EMF statna zracenja ugrozavaju zdravlje to je. .
obogatisebezpara
(Marketing & Consalting)
13. август 2011. у 12.45
Vidite sami kako izazivaju kancere, secernu bolkest, tumore, bolesti krvi, glavobolje itd...
Mobilni telefoni...aparati za domaćinstvo...antene i predajnici ...strasno..
Vidite sve na
http://homeemfprotection.com/
Smart Meter Program Signals Health Concerns to Consumers: Exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation...
Smart Meters for gas and electric usage are being installed in all of our homes as part of the California Public Utilities Commission mandate to upgrade California’s energy infrastructure with automated digital technology.
The Smart Meter provides two way digital communication transmitting between the meter on your home and the utility company by way of a radio frequency (RF) network. The Smart Meter has two wireless transmitters, one sent directly into your home and one sent to the neighborhood data collector. The principle behind the Smart Meter is that it will allow consumers to know how much they are paying for energy usage at any time. „Time of use” pricing will give the consumer the option to shift their energy usage to a time when the demand for power is lower and therefore the price is less.
Sounds like a great idea! Save money by knowing when the best time during the day it is to cook dinner or use your heat or air conditioning. The real concern should be not the money we save, but what this constant RF radiation is doing to our health. The current standards for RF radiation set by the FCC are not safety standards, but rather regulatory standards. They were not put in place by physicians or medical scientists who had carefully studies the effects of RF radiation of our bodies, but rather by engineers who were looking at the amount of radiation necessary to allow for successful transmission for technological applications such as cell phones – and now Smart Meters. These regulatory standards sound good, but are meaningless when one considers that RF radiation penetrates every living cell – plant, animal, and human. The first organ RF radiation affects is the brain, and the brain is the center of our physical and emotional being. The present FCC standards are for short term, thermal based applications such as microwave ovens. As such, they only protect us from being cooked, burned, or electrocuted! It is not the thermal effect we are concerned about. It is the biological or „non-thermal” effect.
Smart Meters will be sending a strong signal into our homes at frequencies between the 902 and 928 megahertz bandwidth . These wireless signals penetrate walls and pervade our entire home environment, traveling along electrical wiring, metal plumbing, metal fencing, box springs, and so on. Besides communicating with your appliances, they will be communicating with the outside network of meters and a cell site or wireless antenna in your neighborhood.
Chronic exposure to radiofrequency and microwave radiation is still considered a potential health risk. The Smart Meter RF/MW levels are much higher than those already reported to cause cell damage. Research has shown that exposure to this low ambient radiation can cause damage to DNA. What we know about cancer is that DNA damage is always present. Through the roll out of the Smart Grid program, we are being bombarded with EMR – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Insomnia, high blood pressure, rapid heart beat, chronic fatigue, confusion . . . Why do we feel so bad? If we could see the EMF we wouldn’t tolerate it! It is invisible. We are living in a wireless smog, which just got thicker with the EMF from the Smart Meter installations.
obogatisebezpara
(Marketing & Consalting)
14. август 2011. у 06.09
HAARP sistem je posebna tema ali je princip delovanja na bazi elektromagnetnih talasa..
Što se tiče sami zracenja mogu se meriti skoro sva zracenja sa uredjajima ali samo merenje nas neće zastititi..
Zakacicu neke informacije na srpskom da bi bilo svima lakse, mada sma dao link sajta na engleskom gde imate bas mnogo informacija koje vam mogu dati sve potrebne odgovore oko EMF stetnih zracenja...
Za prvi put donesen zakon za zračenje mobilnih telefona
San Francisko - U ovom gradu poznatom po donošenju zakona koji su često sporni, zakonodavci su energično zakoračili u drugu debatu - ovaj put za potencijalnu opasnost od korištenja mobilnih telefona.
Upravni odbor supervizora je glasao 10-1 u korist uredbe, gradonačelnik Gevin Njusom je potvrdio da će da potpiše uredbu. San Francisko je zakoračio u još nerešenu debatu za odnos između dugoročne upotrebe mobilnih telefona i zdravstvenih problema, kao što je tumor na mozgu. To će biti prvi zakon u zemlji koji traži od trgovaca mobilnih telefona da otkriju specifičnu apsorbciju radijacije kod korisnika (SAR). SAR meri maksimalnu vrednost radijacije koja se apsorbira od strane lica koje koristi mobilni telefon. Federalna komisija za komunikacije ograničava zračenje ( SAR ) u proseku od 1.6 vati po kilogramu na telu, ali informacije za nivo zračenja obično nisu lako dostupne kada ljudi kupuju telefone u prodavnici.
