Nina Beety Informal Objection 5

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http://www.electromagnetic- pollution.com/main/page_biological_effects_exposure_tables.html BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MICROWAVES BELOW U.S. & CANADA’S REGULATORY LIMIT (microW/cm2) Reported Biological Effects References • 0.0000000000001 Altered genetic structure in E. Coli Belyaev 1996 • 0.0000000001 Threshold of human sensitivity Kositsky 2001 • 0.000000001 Altered EEG in human subjects Bise 1978 • 0.0000000027 Growth stimulation in Vicius fabus Brauer 1950 • 0.00000001 Effects on immune system in mice Bundyuk 1994 • 0.00000002 Stimulation of ovulation in chickens Kondra 1970 • 0.000005 Effect on cell growth in yeast Grundler 1992 • 0.00001 Conditioned “avoidance” reflex in rats Kositsky 2001 • 0.000027 Premature aging of pine needles Selga 1996 0.001 100 Yards / metres from Cell Phone • 0.002 Sleep disorders, abnormal blood pressure, nervousness, weakness, fatigue, limb and joint pain, digestive problems, fewer schoolchildren promoted Altpeter 1995, 1997 • 0.0027 Growth inhibition in Vicius fabus Brauer 1950 • 0.0027 to 0.065 Smaller tree growth rings Balodis 1996 0.007 50 Feet from a Cordless Phone • 0.01 Human sensation Kolbun 1987 0.016 1 Mile (1.6Km) from a Cellular Tower • 0.06 Altered EEG, disturbed carbohydrate metabolism, enlarged adrenals, altered adrenal hormone levels, structural changes in liver, spleen, testes, and brain in white rats and rabbits Dumanskij 1974 • 0.06 Slowing of the heart, change in EEG in rabbits Serkyuk, reported in McRee 1980 0.05 10 Feet /3 meters from a Wireless Computer • 0.1 Increase in melatonin in cows Stark 1997 • 0.1 to 1.8 Decreased life span, impaired reproduction, structural and developmental abnormalities in duckweed plants Magone 1996 • 0.13 Decreased cell growth (human epithelial amnion cells) Kwee 1997 • 0.168 Irreversible sterility in mice Magras 1997 • 0.2 to 8.0 Childhood leukemia near transmitters Hocking 1996

• 0.3 Impaired motor function, reaction time, memory and attention of school children, and altered sex ratio of children (fewer boys) Kolodynski 1996 • 0.6 Change in calcium ion efflux from brain tissue Dutta 1986 • 0.6 Cardiac arrhythmias and sometimes cardiac arrest (frogs) Frey 1968 • 0–4 Altered white blood cell activity in schoolchildren Chiang 1989 • 1.0 Headache, dizziness, irritability, fatigue, weakness, insomnia, chest pain, difficulty breathing, indigestion (humans—occupational exposure) Simonenko1998 • 1.0 Stimulation of white cells in guinea pigs Shandala 1978 • 2.5 Breakdown of blood-brain barrier (used a digital cell phone to radiate) Salford 1997 • 5.0 Leukemia, skin melanoma and bladder cancer near TV and FM transmitter Dolk 1997 • 2.0 (lower “Microwave hearing” - clicking, buzzing, chirping, hissing, or high-pitched threshold note tones known) Frey 1963, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1988, Justeson 1979, Olsen 1980, Wieske 1963, Lin 1978 • 5.0 Biochemical and histological changes in liver, heart, kidney, and brain tissue Belokrinitskiy l982 • 10.0 Damaged mitochondria, nucleus of cells in hippocampus of brain Belokrinitskiy 1982a • 10.0 Impaired memory and visual reaction time in people living near transmitters Chiang 1989 • 10.0 Decreased size of litter, increased number of stillborns in mice Il’Chevich (reported in McRee 1980) • 10.0 Redistribution of metals in the lungs, brain, heart, liver, kidney, muscles, spleen, bones, skin, blood Shutenko 1981 • 1000.0 United States FCC Exposure Limit, Safety Code 6 Canada limit Used by Meg Sears, Medical Perspective on Environmental Sensitivities, Canadian Human Rights Commission, 2007. Source: Arthur Firstenberg

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