance to 5G antennas
hoefner.ch, April 8, 2024 - auto-translation
A 5G antenna - here from the mobile phone provider Sunrise.
It's a nationwide trend: When it comes to building a 5G antenna, there's a hail of objections. The three Swiss mobile phone providers Swisscom, Salt and Sunrise can tell you a thing or two about it. According to Swisscom, around 3,000 such projects from all providers are currently pending or blocked due to objections. The canton of Schwyz is no exception. The Schwyz Office for the Environment and Energy has recorded an enormous increase since the introduction of the 5G standard - as head of office Peter Inhelder explains upon request. Most objections come from private parties and have a health-related background. However, getting away with it with such arguments is very unlikely. The same federal regulations and limit values for non-ionizing radiation (NIS) apply to the installation and operation of 5G antennas as to all mobile communications systems - and these are stricter in Switzerland than in other European countries. And compliance with these regulations is regularly checked by the cantons.
hoefner.ch, April 8, 2024 - auto-translation
A 5G antenna - here from the mobile phone provider Sunrise.
07 April 2024
Switzerland: 5G Mobile Communications: Warning about the Quick Fix
Warning about the Quick Fix
By Pascal Sigg (text) and Florian Bachmann (photo), woz.ch, 28 March 2024 - auto-translation
The federal government could soon allocate mobile phone frequencies for so-called millimeter waves. What pleases telecommunications companies and the digital economy worries environmental protection doctors.
(Photo): It doesn't really work yet: The effects of the frequencies required for 5G technology on our bodies have hardly been researched.
The hopes for 5G technology are high because it could finally fulfill many of the promises of digitalization: fast mobile internet even on hills, drone-controlled weeding robots in fields, self-driving cars in the city. Telecommunications companies and the Federal Council want to push ahead with the corresponding expansion of the 5G network. But there is a problem: Such applications require mobile communications at higher frequencies. Swisscom, Salt and Sunrise currently only operate at a maximum of 3.5 gigahertz (GHz). The Federal Council is now toying with awarding higher mobile phone frequencies in the 6, 26 and 40 GHz ranges – so-called millimeter waves. In order to examine the specific need for higher frequencies, the Federal Office of Communications (Bakom) recently carried out a public consultation process. The Federal Council could have the frequencies auctioned in just three years.
By Pascal Sigg (text) and Florian Bachmann (photo), woz.ch, 28 March 2024 - auto-translation
(Photo): It doesn't really work yet: The effects of the frequencies required for 5G technology on our bodies have hardly been researched.
The hopes for 5G technology are high because it could finally fulfill many of the promises of digitalization: fast mobile internet even on hills, drone-controlled weeding robots in fields, self-driving cars in the city. Telecommunications companies and the Federal Council want to push ahead with the corresponding expansion of the 5G network. But there is a problem: Such applications require mobile communications at higher frequencies. Swisscom, Salt and Sunrise currently only operate at a maximum of 3.5 gigahertz (GHz). The Federal Council is now toying with awarding higher mobile phone frequencies in the 6, 26 and 40 GHz ranges – so-called millimeter waves. In order to examine the specific need for higher frequencies, the Federal Office of Communications (Bakom) recently carried out a public consultation process. The Federal Council could have the frequencies auctioned in just three years.
05 April 2024
California: ‘Huge Win’: Court Rules Big Telecom Must Comply With State Environmental Laws
‘Huge Win’: Court Rules Big Telecom Must Comply With State Environmental Laws
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 4 April 2024
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge last week ruled that federal law does not preempt California’s state environmental law, which requires environmental impact reviews before telecom companies can apply for permits to build new wireless infrastructure on scenic highways and historic sites.
Los Angeles County officials must comply with state environmental law when issuing permits for new wireless infrastructures, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled.
The ruling is a win for Children’s Health Defense (CHD) and a coalition of community and environmental groups in a historic case challenging the fast-tracked proliferation of wireless infrastructure in Los Angeles County.
W. Scott McCollough, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said in a press release, “The court’s ruling is a huge win in the battle against unfettered proliferation of wireless because of the known risks to the environment and people’s health.”
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 4 April 2024
Los Angeles County officials must comply with state environmental law when issuing permits for new wireless infrastructures, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled.
The ruling is a win for Children’s Health Defense (CHD) and a coalition of community and environmental groups in a historic case challenging the fast-tracked proliferation of wireless infrastructure in Los Angeles County.
W. Scott McCollough, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said in a press release, “The court’s ruling is a huge win in the battle against unfettered proliferation of wireless because of the known risks to the environment and people’s health.”
04 April 2024
Study: Electromagnetic Fields Harm Insects
This link will take you to the study in English, French and German as well as Fact Sheets: https://protect-insects.info/beefi-study/#study
diagnose:funk, 2024
The results of the meta-analysis by Thill, Cammaerts & Balmori (2023) show that mobile phone radiation has negative effects on insects
BEEFI: Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Insects: a Systematic Review and Metaanalysis, Reviews on Environmental Health; Authors: Thill A, Cammaerts M-C, Balmori A., 2023 doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2023-0072 | www.emf-portal.org/de/article/52384
The negative effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on insects are the subject of intensive scientific research. New findings indicate that EMFs can affect the reproductive ability, behavior, DNA and health of insects. Studies show disturbed behavior in bees, a decrease in pollination performance and a decline in insect populations near EMF sources such as power lines and mobile phone masts. The strong effect of the combination of various damaging influences in the field further intensifies these negative effects.
