Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
1 Give Me A Megaphone Ginger Farver 1
2 My Life Six Feet under Ten Cellular Antennas Veronica Ciandre 9
3 Wildlife Health and Radio-frequencies 14
Trees 14
Ants 16
Bees 18
Frogs 20
Bird Collisions with Telecom Equipment Dr. Albert Manville 20
The White Stork 22
Magnetically Sensitive Cryptochromes Dr. Andrew Goldsworthy 23
Unanswered Questions Dr. Bill Bruno 26
4 Electricity, Magnetics, Electronics, Biology, and the Law 27
Natural Evolution, the Discovery of Electricity, Magnetics, Electromagnetism, and the Electronics Revolution Dr. Gary Olhoeft 27
Biological Effects of Human-made Electricity and Wireless Devices 31
Sleep, EMFs and Disease William Bruno 34
The Law 36
5 What's New Under Heaven? 38
Part One: Human-made Electricity 38
Getting Electricity to Your House 42
Wiring in a Circuit Panel Box 44
Electric and Magnetic Fields 45
Stray/ground Current 46
Cows and Ground Current Dr. Don Hillman 48
Dirty Power, Damaged Electronics, Wasted Energy and Health 48
Events that Can Emit Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) 49
Types of Electromagnetic Radiation 50
Transformers and Power Supplies 51
Switch-mode Power Supplies Bill Bruno, PhD 52
Lighting 52
Wind- and Solar-Powered Electricity 53
Magnetic Fields in the House Sonia Hollander 54
Remedying Magnetic Fields Dr. Don Hillman 55
Revising Electrical Code Dr. Gary Olhoeft 56
Part Two: Radio-frequency Fields 57
How Charge Moves 57
The Electromagnetic Frequency Spectrum 58
The Ionizing and Non-ionizing Spectrum 58
The Frequencies of Some Electronic Devices 60
Transmitting the Voice and Pictures on Phones 61
Analog and Digital Signals 62
Pulse and Modulation: Signals Not Found in Nature 63
The Function of an Antenna in Wireless Communications 64
"Smart" Meters: Transmitting, Digital Utility Meters 64
Harmonics Cindy Sage James Biergiel 66
Broadband Over Powerlines 66
Fiber Optics 67
Our New Electromagnetic Environment 67
6 Health Effects of Exposure to Magnetic and RF Fields 69
Part One: Human Health, Magnetic Fields, and Stray Voltage 70
Safety Standards for Magnetic Fields 72
Mold and Magnetic Fields Lydia Shuster 73
Stray Voltage and Health 74
Part Two: Human Health and Wireless Devices 75
David Carpenter, MD and Cindy Sage, MA: EMFs' Bioeffects 75
Health Effects of Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation 75
Thermal and Non-Thermal Effects 76
Cell Communication Dr. Andrew Goldsworthy 78
SAR: A Measure of Radiation Absorbed by Body Tissue 80
How Do SAR Levels below 1.6W/kg Affect Long-term Health? 82
SARs and Medical Implants Dr. Gary Olhoeft 83
A Historical Context for Biological Effects of RF Signals 84
Electro-hypersensitivity (EHS) Dr. Richard Conrad 86
WHO on RF Radiation and Health 86
The Interphone Study 87
Second-hand Exposure to RF Radiation Dr. Robert Kane 89
A Tech Exec Receives Signals Alex Richards 89
Wi-Fi and Health 91
Wi-Fi in Schools Dr. Andrew Goldsworthy 92
Radio-Frequency Signals and Autism 93
How Is Exposure to Radiation from Microwave Ovens Different from Radiation Emitted by Telecommunications? 94
How Does Living Near a Cellular Antenna Affect Health? 95
"Smart" Meters and Health 97
One Town's Health with "Smart" Meters Judy Neal 99
Other Health Effects of Electrification and Wireless Devices 100
Diabetes 100
Type r Diabetes and Electrification Anton Mark 101
Type r Diabetes and Wireless Devices Emma Gunn 104