„Iz naše perspective, ovo je mnogo razumna i prilično skromna mera koja obezbediti veću transparetnost i informacije korisnicima za koje ova oblast predstavlja brigu ili interes”, izjavi portparol na Njusam - Toni Viniker, koji je istaknuo da gradonačelnik je I-Phone korisnik. „Mi igramo ulogu koju smo oduvek imali a to je da budemo u prvim redovima debata”
Još uvek nakon velikog broja naučnih istraga za ovo pitanje nije postignut zaključak
Na primer, glavna studija na O.N. objavljenja prošlog meseca, nije pronašla jasne veze između mobilnih telefona i rizika od razvoja raka na mozgu.
Predstavnici ove industrije gledaju na ovo kao na razlog da zakon kao što je ovaj ne treba da se donese.
„Ti samo odgovaraju na neosnovane brige”, izjavi Džon Vols, portparol trgovačke grupe CTIA - bežična asocijacija. Taj izjavi da „zakon može da zbuni i da donese u zabludu potrošače”.
Advokati su izjavili da na uredbu gledaju prvenstveno kao pokušaj da se informišu potrošači. Rene Šarp, direktorka radne grupe za životnu sredinu sa sedištem u Kaliforniji, isto tako izjavi da se nada da će zakon urazumiti potrošače da ne kupuju mobilne telefone sa visokim nivoom radijacije dok se potpuno ne rasčisti ovo pitanje. Advokatska grupa je obezbedila izveštaje i druga mišljenja od gradskog odeljenja za životnu sredinu za razvoj njihove politike.
„Mi isto tako se nadamo da će to da potstakne veću debatu za to dali tekući federalni standardi su odgovarajući ili ne”, izjavi Šarp .
„Mi svakako ne računamo da će ljudi prekinuti da kupuju mobilne telefone zbog radijacije”.
Oficijalni funkcioneri u industriji ne Špekulišu za naneti udarac na njihov biznis, ali mnogi od najpopuularnijih mobilnih telefona imaju relativno visok stepen SAR. Ti je zato što mnogi od onih najpopularnijih telefona su pametni telefoni, koji imaju Wi-Fi i Bluetooth prijemnike, kako i osnovne mobilne sposobnosti koje pridonose visokom nivou SAR-a, misli Vols. Naspram zakona, veliki lanci za prodaju mobilnih telefona sa početkom od februara, moraće da stave SAR izveštaj na pakovanjima telofona, dok ostale prodavnice imaju rok do 2012 godine. Iako supervizori u velikoj meri su bili jednoglasni, reakcija izvan gradske skupštine i širom zemlje je bila izmešana.
„Ovo je odgovor od javnog straha, a ne realni dokazi rizika”, izjavi Dejvid Replek, instructor na Harvard Univerzitetu koji predaje o percepciji rizika.
„To je mera opreza na osnovu sugestije za rizik koji dolazi u velikom delu od naše urođene uznemirenosti kao I od ubedljivih dokaza”. Oprez tvrdi „Ne čekajte dokaze da postanu ubedljivi, to je lepa ideja osim što nekada nema vatre ispod dima”.
Izvor:
http://www.pxds.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=208&Itemid=6&lang=serbian_lat
obogatisebezpara
(Marketing & Consalting)
14. август 2011. у 06.09
Sud optužuje upotrebu mobilnih telefona
Decembar 16, 2009
Donata Bonometti
Danas, prvi put, Sud je otkrio stručno poreklo bolesti čoveka koji je četiri godine bio izvršni direktor kompanije u Breši. Satima je radio koristeći bežične i mobilne telefone. Ovaj čovek, Inosenco Markolini (Innocenzo Marcolini), 57, ima benigni tumor trigeminalnog živca. Operacija mu je spasila život, ali je ostavila teške posledice. Radničko osiguranje u Italiji priznalo mu je 80% invaliditeta.
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Ovo je prvi put da je sudija priznao direktnu vezu profesionalne izloženosti elektromagnetnom zračenju sa posledicom izazvanog invaliditeta.