It is strongly recommended that the precautionary principle be applied to the expansion of mobile communications infrastructure, as it cannot be ruled out that the effects on insect populations will be problematic. More research is needed to understand interactions with other factors. These findings should be taken into account in political decisions and planning so as not to further accelerate insect extinction.
The 2023 study by Thill, Cammaerts & Balmori documents the harmful effects of EMF on insects. Take a look at the key findings and facts of this study.
Original article in German:
The original study is available for free download here in English, German and French, as is a fact sheet in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.
https://protect-insects.info/beefi-study/#study
It is strongly recommended that the precautionary principle be applied to the expansion of mobile communications infrastructure, as it cannot be ruled out that the effects on insect populations will be problematic. More research is needed to understand interactions with other factors. These findings should be taken into account in political decisions and planning so as not to further accelerate insect extinction.
The 2023 study by Thill, Cammaerts & Balmori documents the harmful effects of EMF on insects. Take a look at the key findings and facts of this study.
Original article in German:
The original study is available for free download here in English, German and French, as is a fact sheet in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.
https://protect-insects.info/beefi-study/#study
27 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health (3 April 2024)
27 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health,
Invited Perspective: Why Systematic Reviews, Scoping Reviews, and Evidence-to-Decision Frameworks Are Critical for Transparent, Consistent, Equitable, and Science-Based Decision-Making in Environmental Health
Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study (Note: Methodological problems undermine validity of results.)
5G papers
Electromagnetic Radiation Safety, 3 April, 2024
Dr. Joel Moscowitz, University of California Berkeley, has been circulating abstracts of newly-published scientific papers on radio frequency and other non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) monthly since 2016. The complete collection of these papers contains more than 2,000 abstracts with links to the papers. Several hundred EMF scientists around the world receive these updates.
To see abstracts for the most recent papers or to download volumes 1 to 3 of this collection go to:
https://www.saferemr.com/2022/06/recent-research-on-wireless-radiation.html
Dr. Joel Moscowitz, University of California Berkeley, has been circulating abstracts of newly-published scientific papers on radio frequency and other non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) monthly since 2016. The complete collection of these papers contains more than 2,000 abstracts with links to the papers. Several hundred EMF scientists around the world receive these updates.
To see abstracts for the most recent papers or to download volumes 1 to 3 of this collection go to:
https://www.saferemr.com/2022/06/recent-research-on-wireless-radiation.html
Invited Perspective: Why Systematic Reviews, Scoping Reviews, and Evidence-to-Decision Frameworks Are Critical for Transparent, Consistent, Equitable, and Science-Based Decision-Making in Environmental Health
Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study (Note: Methodological problems undermine validity of results.)
5G papers
18 March 2024
United States: NIH probe of ‘Havana syndrome’ finds no sign of brain injuries
NIH probe of ‘Havana syndrome’ finds no sign of brain injuries
The four-year study comes amid ongoing conjectures about ‘targeted attacks’ with pulsed-energy weapons
Repeated scans of patients suffering from the mysterious ailment commonly known as “Havana syndrome” found no significant evidence of brain injury, according to an ongoing investigation by the National Institutes of Health.
A man pushes a wheelbarrow near the U.S. Embassy in Havana, where government employees were working when they mysteriously became ill. (Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images)
Two studies, published Monday in JAMA, found few significant differences in a range of cognitive and physical tests among more than 80 patients who had been stationed in Cuba, Austria, China and other locations compared with a control group of people with similar job descriptions.
By Joel Achenbach and Shane Harris, Washington Post, March 18, 2024
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The four-year study comes amid ongoing conjectures about ‘targeted attacks’ with pulsed-energy weapons
A man pushes a wheelbarrow near the U.S. Embassy in Havana, where government employees were working when they mysteriously became ill. (Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images)
Two studies, published Monday in JAMA, found few significant differences in a range of cognitive and physical tests among more than 80 patients who had been stationed in Cuba, Austria, China and other locations compared with a control group of people with similar job descriptions.
15 March 2024
Wireless Radiation Health Effects Compilation Cell Towers and Cell Phones and Wi Fi
Excellent 20-minute video
Wireless Radiation Health Effects Compilation Cell Towers and Cell Phones and Wi Fi
Environmental Health Trust, 14 March 2024
Hundreds of scientists, doctors and public health experts recommend the public reduce exposure to wireless radiation to mitigate risk due to the growing scientific evidence of harm.
Environmental Health Trust, 14 March 2024
Hundreds of scientists, doctors and public health experts recommend the public reduce exposure to wireless radiation to mitigate risk due to the growing scientific evidence of harm.
09 March 2024
Switzerland: Millimeter waves: uncertain need and risk
Physicians for the Environment are sounding the alarm about the desire of the Swiss government, operators and Comcom to introduce millimeter-wave 5G in Switzerland.
Millimeter waves: uncertain need and risk
by Pascal Sigg, infosperber.ch, March 8, 2024 - Translation DeepL
The Federal Council and operators want higher cell phone frequencies soon. A doctors' organization is "very worried".
