In 1996, our FCC filled the head of a 200 pound plastic man with salty fluid. The engineers called him SAM, for Standard Anthropomorphic Man. They took SAM's temperature. They gave the dude a cell phone for six minutes, then they took his temperature again.
SAM's temp had changed by less than two degrees.
And so, the FCC determined that mobile devices are safe. Call this test insufficient.
Next, everybody got a cell phone. Then came smartphones, which also transmit Wi-Fi. Providers installed about 300,000 cell towers. In a few short years, we blanketed our environment with frequencies and amplitudes that do not exist in nature.
Some of us want to know the non-thermal, biological effects of exposure to electromagnetic radiation from wireless technologies.
We want to know the effects of long-term exposure. What happens if exposure begins in utero? What if a child can see a cell tower from her bedroom window? What if a utility company installs a microwave-transmitting "smart" meter on your breaker box and you've got a medical implant? How do wildlife react when around cell towers?
If the FCC has considered these questions, they've not made their studies public.
Many scientists have. For 1800 peer-reviewed studies about the biological effects of EMR exposure, please visit BioInitiative.org.
Most studies come from Europe, Turkey and the Middle East, because U.S. telecom providers will not give subscribers' usage data to epidemiologists. Another questionable situation.
So what are the biological effects of exposure to EMR?
Fundamental things are affected, including the rate of calcium release from a cell's membrane, the brain's metabolic rate, the rate of DNA breakage, melatonin production, and decreased sperm production.
A Swedish study found that people who begin using a digital cell phone as teenagers or younger have a 420% increased risk of brain cancer.
South Korean teens now commonly have dementia. Their doctors think this comes from excessive screen time--and using only one side of their brains.
After Wi-Fi was installed in Los Angeles schools, some children began bleeding from their noses and ears.
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