Informacije o ovom legalnom slučaju dolaze od biologiste Anđela Levija (Angelo Levis), profesora genetičke modifikacije na Univerzitetu u Padovi, zaduženog za praćenje efekata EMZ po ljudsko zdravlje. On i Josif Graso (Joseph Grasso), neurohirurg iz Breše, bili su pozvani kao veštaci od strane tužioca. Graso je rekao da je pre tri godine bio pozvan od dvojice ljudi, jednog iz Breše, a drugog iz Kremone, koji su imali sličan posao kao Inosenco Markolini. Radili su u službi za potrošače i stalno koristili bežične i mobilne telefone. Dok su desnom rukom pisali, levom su držali mobilni telefon na uhu. Kod čoveka iz Kremone razvio se maligni tumor na zaušnoj žlezdi, dok je čovek iz Breše imao benigni tumor koji je zahvatio i trigeminalnu gangliju. U oba slučaja tumor se razvio na levoj strani glave.
Levi kaže da je pripremio svoje dokaze na osnovu podataka iz naučne literature („vrlo alarmantne podatke, uprkos optimističkih anketa, često finansirane od telefonskih kompanija”) i njegov izveštaj je predstavljen zajedno sa onim od neurohirurga koji je opisao razne hirurške procedure.
Veštak koji je imenovan od strane Suda (kao treća strana) priznao je tačnost njihovih izveštaja, a pre nekoliko dana Apelacioni sud je konačno utvrdio posledičnu vezu.
Precizna osnova za ovu odluku još uvek nije poznata, ali će biti objavljena nakon tri nedelje. Dalje, Vrhovni sud preuzeće slučaj (zasnovan ne na činjenicama već na legitimnosti procesa). U svakom slučaju, ono što se desilo na Sudu u Breši je senzacionalno. „Činjenica je da ne postoji literatura na ovu temu, a veštaci koje je Sud konsultovao prihvatili su tvrđenje dvojice svedoka da može postojati veza između bolesti i elektromagnetnog zračenja”. Profesor Levi, koji je oformio grupu za kampanju pod nazivom Applelettrosmog (apple - jabuka, application - aplikacija, electrosmog - elektrosmog) dodaje: „Ovakvi slučajevi su česti, ali mali broj lekara nije dovoljno informisan o ovom pitanju.”
Epidemiologist Valerio Đenaro (Valerio Gennaro) iz Đenove, koji je sa entuzijazmom pozdravio presudu, komentarisao je: „Sve je manje nas epidemiologista. U institutu u Đenovi ima nas samo petoro, svi sa kratkoročnim ugovorima, kao da vitalni rad o prevenciji nije važan. Jasno je da naš rad nije samo u prikupljanju podataka nego i u tumačenju zašto su ljudi oboleli.”
Profesor Levi je dodao da ima milion sličajeva tumora u svetu svake godine. „Mi smo izračunali da je to bolest sa deset godina uspavanosti, tako da tek sada počinjemo da dobijamo prve podatke o posledicama takvih navika. Uskoro ćemo da se suočimo i sa efekatima prekomerne upotrebe mobilnih telefona među mladim ljudima, kao što su oni koji su nosili mobilne telefone u školskim rancima kada su imali osam godina. Bojim se da će ovo postati vrlo ozbiljno.”
Izvor:
http://www.pxds.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=200&Itemid=6&lang=serbian_lat
obogatisebezpara
(Marketing & Consalting)
14. август 2011. у 06.10
BBC NEWS REPORTS:
Mobilni telefoni mogu da prouzrokuju Alchajmerovu bolest
Debata o bezbednosti mobilnih telefona se nastavlja
Mobilni telefoni oštećuju ključne moždane ćelije i mogu izazvati ran početak Alchajmerove bolesti, pokazuju studije.
Istraživanje u Švedskoj je otkrilo da zračenje mobilnih telefona oštećuje centre mozga povezane sa učenjem, pamćenjem i kretanjem.
Eksperimenti koji su bili sprovedeni na miševima načinili su pravi obrt u raspravama, jer su nedosmisleno potvrdili da su mobilni telefoni štetni po zdravlje.
Sa takvim ključnim dokazima studiju o tome objavili su profesor Leif Salford i njegove kolege na univerzitetu Lund u Malmeu.