Will adaptive antennas soon be able to use higher frequencies in Switzerland? Antenna in the canton of Zurich © SRF Kassensturz
New business, better Internet coverage in the countryside and more money in the state coffers. These are the reasons why the Federal Council wants to allocate new high frequencies for mobile telephony in the 6 GHz, 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands - known as millimeter waves. These frequencies would enable the introduction of 5G technology in our country. At present, this technology only operates in Switzerland on a maximum of 3.5 GHz.
As with the allocation of the first 5G frequencies four years ago, the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) recently organized a public consultation procedure. This time, however, the only focus was on the needs of potential operators and users.
Millimeter waves: uncertain need and risk
by Pascal Sigg, infosperber.ch, March 8, 2024 - Translation DeepL
Will adaptive antennas soon be able to use higher frequencies in Switzerland? Antenna in the canton of Zurich © SRF Kassensturz
New business, better Internet coverage in the countryside and more money in the state coffers. These are the reasons why the Federal Council wants to allocate new high frequencies for mobile telephony in the 6 GHz, 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands - known as millimeter waves. These frequencies would enable the introduction of 5G technology in our country. At present, this technology only operates in Switzerland on a maximum of 3.5 GHz.
As with the allocation of the first 5G frequencies four years ago, the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) recently organized a public consultation procedure. This time, however, the only focus was on the needs of potential operators and users.
05 March 2024
36 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or HealthElectromagnetic Radiation Safety, 4 March 2024
36 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health
Dr. Joel Moscowitz, University of California Berkeley, has been circulating abstracts of newly-published scientific papers on radio frequency and other non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) monthly since 2016. The complete collection of these papers contains more than 2,000 abstracts with links to the papers. Several hundred EMF scientists around the world receive these updates.
To download Volume 3 which contains abstracts of papers published in 2024 (including the new papers listed below) click on the following link (45 page pdf): https://bit.ly/EMFstudies03-2024
To download Volume 2 which contains abstracts of papers published from 2021 through 2023 click on the following link (867 page pdf): https://bit.ly/EMFStudies-2021-2023
To download Volume 1 which contains abstracts of papers published from 2016 through 2020 click on the following link (875 page pdf): https://bit.ly/EMFStudies-2016-2020
The abstracts for recently published papers appear below.
https://www.saferemr.com/2024/03/, March 4, 2024
Dr. Joel Moscowitz, University of California Berkeley, has been circulating abstracts of newly-published scientific papers on radio frequency and other non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) monthly since 2016. The complete collection of these papers contains more than 2,000 abstracts with links to the papers. Several hundred EMF scientists around the world receive these updates.
To download Volume 3 which contains abstracts of papers published in 2024 (including the new papers listed below) click on the following link (45 page pdf): https://bit.ly/EMFstudies03-2024
To download Volume 2 which contains abstracts of papers published from 2021 through 2023 click on the following link (867 page pdf): https://bit.ly/EMFStudies-2021-2023
To download Volume 1 which contains abstracts of papers published from 2016 through 2020 click on the following link (875 page pdf): https://bit.ly/EMFStudies-2016-2020
The abstracts for recently published papers appear below.
01 March 2024
No budget in Switzerland to protect people’s health from dangerous phones?
No budget in Switzerland to protect people’s health from dangerous phones?
Between 2012 and today, the sale of radio frequencies (4G, 5G) alone has brought in almost CHF 1.4 billion for the Federal Council.
Despite the warnings raised in 2018 and again in 2019 by several members of Parliament (interpellations 19.3180 and 19.4496), and again in 2023 with motion 23.4244), the Swiss authorities remain silent. Several press articles, such as those in the “Beobachter” and the “Tagesanzeiger”, warned of the “Phonegate affair”, yet the Federal Council justified its inaction in protecting the health and safety of millions of cell phone users on the grounds of its “financial situation”:
“The Federal Council recognizes that there is indeed a gap in implementation, that there is no market surveillance for these products regarding their health impacts due to NIR. However, carrying out these tasks would require human and financial resources. Based on the cost/benefit analysis, and given the Confederation’s financial situation, the required resources could not be made available. The Federal Council therefore agrees to dispense with market surveillance for the time being, and therefore proposes to reject this motion.”
By : Phonegate Team • 27 Feb 2024
Despite the warnings raised in 2018 and again in 2019 by several members of Parliament (interpellations 19.3180 and 19.4496), and again in 2023 with motion 23.4244), the Swiss authorities remain silent. Several press articles, such as those in the “Beobachter” and the “Tagesanzeiger”, warned of the “Phonegate affair”, yet the Federal Council justified its inaction in protecting the health and safety of millions of cell phone users on the grounds of its “financial situation”:
“The Federal Council recognizes that there is indeed a gap in implementation, that there is no market surveillance for these products regarding their health impacts due to NIR. However, carrying out these tasks would require human and financial resources. Based on the cost/benefit analysis, and given the Confederation’s financial situation, the required resources could not be made available. The Federal Council therefore agrees to dispense with market surveillance for the time being, and therefore proposes to reject this motion.”
28 February 2024
Woman Living Near Cell Tower Diagnosed With 51 Strokes
Exclusive: Woman Living Near Cell Tower Diagnosed With 51 Strokes
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 26 Feb. 2024, updated 27 Feb. 2024
In an interview with The Defender, Marcia Haller detailed how her life dramatically changed when a cell tower 900 feet from her home was “upgraded.” Haller notified the telecom companies operating the tower that she plans to sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In 2007, Marcia and Jason Haller — high school sweethearts who met in Duluth, Minnesota — bought their dream property north of Duluth to peacefully live close to nature and Marcia’s family.
