“Exposure to electromagnetic fields is not a new phenomenon. However, during the 20th century, environmental exposure to man-made electromagnetic fields has been increasing as growing electricity demand and advancing technologies have created more and more artificial sources. Everyone is exposed to a complex mix of electric and magnetic fields, both at home and at work” states the World Health Organization (WHO).

 

Modern technology, such as telecommunications, broadcasting and the internet, electrical and electronic appliances, industrial equipment, automobiles, trains and planes; produce harmful Electro-Magnetic Fields (EMF). Electromagnetic pollution of various frequencies is present everywhere: in homes, public spaces and workplaces.

 

All wireless devices emit Electro-Magnetic Radiation (EMR) such as: cordless and mobile phones, mobile antennas, tablets, laptops, computers, televisions, wireless baby monitors, electrical security systems and GPS systems. When they are turned on and connected to a network they emit wireless radiation that is in the vicinity of Microwave frequency.

 

Scientists and health professionals have been warning that our long term exposure to EMR could result in a global public health crisis.

 

“We live in a globally wired world which has become increasingly dangerous,” as Dr Martin Blank, Associate Professor, Dept. of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University and 190 other scientists from 39 nations stated in their appeal to the United Nations and the World Health Organization (May 11, 2015); requesting they adopt more protective exposure guidelines for electromagnetic fields (EMF) and wireless technology in the face of increasing evidence of risk.

 

“They’re damaging the living cells in our bodies and killing us prematurely. The levels of electromagnetic radiation are very many times higher today because of all the new devices that emit this radiation. An example of this is the cell phone. One study shows that cell phone usage has spread widely, and the incidence of fatal brain cancer in younger people has more than tripled.” states Dr Blank.

 

“For cell phone radiation, young people today are growing up in a sea of radiofrequency radiation that did not exist even five years ago … the amount of radiofrequency radiation today is billions and billions of times greater than that occurred in the big bang through which we evolved human life,” states Dr Devra Davis, president of Environmental Health Trust, and former Clinton Presidential Appointee on the National Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.

 

There is growing concern that mobile phones might have the potential to cause certain types of cancer, like brain tumors, and other health problems because the number of mobile phone users has increased rapidly and exponentially. Additionally, there are more and more young mobile users. Young children and teenagers absorb more radiation into their brains. Having started using mobile devices so much earlier in their lives, they also face a far higher exposure over their lifetime than adults.

 

Globally, the number of mobile or cell phone subscriptions is estimated by the International Telecommunication Union, a UN agency for information and communication technologies, to be nearly 5 billion.

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has categorized radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as a Group 2B possible carcinogen in 2011. Lead and DDT are in the same category. Several international panels, including the BioInitiative Group, have concluded that wireless radiation is not safe, and requires restrictions and improved guidelines on human exposure. The latest information concerning wireless radiation as a possible carcinogen comes from Swedish researchers in a study published in the International Journal of Oncology, 2014. The study confirms previous results of an association between mobile and cordless phone use and malignant brain tumors.

 

Beyond an increased risk of cancer, electromagnetic/wireless radiation is harmful to humans in many ways. More people are noticing changes in their health; such as increasingly severe headaches and pain, fatigue, rashes, memory lapses, and dizziness. Combined, these symptoms have been characterized as Electromagnetic-Hyper-Sensitivity (EHS). People living with EHS find that their symptoms recur when they are in physical proximity to cell towers, Wi-Fi, smart meters and other EMR-emitting devices. People affected by EHS often must take measures to distance themselves from locations where EMR is present. This has consequences including their ability to work and support their families.
(Source, Canadians for Safe Technology: www.c4st.org )