Laboratorijske analize
Eksperimenti su sprovedeni na odraslim miševima starosti 12 i 26 nedelja. Njihovi mozgovi su slični nivou razvoja mozga kod tinejdžera. Miševi su bili izloženi dva sata zračenju istovetnom onom iz mobilnog telefona.
Njihovi mozgovi su mikroskopski bili analizirani 50 dana kasnije. Istraživači su otkrili da miševi, koji su bili izloženi srednjem i visokom nivou zračenja, imaju mnogo mrtvih moždanih ćelija.
Profesor Salford kaže da ima dobar razlog da veruje da mobilni telefoni imaju isti štetan efekat na ljude.
„Mozak miša ima mnogo sličnosti sa ljudskim mozgom. Oni imaju iste granice krvi i neurona u mozgu,” izjavio za BBC. „Imamo dobar razlog da verujemo da sve ono šta se dešava u mozgu miševa, dešava se i u mozgu ljudi.”
Prof. Leif Salford,
Lund University
Profesor Salford je izjavio da su velike šanse da izloženost zračenju mobilnih telefona može dovesti do Alchajmerove bolesti kod ljudi. „Ono što želim da kažem je da neuroni koji su više skloni Alchajmerovoj bolesti mogu biti stimulisani ranije u životu.”
„Međutim, ova teorija je hipotetička. Mi još nemamo dokaze da je ljudski mozak afektiran na ovaj način.”
Studija je objavljena u časopisu „Perspektive zdrave životne okoline” koji izdaje Nacionalni institut za nauku o zdravoj životnoj okolini pri američkoj vladi. U ovoj studiji istraživači su zaključili: „Ne možemo isključiti mogućnost da nakon nekoliko decenija korišćenja, čitava generacija korisnika može da pati od negativnih efekata čak i u njihovom srednjem dobu.”
Dalja istraživanja
Profesor Salford kaže da ovi nalazi ne treba da utiču na korisnike mobilnih telefona. „Ovo otkriće je negativno i ne izgleda dobro.”Ali, ovo je samo eksperiment u laboratoriju sa malim brojem životinja. Ova studija biće ponovljena pre nego što, zaista, budemo pogođeni. U svakom slučaju, ovo je više nego dovoljno da se sprovode nova istraživanja u ovoj oblasti.„
Profesor Salford je dodao: ”Možda stalno približivanje mobilnog telefona glavi i nije tako dobro u dužem periodu. Možda bi trebalo početi i sa razmišljanjem o smanjenju upotrebe mobilnih telefona.„
Istraživanje koje finansirala britanska vlada, objavljeno pre tri godine, nije otkrilo dokaze o štetnosti mobilnih telefona.
Međutim, izveštaj Nezavisne grupe eksperata za mobilne telefone preporučuje da tinejdžeri koriste mobilne telefone samo onda kada je to zaista neophodno i da razgovori budu što je moguće kraći.
Izvor:
http://www.pxds.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=183&Itemid=6&lang=serbian_lat”
obogatisebezpara
(Marketing & Consalting)
14. август 2011. у 06.13
LEKTROMAGNETNO ZRAČENJE UBIJA
Znate li sve o negativnom uticaju na vaše zdravlje?
Svaki dan, u našim sredinama, saznajemo da sve više i više ljudi pati od anksioznosti, umora, nesanice, a naročito od raka, srčanih problema i dijabetesa. Nepravilna ishrana, brza hrana sa manjkom sastojaka i smanjena telesna aktivnost - faktori su koji imaju negativan uticaj na vaše zdravlje. Ali, ako rešite ove probleme, da li će vaše zdravlje biti potpuno zaštićeno? Da li će zdrava hrana i vežbanje poboljšati vaše zdravlje?
Koji su najopasniji faktori koji utiču na naš organizam?
Elektromagnetno zračenje je nevidljivi ubica! Vi ga ne možete videti, ali ono ima ogroman negativan uticaj na vaš organizam! Često se budimo noću, ne spavamo dobro, ne možemo da se koncentrišemo, nervozni smo – ukratko, naše spavanje nije dovoljno. Tražimo razloge u vremenu, u ponašanju našeg partnera, u našem radu... Međutim, naučna istraživanja ukazuju na negativna elektromagnetna zračenja koja štetno utiču na naše telo.