Little did they know then that American Towers, AT&T and T-Mobile would soon build a cell tower just 900 feet from their home — a tower that would later forever change Marcia’s life as she knew it.
Nearly immediately after the cell tower was “upgraded” in 2019, Marcia became disabled from the intense levels of radiofrequency (RF) radiation emitted by the tower.
Since then, she has suffered 51 strokes, vision loss, hearing loss, headaches, sleep disruption, chronic fatigue and cognitive impairment. She experiences ongoing issues with balance, orientation and mobility.
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 26 Feb. 2024, updated 27 Feb. 2024
In 2007, Marcia and Jason Haller — high school sweethearts who met in Duluth, Minnesota — bought their dream property north of Duluth to peacefully live close to nature and Marcia’s family.
Little did they know then that American Towers, AT&T and T-Mobile would soon build a cell tower just 900 feet from their home — a tower that would later forever change Marcia’s life as she knew it.
Nearly immediately after the cell tower was “upgraded” in 2019, Marcia became disabled from the intense levels of radiofrequency (RF) radiation emitted by the tower.
Since then, she has suffered 51 strokes, vision loss, hearing loss, headaches, sleep disruption, chronic fatigue and cognitive impairment. She experiences ongoing issues with balance, orientation and mobility.
25 February 2024
Barbados: US group renowned for cell tower opposition backs residents
US group renowned for cell tower opposition backs residents
by Emmanuel Joseph, barbadostoday.bb, February 24, 2024
A St James village’s battle to rid itself of a recently erected cell phone tower in its midst notched up Friday as it enlisted the support of an American campaign group that argues cell phones, wireless broadband and other high-frequency radio signals pose a health risk.
The non-profit Environmental Health Trust (EHT), based in the northern American state of Wyoming has emerged to back the people of Olive Lodge, Holders Hill, who are planning to ask the High Court to issue an injunction to block any further work and eventually have the structure removed. The tower was erected around mid-January by telecommunications firm Digicel. The community was told the tower was temporary.
by Emmanuel Joseph, barbadostoday.bb, February 24, 2024
The non-profit Environmental Health Trust (EHT), based in the northern American state of Wyoming has emerged to back the people of Olive Lodge, Holders Hill, who are planning to ask the High Court to issue an injunction to block any further work and eventually have the structure removed. The tower was erected around mid-January by telecommunications firm Digicel. The community was told the tower was temporary.
23 February 2024
Switzerland: 5G critics file complaints in 127 Bernese municipalities
5G critics file complaints in 127 Bernese municipalities
derbund.ch, 20 February 2024 - auto-translation
386 antennas are being used illegally, claim two associations and one company. And are therefore filing complaints with the building police everywhere.
One of the offending installations: the antenna on the roof of the Berner Zeitung and "Bund" newspapers. Photo: Raphael Moser
derbund.ch, 20 February 2024 - auto-translation
386 antennas are being used illegally, claim two associations and one company. And are therefore filing complaints with the building police everywhere.
In the canton of Bern, 127 municipalities where 5G mobile phone antennas are located are facing complaints from the building police. The complaints were submitted by the WIR and Gigaherz associations, which are critical of mobile communications, and Laubscher plannetzwerk GmbH from Büren an der Aare.
They have been warning about radiation exposure from mobile phone antennas for some time. They are now targeting those antennas where the transmission power has been increased without a planning application or public publication. This was announced by the three organizations on Tuesday.
22 February 2024
Applying the Precautionary Principle to Wireless Technology: Policy Dilemmas and Systemic Risks
Applying the Precautionary Principle to Wireless Technology: Policy Dilemmas and Systemic Risks
Paul Ben Ishai, Hillel Z. Baldwin, Linda S. Birnbaum, Tom Butler, Kent Chamberlin, Devra L. Davis, show all
Pages 5-18 | Published online: 20 Feb 2024
Cite this article
https://doi.org/10.1080/00139157.2024.2293631
Current policies in the United States and Europe regarding wireless radiation rest on an outdated assumption that the sole adverse impact to be avoided is acute heating of biological tissues.Footnote1 These policies ignore substantial evidence of chronic impacts that wireless radiofrequency radiation (RFR) can have on public health and the broader environmental consequences. In this article, we briefly review the early history of policy development on RFR, provide evidence of significant adverse nonthermal chronic impacts from exposures that are not considered in current standards, and make the case for implementing the precautionary principle to protect public health and the environment. As with most environmental health hazards, the consequences of RFR are especially important to the fetus and children, as they will incur a lifetime of exposures that is without precedent. We thus argue for the adoption of the precautionary principle to reduce chronic, societal-level risks from exposures.
Paul Ben Ishai, Hillel Z. Baldwin, Linda S. Birnbaum, Tom Butler, Kent Chamberlin, Devra L. Davis, show all
Pages 5-18 | Published online: 20 Feb 2024
Cite this article
https://doi.org/10.1080/00139157.2024.2293631
Continue reading:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00139157.2024.2293631
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00139157.2024.2293631
20 February 2024
DNA and Developmental Damage from Cell Towers on the Greek Island of Samos: Effects on Insects, Flowers and Vegetables
DNA and Developmental Damage from Cell Towers on the Greek Island of Samos: Effects on Insects, Flowers and Vegetables
by Diana Kordas, ED.M., M.A. February 8, 2024; hyperlinked version posted by Safe Tech International Feb. 12, 2024 by permission.
