Afraid from cellphone tower, using wireless devices

Last Friday i went to give a lecture about electromagnetic radiation in a building where a cellphone antenna was contracted next to it on a neighbored building. The people that came to the lecture were very upset with the cellphone antenna, but they all had smart phones. In the living room of the apartment the lecture and meeting was done in there was a wireless routed, a DECT  phone and 3 kids, one with a 10" tablet, the second with a iPhone and the third with a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, all surfing WIFI and playing internet games.

The RF levels inside the living room were very high, about 5mW/m2. after the WIFI router and the DECT phone were turned off (the kids stopped playing for a minuet)  the levels drops to 0.2mW/m2 just next to the windows.

People are not aware that all these smartphone, tablets and other wireless devices emit RF radiation. all the worry abouth is the cellphone antenna.

Even EHS people sometimes do the mistake of underestimating the danger cellphones and wireless devices. Every day EHS people call me using their smartphone (email, and voice conversation). For an EHS person to use a cellphone, a smart phone or any other wireless devices is like shooting a bullet into there own brain. Even in cases the an EHS person does not feel pain when using the cellphone or other wireless devices, he is putting him self in a danger zone, and I have no doubt that this exposure actually make his condition worse and pushes him to the edge of becoming even more sensitive.

Please reed Olle Johansson article about this issue (use google translator)

http://www.unt.se/debatt/surfplatta-kan-vara-halsofara-1744247.aspx

Please see the following videos:

RF radiation from Iphone while playing a game

Radiation (RF EMR) from WiFi wireless router

Radiation (RF EMR) from DECT phone base station

Radiation (RF EMR) emitted from Wii console and controllers 

Radiation (RF EMR) from WiFi embedded Laptop

An Isreali study find and reashore the link between exposure to EMR and cancer

An Isreali study find and reashore the link between exposure to electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices and electric applainces and cancer.

http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Environment/household_appliances_linked_to_breast_cancer_2207100704.html

The ministry of health in Israel worn the public from using cordless phone

HI all

In his statement the ministry explains that cordless phones emit the same RF radiation as mobile phones. The ministry recommends to reduce the use of cordless phones, and to use wired phones.

The ministry also recommends to use the speaker if one exist, and to locate the base station as far as possible from people (not in bedrooms).

The news crossed the web today, links in English and Hebrew (use a translator to read in English) are bellow:

Google translator: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=iw&tl=en&u=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3922931,00.html

Hebrew: http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3922931,00.html

Official ministry of health site (with full statment , use a web translator):

Google translator: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=iw&tl=en&u=http://www.health.gov.il/pages/default.asp%3Fmaincat%3D46%26catid%3D838%26pageid%3D4408

Hebrew: http://www.health.gov.il/pages/default.asp?maincat=46&catid=838&pageid=4408

Please see attached a clip I made about DECT phones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG8pqi9sS7U

A court in Italia blames mobile and cordless phone.

http://www.next-up.org/pdf/IL_SECOLO_XIX_Disability_the_court_blames_mobile_phone_use_16_12_2009.pdf

EHS person sues Neighbor

In this news story (link bellow) an EHS person Arthur Firstenberg Sues Neighbor For Using Electronic gadgets that emits electromagnetic radiation.

EHS persons have a lot of difficult finding a proper place to live in, which will not make them sick. Some countries help EHS persons to find a proper-low radiation place to live and in some cases even help them to protect their homes. in other countries, EHS persons are left to care for their selves.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20100114/cm_huffpost/421724

Radiation from ECO DECT Phone vs regulare DECT phone

In the clip there is a comparison between a regular DECT phone and an ECO DECT phone. Those two cordless phones types are different in the way they work. ECO DECT phone is designed to save electricity by not transmitting while in standby mode, while regular DECT phones transmit all the time even in standby mode. This fact is making a very big difference in the “radiation” aspect. DECT phones’ base stations radiate all the time while ECO DECT phones’ base stations radiates only during a conversation and several seconds after. While talking on the ECO DECT phone, both the base station and the handset emits radiation, radiation which you and your family are exposed to, there for I don’t recommend using any cordless phone for more than few minutes.

In some of the ECO DECT phones that are sold today, thק ECO mode needs to be setup and is available only if there is one headset configured.

Video - EMR from DECT Phone

In this clip you can see that electro magnetic radiation is being emitted from DECT cordless phones' base station even when the phone is in standby mode. People buy these phones and put them right next to their bad or couch unknowingly exposing them selves to electro magnetic radiation. The EMR is being emitted from the DECT phones' base stations 24 hours a day 7 days a week. You will find no warning about this issue on the package of the DECT phone when you buy it.

Electromagnetic radiation has it's cost! - clip

A short movie I cam across about electromagnetic radiation and it's cost.

EMR sources in the workplace

The use of electric and electronic equipment in the workplace is more diverse and more widely used than in our house. Industrial Electric equipment and electronic office equipment are the back bone of almost every business. The use of electric equipment and machinery gives us power to do actions that a single man could never do before. The use of electronic equipment enables us to communicate, to control, to program and better manage our work. Most of the time, the concern for the worker comfort and for health comes only in second place after efficiency and practicality. There for the worker, both in an old fashion factory and in a high-tech company may find him self closer to a big verity of EMR sources. Try to cover all possible sources of EMR is almost impossible so we will try to create a short list of the main possible sources in addition to the sources that are also found in the house environment and are also very common in the workplace.

EMR low frequency common sources in the workplace:

• Everything with an electric motor (power tools, heavy machinery)

• Industrial Air condition

• Electric power cabinets

• Power suppliers and voltage converters

• Emergency power backup systems.

• Fans

• Computers and laptops

EMR High frequency common sources in the workplace:

• Wireless communication equipment, DECT and other types of cordless phones

• WiFi routers and equipment

• Bluetooth equipment

• Yours’ and other’s cell phone when using it , and once in a while in stand-by mode.

• Point to point computer communication systems.

How to limit the exposure at the workplace

In your work place you are more limited with the amount of control you have over the sources of radiation and with the changes you may do in your surrounding area. The same basic rule that applies with EMR sources inside your home, applies in this case, as well. By following some basic rules, you can reduce your exposure to EMR at your workplace.

• Keep a safe distance from working electric and electronic equipment.

• Minimize the use of cordless phones, WiFi, Bluetooth and cell phone while in the office.

• Disconnect electric equipment from the power socket when not in use.

EMR sources in the house

EMR sources in the house:

We all use electric and electronic equipment in the house. Electronic equipment makes our life much easier. Usually when electronic equipment is being used, electromagnetic radiation is being emitted from it, mostly in low frequency, but sometime also in High frequency.

EMR low frequency sources in the house:

• CRT TV

• Air condition.

• Refrigerators.

• Electric Ovens.

• Power suppliers and voltage converters.

• Stereo and home entertainment systems.

• Fans.

• Computers and laptops

• In house wiring.

• Electric cabinets.

• Electric Heating systems including Electric floor heating systems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_heating).

• Compact fluorescent lamp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp)

EMR High frequency sources in the house:

• DECT and other types of cordless phones, even on standby mode

• Microwave ovens, when in use.

• WiFi routers and equipment.

• Bluetooth equipment.

• Your cell phone, when using it, and once in while in Standby mode.

• Baby monitors.

How to limit the exposure in the house:

In your house you are the master, you can very easily control the way you use the equipment. By following some basic rules and steps you can reduce your exposure. So what to do?

• Keep a safe distance from working electric and electronic equipment.

• Minimize the use of cordless phones, WiFi, Bluetooth and cell phone while in the house.

• Disconnect electric equipment from the power socket when not in use.