Razorni uticaj štetnih elektromagnetnih zračenja objasnio je dr Neil Cherry u svojoj studiji predstavljenoj u maju 2000. godine pred parlamentom Novog Zelanda, a nakon mesec dana pred parlamentima Italije, Austrije i Irske i u parlamentu Evropske unije. Dr Cherry zaključuje da će EMR, u narednih 10 do 20 godina, verovatno povećati rizik od mnogih neuroloških bolesti, tumora, a posebno raka i srčanih oboljenja, sa takođe povećanim brojem smrtnih slučajeva.
Vrste elektromagnetnih zračenja
Postoje tri vrste elektromagnetnih zračenja:
geopatološka zračenja (podzemne vode, struje)
kosmička zračenja (Hartmanova i Kerijeva mreža)
elektromagnetna zračenja iz mašina, novih uređaja i aparata kao što su transformatori, radio i televizijske stanice, mobilni vodovi, radari, kuhinjski aparati, bežični i mobilni telefoni, računari, mikrotalasne pećnice itd.
Koliko je elektromagnetno zračenje povećano u poslednjih 100 godina?
U posljednjim decenijama XX i početkom XXI veka nagli razvoj tehnologije i njena primena je u fascinantnom usponu, što bitno narušava naše zdravlje i zdravlje naših porodica. Prema relevantnim statistikama, u poslednjih 100 godina uticaj elektromagnetnog zračenja povećan je čak za 80%.
Poznajete li nekoga ko živi u vašoj zgradi, ispod ili iznad vas, a koji ima slične zdravstvene tegobe - umor, nesanicu ili rak?
Da li neko ko je radio ranije vaš posao ima slične zdravstvene probleme kao i vi?
Ovde mozete videti celu brosuru oko stetnih zracenja :
http://www.pxds.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=161&Itemid=26
obogatisebezpara
(Marketing & Consalting)
14. август 2011. у 06.14
TELEFONSKI RELEJI UGROŽAVAJU MILIONE ŽIVOTA
Svetski renomirani stručnjak za štetno delovanje elektromagnetnih polja i mikrotalasne radijacije upozorio je da zapadne vlade stavljaju milione života u opasnost dopuštajući nastavak i neograničeno korišćenje mobilnih telefona.
U ekskluzivnom intervjuu za The Courier iz Stockholma, u broju od 8. marta 2005, profesor Olle Johansson naveo je da su škotske izvršne vlasti trebale da obustave izgradnju, odnosno puštanje u rad svih mobilnih releja i započnu hitnu istragu o njihovim dugoročnim štetnim efektima na zdravlje stanovnistva.
Dok je on tvrdio da je celo stanovništvo bilo u opasnosti zbog stalne izloženosti elektromagnetnoj radijaciji, bez obzira na to u čijem su vlasništvu mobiteli, najnovija istraživanja potvrdila su da su štetnim zračenjima više podložna deca kod kojih je utvrđeno rano oštećenje nervnih stanica.
Profesor Johansson komentarisao je nakon kampanje protiv mobitelnih releja na St. Andrews-u kojoj je dao punu podršku: „Osnovna naučna tema nije prvenstveno o tačnom sedištu bazne stanice nego o tome da li je u redu da se ozrači celo stanovništvo. To je eksperiment na ljudima, uz mene i na vama i na deci u St Andrews-u.”
Profesor Johansson, neurolog u Karolinskom institutu u Stockholmu finansiranom od vlade, ima više od 20 godina iskustva. Bio je prvi koji je studirao ljudsku osetljivost na štetna zračenja mobitela kada su, sredinom 1990-ih godina, nepovoljne reakcije bile registrovane i prijavljene.
Tokom 2005. posetio je Škotsku u kojoj su potencijalni zdravstveni rizici povezani s izloženošću ljudi mobilnim telefonima i relejima. Takođe se pojavio i kao ekspert pred skupštinskim odborom o javnim peticijama i na raspravama u Aberdeenshire-u i Perth-u.
Profesor Johansson je nazvao „zabrinjavajućim” brojna zapažanja u celom svetu koja povezuju zdravstvene probleme sa telekomunikacijskim baznim stanicama. Ako se pokaže da je ovo pogrešno, onda bi i mnoge opservacije i naučna istraživanja trebalo da budu pogrešni.