“…cells with irreparably damaged genomic DNA will result in cell senescence, cell death, cancer or mutated offspring, depending on cell type and specific biological/environmental conditions.” Panagopoulos et al., 2021 1
Introduction
A recent paper, ‘Human‑made electromagnetic fields: Ion forced‑oscillation and voltage‑gated ion channel dysfunction, oxidative stress and DNA damage (Review) published in the International Journal of Oncology by biophysicist Dimitris J. Panagopoulos et. al. states unequivocally that electromagnetic radiation from wireless technology damages DNA. This leads to infertility, sterility, mutations and extinctions, and it explains the loss of biodiversity that we are currently experiencing on this planet.
by Diana Kordas, ED.M., M.A. February 8, 2024; hyperlinked version posted by Safe Tech International Feb. 12, 2024 by permission.
Introduction
A recent paper, ‘Human‑made electromagnetic fields: Ion forced‑oscillation and voltage‑gated ion channel dysfunction, oxidative stress and DNA damage (Review) published in the International Journal of Oncology by biophysicist Dimitris J. Panagopoulos et. al. states unequivocally that electromagnetic radiation from wireless technology damages DNA. This leads to infertility, sterility, mutations and extinctions, and it explains the loss of biodiversity that we are currently experiencing on this planet.
Germany: The city of Ravensburg wants to build a shelter against radiation
The city of Ravensburg wants to build a shelter against radiation
by Annette Vincenz, schwaebische.de, 27 December 2023
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Some people have bad allergies, others are highly sensitive to radiation and electrosmog. How the city of Ravensburg wants to help them.
Almost everyone has it: a smartphone. But some people wonder how healthy these small devices actually are. (Photo: Zacharie Scheurer/dpa/dpa-tmn)
Ravensburg could be the first city in Germany to set up a public shelter for electro-sensitive people. This was confirmed by both the city's press spokesman Timo Hartmann and Anke Bay from the self-help group for environmentally ill people in Ravensburg. Those affected can relax in the room, which is shielded from cell phone radiation, if they have things to do in the city center. It will probably go to the city library, which is due to be renovated and modernized in the next few years.
Horror of cell phone radiation
by Annette Vincenz, schwaebische.de, 27 December 2023
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Almost everyone has it: a smartphone. But some people wonder how healthy these small devices actually are. (Photo: Zacharie Scheurer/dpa/dpa-tmn)
Ravensburg could be the first city in Germany to set up a public shelter for electro-sensitive people. This was confirmed by both the city's press spokesman Timo Hartmann and Anke Bay from the self-help group for environmentally ill people in Ravensburg. Those affected can relax in the room, which is shielded from cell phone radiation, if they have things to do in the city center. It will probably go to the city library, which is due to be renovated and modernized in the next few years.
Horror of cell phone radiation
16 February 2024
California: LA County Residents Will Have to Battle Wireless Expansion ‘Tower by Tower,’ but Judge Rules Against County on Key Environmental Claims
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled on Wednesday that most claims will proceed in a lawsuit alleging county ordinances allow uncontrolled wireless expansion without environmental review or public input, but struck down a key argument seeking to give residents more say over cell tower build-out near their homes.
LA County Residents Will Have to Battle Wireless Expansion ‘Tower by Tower,’ but Judge Rules Against County on Key Environmental Claims
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 15 February 2024
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge delivered a split decision Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to halt the fast-tracked proliferation of wireless infrastructure without environmental review and without residents’ right to appeal.
In his ruling, Judge James C. Chalfant dismissed claims that the ordinances violate due process rights by preventing residents from contesting individual wireless project permits near their homes. He also dismissed a minor claim about a bureaucratic procedure.
However, he allowed pivotal allegations that the county is illegally sidestepping state environmental law through its new rules for approving wireless infrastructure projects.
Because the ruling bars a sweeping countywide due process challenge, the plaintiffs say it places an impossible burden on individuals to fund separate cases for each wireless facility installed near their properties without notice.
LA County Residents Will Have to Battle Wireless Expansion ‘Tower by Tower,’ but Judge Rules Against County on Key Environmental Claims
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 15 February 2024
In his ruling, Judge James C. Chalfant dismissed claims that the ordinances violate due process rights by preventing residents from contesting individual wireless project permits near their homes. He also dismissed a minor claim about a bureaucratic procedure.
However, he allowed pivotal allegations that the county is illegally sidestepping state environmental law through its new rules for approving wireless infrastructure projects.
Because the ruling bars a sweeping countywide due process challenge, the plaintiffs say it places an impossible burden on individuals to fund separate cases for each wireless facility installed near their properties without notice.
Cyprus: Paphos primary school children strike over 5G tower
Paphos primary school children strike over 5G tower
By Tom Cleaver, cyprus-mail.com, February 15, 2024
Primary school children in the Paphos village of Konia went on strike on Thursday in protest at the installation of a 5G cell tower in the village.
(Photo): Students boycotted class for two hours (Image: Kiki Pericleous)
By Tom Cleaver, cyprus-mail.com, February 15, 2024
(Photo): Students boycotted class for two hours (Image: Kiki Pericleous)
The children protested outside their school for two hours, holding placards bearing slogans such as “we have a right to life”, “radiation damages health”, and “no 5G near school”.
