High Quality
Open the downloaded document, and select print from the file menu (PDF reader required).
Hidden Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation fromCommunication Towers, Power Lines and Cellphones
Commissioned by Ralph Ross, Chairman, and Terry Wilkinson, Committee, Member of ChristchurchCombined Residents Assn.
The frogs stoppedcroakingdead fish layfloatingno more ladybirdson the grassdamn and blast themicrowave mast platelets lesseningheart pump quakingtechnological advancementhuman contaminantradiated toys for boysin my head thehigh pitched noisethis land I carved withflowers of joyis this the kiwimoney cursemust some dear soulsdrop dead firstwill I see Val’sauriculaBurnt Butterscotch bloom by falldo human beingscount at all? by Jenny Barrer (Who lives 100 metres from the microwave tower)
1
By Penny Hargreaves& Denise WardRecommendations byDr Neil CherryHealth Database ContactDiana PennellEmail dp.emr@hotmail.com
http://canterbury.cyberplace.co.nz/ouruhia/
Contents
1. The Decision Making Process for Raising the NZ Standard to ICNIRP is Flawed...........5
Comments from an Electrical Engineer on the NZ Standard Setting Process..................................................................5
2. Summary of Current Situation..............................................................................................9
ICNIRP vs LOWER EASTERN EUROPE STANDARD..............................................................................................10 New Salzburg Guidelines of O.1
µ
W/cm........................................................................................................................10
3. The Inadequacy of Existing Safety Guidelines.................................................................12
From Non-thermal effects to Adverse Health Effects.....................................................................................................13International Researcher’s Say Differently.....................................................................................................................15The Role of Abnormal Electromagnetic Fields...............................................................................................................16HIGH SUICIDE RATE IN CHRISTCHURCH..............................................................................................................18Recent Legal Decision in Austria Accepts Phone Tower Radiation can Damage Health. ............................................19June 2001, American Lawyer takes Cell Phone Companies to Court............................................................................20CONCLUSIONS.............................................................................................................................................................20Our Evidence Indicates the Safety Standard is Inadequate............................................................................................20AUSTRALIAN SENATE ENQUIRY ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD........................21
INTRODUCTION TO CASE STORIES.....................................................................................22
Victoria Park Microwave Tower.....................................................................................................................................22Case Story 1. Jenny Barrer.............................................................................................................................................22OURUHIA RADIO TOWER..........................................................................................................................................25Case Story 2.....................................................................................................................................................................26Case Story 3.....................................................................................................................................................................28Case Story 4.....................................................................................................................................................................29Multiple Allergies from EMR Exposure.........................................................................................................................31Observations of the dairy cow herd.................................................................................................................................32Case Story 5, Penny Hargreaves.....................................................................................................................................33Radiofrequency Hearing Effect.......................................................................................................................................37Electromagetic Effects on Brain and Memory................................................................................................................38Long Term Exposure Damage the Brain.........................................................................................................................38Animals Avoid EMR.......................................................................................................................................................39EMR Exposure Effect on Balance...................................................................................................................................39Visual Problems after EMR Exposure............................................................................................................................39Case Story 6.....................................................................................................................................................................39Case Story 7.....................................................................................................................................................................40Case Story 8.....................................................................................................................................................................40Case Story 9 ....................................................................................................................................................................41PHILPOTTS ROAD TRANSMITTER..........................................................................................................................41Case Story 10 - ...............................................................................................................................................................41Similar Health problems near Hokitika Transmitter.......................................................................................................42Research Links Asthma with Electromagnetic Field Emmissions.................................................................................42Case Story 11...................................................................................................................................................................44Research links some headaches with EMR exposure.....................................................................................................44Case Story 12...................................................................................................................................................................44Research links suicide with exposure to electromagnetic field......................................................................................45Case Story 13...................................................................................................................................................................45Case Story 14...................................................................................................................................................................46SOUTH SHORE TRANSMITTER................................................................................................................................46Case Story 15 ..................................................................................................................................................................47Case Story 16 – Cellphone User.....................................................................................................................................49 NZ Standard inadequate protection for cellphone users.................................................................................................49
4. Irresponsible location of transmitter towers.....................................................................49
2
5. Health Effects Experienced Near A New Zealand Radio Transmitter..............................52
Heating Effect Caused by High Humidity, Exercise or Pregnancy combined with EMR.............................................54Adverse Effects Caused by Combination of EMR and Drugs........................................................................................55Cell phone Towers near Mental Hospitals and Hospices................................................................................................55
6. Metal and EMR......................................................................................................................56
Reflection and Interactions of Metallic Objects with EMR............................................................................................56Metal Framed Spectacles Perturb MW Fields................................................................................................................57Objects such as Vehicles, Childs Climbing Frames, Prams etc, Peturb RF Fields.........................................................57Wire implants Increase Measurable Temperatures when exposed to RF.......................................................................57Dental fillings..................................................................................................................................................................58High RF Reflection Areas...............................................................................................................................................58Workers Suffer Cardiac Arrest, Muscle Weakness, Headaches......................................................................................59Changes in Shape of Horses Hooves...............................................................................................................................59
7. Effects On Farm Animals.....................................................................................................60
Behaviour Changes..........................................................................................................................................................60Hearing Sensitivity..........................................................................................................................................................62Seizures:-.........................................................................................................................................................................6216 Cows Died with Similar Symptoms to those found in German Cow study on Rf Effects........................................62Higher Worm Infestation after RF exposure...................................................................................................................62Changes in Horses’ Blood...............................................................................................................................................63
8. Geomagnetic and Geological Environment.......................................................................65
Full Moon Linked to Magnetic Changes........................................................................................................................65Magnetic Storms affects Human and Animal Behaviour................................................................................................65Chronic Fatigue Syndrome..............................................................................................................................................65 Neurological or Immune System Problems....................................................................................................................66Multiple Sclerosis Linked to Geomagnetic Field...........................................................................................................67Sudden Infant Death Syndrome......................................................................................................................................67Meningococcal Meningitis..............................................................................................................................................67
9. Environmental Damage From EMR....................................................................................68
Bees Commit Social suicide............................................................................................................................................68EMR Affects Birds and Worms.......................................................................................................................................68Dead Birds.......................................................................................................................................................................69
10. What happened at Ouruhia................................................................................................69
Residents Living in Vicinity of Radio Tower suffered ill health when FM was added..................................................69RF damage to Eyes..........................................................................................................................................................71Royal Society of Canada Report, on Ocular Effects.......................................................................................................72Sick People also experience RF interference on electronic equipment..........................................................................73Health improved when RF angles lifted in 1996............................................................................................................73Two kilometres further out health deteriorated:- ...........................................................................................................74Sick Residents Requested a Health Study.......................................................................................................................74Health Study Refused......................................................................................................................................................74Ouruhia Hearing, 1997 ...................................................................................................................................................74FM and TV Towers Normally Located on Hills.............................................................................................................76Monitoring.......................................................................................................................................................................76Concerns of the Residents of Ouruhia Regarding the Radio Tower at 123 Lower Styx Road......................................77Context Services Health Research Summary..................................................................................................................81Radio Network Health Study..........................................................................................................................................83Hocking Pilot Health Study.............................................................................................................................................83Environment Court Hearing, June, 1999.........................................................................................................................84Communication Industry Interests Seem to Override Health of Exposed People..........................................................85The Radio Network Have Never Been Fined For Their Illegal Fm Transmissions.”....................................................87
3
Commenting has been disabled.