„Nedavne studije, moje i mojih saradnika, pokazuju da je 1997. vrlo ”radoznala„ godina u Švedskoj, u kojoj je veliki broj povezanih zdravstvenih mera odjednom počeo da ukazuje na brzo pogoršavanje zdravlja švedske populacije. Neke karakteristike zdravlja i bolesti izgleda da imaju korelaciju sa švedskim uvođenjem globalnih sistema mobilnih komunikacija (GSM) sa intenzitetom od 1800 MHz .
”Nova studija, objavljena u martu 2005, takođe ukazuje na akutne efekte od pulsirajućih mikrotalasa. Oštećenje nervnih stanica zapaža se već nakon 30 minuta od 6 W/kg izloženosti mikrotalasima od 1,25 GHz radijacije isporučene kao 5,9 mikrosekundarnih pulseva ponovljene frekvencije od 10 Hz. Na osnovu tog dokaza, autori su zaključili da izloženost mikrotalasima prourokuje promene nervne ultra strukture na način koji je u zavisnosti od mikrotalasne frekvencije i metaboličkih neuronskih veza.„
”Područje odabrano za istraživanje od velike je važnosti za poremećaje kao što su Parkinsonova bolest i druge. Naravno, rezultati mogu imati ogroman uticaj na zdravlje dece koja su mnogo više osetljiva na rano oštećenje nervnih stanica.„
Profesor Johansson ističe da vlada treba da se suoči sa svojom odgovornošću i podrži finansiranje nezavisnih istraživanja. On je rekao da profitabilne kompanije za mobilnu telefoniju nisu odgovorne za ovaj problem, jer one samo slede vladine smernice.
Posljedni protest protiv mobitelne tehnologije upozorava na to da hiljade učenika i stanovnika rizikuju svoje zdravlje ako se odobri izgradnja releja treće generacije (3G) mobilnih telefona na Grange Road-u, na periferiji St. Andrews-a.
Problemi se gomilaju dok cela nacija nastavlja da vodi rasprave o mogućim zdravstvenim rizicima od TETRA policijskih komunikacijskih i releja mobilne telefonije. Obje tehnologije su povezane s poremećajima funkcije mozga, povećanja krvnog pritiska, mučnine, vrtoglavice, glavobolje, neplodnosti i ubrzanog rasta tumora.
Izvor:
http://www.pxds.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=6”
obogatisebezpara
(Marketing & Consalting)
15. август 2011. у 08.41
EMF exposure during pregnancy apparently triggers asthma risk in offspring...
Nearly a month back we heard that depression during pregnancy may lead to childhood asthma. More recently, a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente scientists has revealed that children of pregnant women exposed to magnetic fields (EMF) seemingly have to face a greater risk for asthma. The latter is slowly becoming a chronic condition for children.
The study constituted nearly 801 pregnant women whose medical records were checked to gauge whose children developed asthma in the course of 13 years. It came to light that women who faced high magnetic field exposure apparently had kids with a 3 fold greater chance of asthma, unlike women who experienced lower exposure.
„While the replication of the finding is needed, the message here is exposure to electromagnetic fields is not good, and we need to pay attention to its adverse effect on health,” shared study lead author De-Kun Li, MD, PhD, a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.
Initial analyses have disclosed that exposure to magnetic fields during pregnancy may lead to miscarriage. According to Dr. Li, EMF exposure is supposedly omnipresent and therefore any kind of extensive exposure may lead to major health issues affecting a large number of people.
The scientists couldn’t arrange a suitable control group as everyone tends to face EMF exposure at some point of time. Therefore a comparison was drawn between high and less exposure. The women participating in the trial were made to wear a tiny meter during pregnancy. This device calculated their routine exposure to low frequency magnetic fields from usual electrical appliances such as microwave-ovens, hair dryers, vacuum-cleaners, fans, coffee makers, fluorescent light bulbs, power lines and transformer stations. It was not inclusive of fields from wireless networks. The outcome showed a direct relationship between EMF exposure and asthma. A higher exposure presumably implied higher asthma risk for the child.
The study also unfolded 2 risk factors linked to asthma. They were namely maternal history of asthma and being the first child. Dr. Li concludes that distancing one from the source of EMF is an effective way to reduce exposure. He suggests that pregnant women should try to restrict their usage of these sources and maintain a distance from it.
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15. август 2011. у 08.43
Computer Radiation Now at Danger Level...
If you are a computer user, computer radiation may be your largest single source of electromagnetic radiation.