Speaking at the protest, Konia Mukhtar Kyriakos Kyriakou said “the whole community is protesting against the placement of the tower.”
There are 280 students at the school who are at “immediate risk” from the tower’s radiation, Kyriakou protested.
Speaking at the protest, Konia Mukhtar Kyriakos Kyriakou said “the whole community is protesting against the placement of the tower.”
There are 280 students at the school who are at “immediate risk” from the tower’s radiation, Kyriakou protested.
France : List of cell phones withdrawn or updated for deception and endangering users (updated 13 February 2024)
List of cell phones withdrawn or updated for deception and endangering users
By : Phonegate Team • 13 Feb 2024
New Logicom smartphone pinned for exceeding SAR
In a press release dated February 12, 2024, the Agence nationale des fréquences (ANFR) revealed that when tested by the CETECOM accredited laboratory, the trunk SAR of the Logicom Flow smartphone exceeded the authorized regulatory limit of 2W/kg, namely 2.09 W/kg.
13 February 2024
Experts: Current Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure Limits Based on Inadequate Science—Does 5G Introduce Heightened Health Concerns?
Experts: Current Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure Limits Based on Inadequate Science—Does 5G Introduce Heightened Health Concerns?
Staff, TrialSite News. Feb. 11, 2024
A group of scientific experts touch on a controversial and frankly, disturbing topic involving what are the generally accepted levels of what’s considered unsafe levels of radiofrequency exposure. Members of the International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF), the authors published in 2022, “Scientific evidence invalidates health assumptions underlying the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) exposure limit determinations for radiofrequency radiations: implications for 5G.” Fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology, is the latest generation of cellular network technology designed to provide faster and more reliable wireless communication. It succeeds 4G LTE technology and offers significantly faster data speeds, lower latency, increased capacity, and support for a massive number of connected devices compared to previous generations. But with overwhelming dependence on our smartphones and various devices powered by standards such as Bluetooth—and all of this exposure to EMFs, how safe are we assuming what appears to be the shoddy evidence backing the safe exposure limits today? The present authors argue herein that those limits were established long ago, based on limited scientific rigor involving both the FCC and ICNIRP. If a group of experts in the field are correct, humanity faces the specter of myriad and potentially severe risks including the prospects of cancer and even sperm damage. Should the ICBE-EMF be correct, why would governments be concerned with Global Warming but not as well the prospect of a heightened risk for human health catastrophe powered by industry in the case of EMFs? Obviously, more research is needed but this group of scientists, highly credentialed, should be taken seriously.
Staff, TrialSite News. Feb. 11, 2024
Why Pregnant Women Should Take Drastic Steps to Lower EMF Exposure During Pregnancy
Why Pregnant Women Should Take Drastic Steps to Lower EMF Exposure During Pregnancy
By Dr. Joseph Mercola, posted on childrenshealthdefense.org, 6 February 2024
Microwave radiation from cellphones, Wi-Fi routers and similar devices concentrate twentyfold in the womb, meaning whatever the reading is outside the womb, the measurement will be 20 times higher inside the mother, according to Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D., Ph.D.
Story at a glance:
By Dr. Joseph Mercola, posted on childrenshealthdefense.org, 6 February 2024
Story at a glance:
- According to Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D., Ph.D., women should take drastic steps to lower their electromagnetic field, or EMF exposure during pregnancy to reduce the risk of having an autistic child.
- Microwave radiation from cellphones, Wi-Fi routers and similar devices concentrate twentyfold in the womb, meaning whatever the reading is outside the womb, the measurement will be 20 times higher inside the mother.
- Klinghardt found the average exposure of an autistic child to high-frequency electric fields from household currents and microwaves from cellphones and other wireless technologies was twentyfold higher than that of non-autistic children.
- Nonionizing cellphone microwave radiation has also been linked to Alzheimer’s and infertility, especially in men, both of which, like autism, are rocketing skyward in terms of prevalence.
- One of the best strategies is to eliminate exposure to extremely low frequency, or ELF electric fields during sleep, as this is the most important time for your brain. Details on how to do this, as well as many other remediation strategies, are discussed.
03 February 2024
5G Health Effects: 7 Case Reports of Health Symptoms After 5G Cell Towers Placed in Sweden
5G Health Effects: 7 Case Reports of Health Symptoms After 5G Cell Towers Placed in Sweden, mdsafetech.org, 20 November 2023, updated 28 January 2024
Now that the massive rollout of 5G cell towers is proceeding throughout cities worldwide, remarkably devoid of the barriers of premarket testing or health and safety studies, and propelled by industry friendly laws, research is now being published on the real-life exposures and health effects of operational 5G towers. For now, this series examines only short term neurologic effects which have been reported. Long term health effects will not be known for decades.