Allergies, Rashes, Asthma and Cellular Inflammation 105
Neurological Diseases Including Dementia 105
Addiction to Mobile Devices 106
Medical Implants 110
Living with a Medical Implant Dr. Gary Olhoeft 111
Medical Equipment 112
Living with a Power Chair Katharine J. Lee 113
Emma Gunn: Wireless Devices in Hospitals 113
Fertility 115
Practicing Medicine in a Wireless Society Dr. Leah Motton 118
Raising Children in a Wireless World Catherine Kleiber 119
One Child's Health and "Smart" Meters Jennifer Litt 121
Just How Many Children Use Wireless Devices? 123
Cellular Antennas on Schools Grounds and Rooftops 124
Wireless Computers in Schools Sandi Maurer 126
iPad Health Risks 127
7 Other Dangers from Wireless Devices 128
Energy and Natural Resources 128
Worker Safety and Violation of Radiation Limits 129
Fires Caused by Telecom Equipment and "Smart" Meters 130
Hacking and Privacy 130
The Loss of Libraries and History 131
Psychological Issues 132
Distracted Drivers and Walkers 132
Flight Safety 133
Worker Safety 134
Liability 135
Continuing Developments 135
8 Rules and Regulations that Frame Us 137
A Summary of Rules 138
FCC Regulations 139
FDA Regulations 139
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 141
Telecommunications in Court 141
Bayville, NY Jo-Tina DiGennaro 144
Golden, Colorado Deb Carney 146
City Planner Jeff Stone 147
Medical Implants Dr. Gary Olhoeft 148
Pure Tones on the "Smart" Grid Sandra Chianfoni 149
stopsmartmeters.org Josh Hart 150
The Federal Record on Health and RF Exposure 152
President of EMR Policy Institute Janet Newton 157
Legal Possibilities 158
An Amendment to Section 704 of the Telecom Act 158
The Cell Phone Right to Know Act 158
Expand the Definition of Harmful Interference 159
If Laws Respected Health Janet Newton 160
9 Slingshots at Goliath 161
10 Living with Ourselves and Other People in This Virtual Season 170
11 Solutions 177
First Steps for Individuals and Society 178
Next Steps for Legislators 179
Next Steps for Regulators 180
Next Steps for Utility and Telecom Companies 182
Next Steps for Manufacturers 182
Next Steps for Healthcare Providers 183
Next Steps for Schools and Libraries 184
Next Steps for Citizens Groups 185
The Navy's Regulations on Exposure George Tabor 185
For the President's Cancer Panel Dr. David Carpenter 187
A Definition of Biological Harmful Interference 188
What Individuals Can Do 189
1 Make Sure Your Electrical System is Properly Wired 189
2 Reduce EMR Emissions and Exposure While You Sleep 190
3 Continue Reducing Emissions and Exposure 191
Building Biology Dab Stih 193
Warnings Dr. Gary Olhoeft 194
4 Pregnant Women, Infants and Children 194
5 If You Use a Mobile Device 196
Filters 197
6 Educate Others and Take Political Action 200
Petition Congressional Representatives to Sponsor Legislation 203
Petition Your School Board and School Administrators 203
Report Problems 204
12 Closing Questions 206
Appendices:
Resources 207
The American Academy of Pediatrics on The Cell Phone Right to Know Act 218
De-Kun Li, MD, PhD, MPH on "Smart" Meters 222
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine on "Smart" Meters 228
How to Prevent Deployment of Cellular Antennas and "Smart" Meters: Elizabeth Kelley 231
How to Refuse a Radiation-Emitting Surveillance Meter 238
How to Detect EMFs 243
A Timeline of Electronic Developments 245
Glossary of Terms 249
Glossary of Acronyms 260
Index 263
Acknowledgements 269