Although the intensity of radiation from computers may be far less than from, say, a high-voltage power line, people get much closer to their PC.
Many of us spend our working days in front of computer monitors, surrounded by nearby electronic equipment, each item emitting radiation. Because of the duration of this exposure (many hours every day), computer radiation is a real health hazard.
This type of radiation, known as Extremely Low Frequency (ELF), is also emitted from power lines, electrical sub-stations, TVs and other electrical and electronic appliances.
Another type of dangerous electromagnetic radiation found near computers is microwave radiation. Microwaves are used to provide radio communication between wireless-networked equipment, including computers, printers, modems, routers and other cordless or wi-fi devices.
A typical computer user, not too careful about equipment choice and placement, could be exposed to
Type of Radiation
Field Strength
ELF radiation from computers
3-6 milligauss
Microwave from wi-fi devices
100-200 µW/m2
Each of these levels individually is far from safe. Taken together they create a very serious health risk.
Fortunately there are simple measures to reduce this radiation, which you will read about on this page.
Computer Radiation Health Effects
For many years it has been known that ELF radiation can cause, or contribute to, various health problems - ranging from sleep interference and allergic reactions, through to heart disease, cancer and alzheimer's disease.
Most people would not want to sit at a desk under high voltage power lines. But they will happily sit a foot away from a computer screen, with a computer and printer on the desk next to them, and perhaps a power supply (UPS) near their feet.
They will work like this for several hours every day, for many years, absorbing as much (or more) ELF radiation than if their desk was close to a high-voltage power line!
Computer radiation is easily subdued!
Computers contain power supplies, fans, drives and other electrical units which generate ELF radiation strong enough to cause concern at distances up to about 60 cm (about 2 feet).
For example, the desktop PCs in our office each produce computer radiation of about 1 milligauss (borderline safe) at 60 cm, stronger towards the rear of the unit.
The magnetic portion of this electromagnetic radiation is the most dangerous part. It can penetrate just about anything (including, of course, you). It does not help to place a shield or screen between you and the computer.
But this ELF radiation naturally falls away very quickly with increasing distance, because the radiation is from a low power source.
The simple solution is to position your computer as far away from you as cables allow (at least 60 cm, preferably more). If possible, keep it on the floor, not on your desk.
You want to minimise the computer radiation to all parts of your body, but especially your head and your trunk.
Computer monitor radiation
The item most likely to cause a health hazard in some offices is the computer monitor, or screen. The old box-shaped cathode-ray tube (CRT) computer monitors generally have quite high levels of radiation at around 30 cm.
The CRT computer monitor in our office produced 3 milligauss of radiation at 30 cm, measured from the front and 4 milligauss at the same distance from the sides. This is a fairly recent model. Computer monitor radiation from older equipment can be even higher.
A constant 3 mG of computer monitor radiation is a health hazard in itself, but remember that this same user is probably also absorbing low-frequency radiation from computers, printers, power supplies (ups), florescent lights and mobile phones as well as microwave energy from wireless modems, routers, networks and printers.
No wonder computer users get sick so often!
Fortunately, technology has come to our aid with the LCD monitor (the flat one), which emits minimal radiation. For example, the LCD screens in our office create an EMF of 0.3 milligauss at 30 cm, from the front or back - and practically nothing at the sides. This is a much safer level.
More recent still are LED monitors. I have one fitted to my laptop. EMF levels on this monitor are very similar to the LCD monitors, so nothing to worry about there.
If you use the older CRT type for long periods every day, perhaps it's time it was replaced. (Speak to the boss!)
Pregnant women should be particularly careful about using CRT screens - which have been associated with higher rates of miscarriage and possibly birth defects.
Laptop radiation
Laptop or notebook computer radiation is generally lower than from desktop PCs, partly because the components are smaller, the laptop is battery-operated and the laptop screen is invariably an LCD or LED.
But the problem with laptop radiation is that you may be very close to it indeed, especially if you operate the laptop on your laptop!
In fact, laptop radiation may be as little as 1 milligauss at 30cm, but as much as 20 milligauss at point-blank range.
So keep your distance when operating your laptop computer. It should be positioned on a table or desk. Make sure that you are at least 30 cm away from it (except for your hands on the keyboard) to minimise computer radiation. A separate keyboard and mouse (not wireless!) would also be a good idea.