The first investigation of health impacts is in a series of now 7 case reports from Sweden in the last year which have been delivered to the scientific community, revealing that some residents or vacationers living near the new 5G towers developed symptoms of microwave illness soon after deployment of the 5G base station. When these affected individuals moved to a lower EMF dwelling their symptoms subsided. Most of these cases are considered classic examples of a provocation test. In all cases the exposure levels, although some of the highest levels researchers had measured in homes, were below the current ICNIRP standards purported to be “safe” and cause no health effects. These were, however, well above levels considered “safe” according to robust literature referenced in many reports including the BioInitiative Report and EUROPAEM EMF Guidelines. ICNIRP guidelines are however now being scientifically challenged and any new guidelines produced by ICNIRP , WHO, FDA, or FCC in the future would be considered inherently flawed if they are based on several current flawed assumptions, the most important of which is that they consider heat to be the only cause of harm. These 7 case reports were preceded by reports of similar neurologic health symptoms in residents and families in Geneva Switzerland when 5G towers were placed in 2019 and in diplomats in Havana, China, Austria and the U.S. from 2016-2022.
A 2000 a study commissioned by T Mobile on health effects of mobile phone radiation noted the basis for safety guidelines is thermal, but there were few studies on non thermal (biological) effects of RFR to justify the rollout of cell towers. The report states, “The study of potential health effects cannot generally compete with the speed of technical development and the roll out of the product…If there are sufficient indications that there may be damaging effects, the precautionary principle for the protection of health and the environment will apply and avoidable exposures will be avoided until such time when there is enough knowledge for a wider introduction of the technology in question. This theory draws its justification not least from the experiences with the introduction of technologies and products (such as asbestos, DDT, CFCs, formaldehyde, wood preservatives, mass X‐ray screenings etc.), which were widely used, even many years after the first clear indications of health and ecological damage had appeared.” Almost 20 years after this report was published technology has advanced even further, with increasing concern about the newer 5G (and 6G) systems with Massive MIMO and beam forming technology using significantly higher energy and power.(Tornevik). There are Pros and Cons of 5G systems but the weight of evidence currently shows more risk than benefit.
The first investigation of health impacts is in a series of now 7 case reports from Sweden in the last year which have been delivered to the scientific community, revealing that some residents or vacationers living near the new 5G towers developed symptoms of microwave illness soon after deployment of the 5G base station. When these affected individuals moved to a lower EMF dwelling their symptoms subsided. Most of these cases are considered classic examples of a provocation test. In all cases the exposure levels, although some of the highest levels researchers had measured in homes, were below the current ICNIRP standards purported to be “safe” and cause no health effects. These were, however, well above levels considered “safe” according to robust literature referenced in many reports including the BioInitiative Report and EUROPAEM EMF Guidelines. ICNIRP guidelines are however now being scientifically challenged and any new guidelines produced by ICNIRP , WHO, FDA, or FCC in the future would be considered inherently flawed if they are based on several current flawed assumptions, the most important of which is that they consider heat to be the only cause of harm. These 7 case reports were preceded by reports of similar neurologic health symptoms in residents and families in Geneva Switzerland when 5G towers were placed in 2019 and in diplomats in Havana, China, Austria and the U.S. from 2016-2022.
A 2000 a study commissioned by T Mobile on health effects of mobile phone radiation noted the basis for safety guidelines is thermal, but there were few studies on non thermal (biological) effects of RFR to justify the rollout of cell towers. The report states, “The study of potential health effects cannot generally compete with the speed of technical development and the roll out of the product…If there are sufficient indications that there may be damaging effects, the precautionary principle for the protection of health and the environment will apply and avoidable exposures will be avoided until such time when there is enough knowledge for a wider introduction of the technology in question. This theory draws its justification not least from the experiences with the introduction of technologies and products (such as asbestos, DDT, CFCs, formaldehyde, wood preservatives, mass X‐ray screenings etc.), which were widely used, even many years after the first clear indications of health and ecological damage had appeared.” Almost 20 years after this report was published technology has advanced even further, with increasing concern about the newer 5G (and 6G) systems with Massive MIMO and beam forming technology using significantly higher energy and power.(Tornevik). There are Pros and Cons of 5G systems but the weight of evidence currently shows more risk than benefit.
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Why did NIH abruptly halt research on the harms of cell phone radiation?
Why did NIH abruptly halt research on the harms of cell phone radiation?
BY DEVRA DAVIS, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR, thehill.com, 1st February 2024
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL
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In a shocking reversal, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has quietly disclosed that it will stop studying the biological or environmental impacts of cell phone radiofrequency radiation.
This decision comes despite results from the program’s carefully engineered and reviewed decade-long $30 million animal studies that found cancer, heart damage and DNA damage associated with exposure to cell phone radiofrequency radiation at levels comparable to those experienced by Americans today.
The sudden end of civilian government efforts to study potential health impacts of wireless radiation constitutes a glaring abdication of responsibility. In contrast, the U.S. Department of Defense continues to study this problem.
BY DEVRA DAVIS, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR, thehill.com, 1st February 2024
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL
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This decision comes despite results from the program’s carefully engineered and reviewed decade-long $30 million animal studies that found cancer, heart damage and DNA damage associated with exposure to cell phone radiofrequency radiation at levels comparable to those experienced by Americans today.
The sudden end of civilian government efforts to study potential health impacts of wireless radiation constitutes a glaring abdication of responsibility. In contrast, the U.S. Department of Defense continues to study this problem.
22 January 2024
After Dieselgate, Phonegate?
After Dieselgate, Phonegate? *
by Adrien Schwyter, challenges.fr, 18 January 2024 - auto-translation
Despite the publication of new European standards, the measurement of waves emitted by smartphones remains poorly calibrated. And manufacturers are finding ways to slip through the net.
(Photo) : Wave measurement carried out by an ANFR agent at close range of a relay antenna. According to the NGO Phonegate, some smartphone manufacturers are aware of the test procedures, and configure their devices in such a way as to falsify the data emitted.
by Adrien Schwyter, challenges.fr, 18 January 2024 - auto-translation
Despite the publication of new European standards, the measurement of waves emitted by smartphones remains poorly calibrated. And manufacturers are finding ways to slip through the net.
For the past fifteen years, have we been living with a time bomb as our main tech companion? In addition to the long-standing debate on the electrosensitivity of a proportion of the population to cell phone waves, the issue of the health impact of increasingly complex smartphones has recently come back into the spotlight. Last September, Apple was criticized for the performance of its iPhone 12, whose emissions were measured above the tolerated threshold. Faced with the threat of a sales ban, the Californian group took action. Three years after its launch, Apple attributed the anomaly to a software change.
Comments on Tribune de Genève article on infertility: Minimizing the risks of exposure to electromagnetic radiation
The article, on the study from the University of Geneva on sperm quality published by the Tribune de Genève in 16 January 2024 was rather disappointing, especially the comments from Dr. Federico Del Vento, gynecologist specializing in infertility at the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG). We find it rather unconscionable that a medical doctor would downplay the potentially harmful effects of electromagnetic (EM) radiation emitted by our wireless devices.
Below, are my comments on the article and the full text of the published article, auto-translated into English. A comment, expanding on the harms due to exposure of wireless devices of the reproductive area of the body, was submitted to the Tribune de Genève, but not published.
The analysis focused on sperm parameters, volume, sperm concentration, total number as well as motility and morphology. The article states that the conclusion of the study: "Higher frequency of cell phone use, more than 20 times per day, was associated with lower sperm concentration."
Below, are my comments on the article and the full text of the published article, auto-translated into English. A comment, expanding on the harms due to exposure of wireless devices of the reproductive area of the body, was submitted to the Tribune de Genève, but not published.
The analysis focused on sperm parameters, volume, sperm concentration, total number as well as motility and morphology. The article states that the conclusion of the study: "Higher frequency of cell phone use, more than 20 times per day, was associated with lower sperm concentration."
19 January 2024
Cell phones emitted far too much radiation for decades - until today?
Cell phones emitted far too much radiation for decades - until today?
by Pascal Sigg, infosperber.ch, 18 January 2024 - auto-translation
Cell phone manufacturers deliberately conducted unrealistic radiation tests. Even today there are hardly any independent controls.
by Pascal Sigg, infosperber.ch, 18 January 2024 - auto-translation
(Photo): French doctor Marc Arazi has been fighting for more transparency and control over cell phone radiation for over seven years. © EHT
Just a few years ago, the so-called Phonegate revelations showed that the radiation emitted by mobile devices is inadequately controlled. With the exception of the Observer (paywall), no media in this country has reported on this in depth.
Just a few years ago, the so-called Phonegate revelations showed that the radiation emitted by mobile devices is inadequately controlled. With the exception of the Observer (paywall), no media in this country has reported on this in depth.
Switzerland: Device radiation: Federal Council opposes control
Device radiation: Federal Council opposes control
by Pascal Sigg, infosperber.ch, 19 January 2024 - auto-translation
Over 40 cell phones have so far failed French safety tests. Switzerland continues to deliberately look the other way.
by Pascal Sigg, infosperber.ch, 19 January 2024 - auto-translation
(Photo): How strongly do smartphones and tablets emit radiation? Three children with an iPad. © Harrison Haines
A few months ago, it also made headlines in Switzerland that Apple's iPhone 12 failed the French tests. The ANFR also responded to this with a recall. Apple has since offered a software update, which means the device is approved again in France.
However, Belgium, Germany and Italy, which also requested the update, did not receive it . And Swiss users didn’t receive one either. An Apple spokesman confirmed this to Infosperber. This means that the device would actually not be market-compliant in this country.
A few months ago, it also made headlines in Switzerland that Apple's iPhone 12 failed the French tests. The ANFR also responded to this with a recall. Apple has since offered a software update, which means the device is approved again in France.
However, Belgium, Germany and Italy, which also requested the update, did not receive it . And Swiss users didn’t receive one either. An Apple spokesman confirmed this to Infosperber. This means that the device would actually not be market-compliant in this country.
Statement by Devra Davis PhD, MPH on the U.S. Government National Toxicology Program Ceasing Research on Cell Phone Radiation
Statement by Devra Davis PhD, MPH on the U.S. Government National Toxicology Program Ceasing Research on Cell Phone Radiation
Environmental Health Trust. 18 January 2024
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) announced this month, that it will no longer study the issue of cell phone radiofrequency (RF) radiation, despite its completion of $30 million dollar animal studies that found cancer and DNA damage.
NIEHS scientists had previously stated they were conducting follow-up research tp the studies finding cancer and DNA damage which according to the NTPs 2023 fact sheet would:
Environmental Health Trust. 18 January 2024
NIEHS scientists had previously stated they were conducting follow-up research tp the studies finding cancer and DNA damage which according to the NTPs 2023 fact sheet would:
- determine the impact of RFR exposure on behavior and stress, including the real-time assessment of activity and response to system-generated noise and RFR signals.
- conduct physiological monitoring, including evaluation of heart rate.
- investigate whether RFR induces heating.
- further evaluate whether RFR exposure causes DNA damage.