Laptop computers produce RF EMF when they are being used wirelessly, either with wi-fi or 3G connectivity. I use the wireless capabilities of my laptop for short periods when I am on holiday, but for normal usage in my office, I use a cable connection, and keep my laptop's wireless ability switched off.
EMF from netbook computers (the little jobs) is similar to that from notebooks.
The Kindle book reading device produces no EMF in normal use. (The page display uses no power.) Only the tiniest flicker on my Trifield needle was observed when the page-turn button was pressed. But when using wi-fi or 3G communications a substantial RF EMF is produced, similar to a cellphone or laptop computer.
Radiation from computer power supply (UPS)
Many people have a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) to provide backup power for their computers. These little guys pack a powerful radiation punch.
My UPS produces radiation of 20 milligauss at 30 cm, and over 1 milligauss at 1 metre, even when apparently switched off (but still connected to mains electricity, and charging its battery).
If you need a UPS, position it as far away from yourself and others as cables allow - I suggest at least 1.5 metres.
Radiation from larger computer/office equiment.
For larger (generally floor-standing) computer equipment such as printers, photocopiers, mini-computers and all racked equipment, assume that a substantial amount of computer radiation will be produced, unless you know differently.
Position these items at a safe distance (at least 1.5 metres) from where people work. (The occasional visit to the photocopier or printer need not be a cause for concern, because the duration is short).
For mainframe computer operators, engineers and other personnel, it is essential to measure both types of radiation with suitable meters, and minimise your contact with high-EMF areas.
Radiation from printers and other computer devices
Small (desktop) computer printers generally produce less than 0.5 milligauss at 60cm in standby mode and up to twice that amount when printing. As this is probably not be the only source of computer radiation at your desk, do not keep your printer too close to you.
Some corded desktop devices are practically harmless, including keyboards, mouses(!), small speakers and modems. The same applies to telephones (landlines only). You can have these as close as you like.
Large sub-woofers that are becoming popular as part of a home computer's sound system can emit more than just (astonishing levels of) bass - ours produces 20 milligauss of ELF radiation at 0 cms, 3 mG at 60 cm (1') and .5 mG at 60 cm (2') whenever the speaker is powered (even when it is producing no sound).
So don't use your sub-woofer as a footrest! It needs to be at least 90 cm (3') away from you. (Closer than that it would deafen you anyway!)
Wi-fi Radiation from wireless networks, routers, printers and modems
Wi-fi information networks, wireless routers, modems and other wireless devices are becoming very pervasive. All of them emit electromagnetic radiation, mainly microwave or radio (also known as RF) radiation, as they keep in touch with each other.
These wireless devices are not safe. In fact there is strong evidence that the information content (pulsed digital signal added on to the microwave carrier) may interfere with biological processes.
Wi-fi networks are now installed in many public and private places. You may be exposed to them without knowing it.
Most concerning is the practice in some schools of installing wi-fi networks in the computer centre and classrooms. Children are particularly vulnerable to electromagnetic radiation. Schools and libraries should always install wired networks.
Achieving acceptable computer radiation levels
In most cases, applying these recommendations will cause computer radiation to be reduced to acceptable levels.
For example, in the small office where I work (about eight hours a day with two other people) there are three desktop computers and one laptop. We have arranged the office to minimise computer radiation for all of us:
Computer (tower) cases are all on the floor next to the user's desk, as far away from the user as possible.
The UPS is far away from everyone - at max cable stretch.
Screens are all LCD.
There is no cordless equipment (keyboard, mouse, telephone etc.) in our office.
On a table next to my desk are two desktop printers and a laptop computer. The nearest printer is about 75 cm (30„) away from me. At this distance my EMF meter can barely detect it's presence.
The computers and printers are all networked together into our (wired) office network .
Our internet connection is by DSL with a wired modem connected to a wired telephone line.
I don't think there is much more we can do to reduce computer radiation, unless we change our line of work! So what's the result?
Zero Radiation? Not quite
At my desk, my feet are exposed to electromagnetic radiation of about 0.5 milligauss and my head to about 0.2 milligauss, with an average whole body EMF of about 0.3 mG. The two other people who share this office have similar levels.
Microwave radiation levels in the office are fairly low (about 0.15 microwatts/m2). The microwave radiation is probably due entirely to the cell phone tower, which I estimate is just over 400 metres away.
I'd prefer zero radiation, but in the real world one has to accept a small amount!”