Amateurish radiation protection

Amateurish radiation protection

This posting is not about the Australian Radiation Protection & Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) nor the Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research (ACEBR) but it could well be considering the consistent spin inherent in their information and advice…..

Don

The following is from Dariusz Leszczynski’s blog; Between a Rock and a Hard Place:

Säteilyturvakeskus (STUK) in Finland: Amateurish radiation protection

Excerpt:

In the past, on several occasions, I wrote about the amateurish conduct of STUK experts, those responsible for protecting Finns from the dangers of radiation, any radiation. Links to these posts are here:

STUK in Finland: How trustworthy is information on smart phones and… nuclear power plants…
August 10, 2015 — Finland’s STUK is hiding important radiation exposure information from the general public, the Government and the Parliament. What else is being hidden by the arbitrary decisions of STUK staff? How comprehensive and trustworthy is the information we, the general public, … SNIP

Untruthful statement from Director General of Finland’s STUK: Scientific arrogance or incompetence?
April 20, 2015 — On June 18, 2014, was posted BRHP blog “STUK in Finland misinforms the Government, Parliamentarians and the general public”. In this posts I criticized STUK for providing false information on radiation exposures caused by the ‘smart’ phones: “The experts form … SNIP

STUK in Finland misinforms the Government, Parliamentarians and the general public

SNIP

Read the post here.

The American Cancer Society 2016 report

The American Cancer Society 2016 report

 

The American Cancer Society (ACS) 2016 report says on page one that about one of every 4 deaths in the USA are from cancer now (see report below). Also, 1 of every 2 males and 1 of every 3 females have a lifetime risk for cancer (page 2 of the report below). They cite particularly tobacco, alcohol, lack of exercise, poor nutrition, poverty, and age as some of the risk factors for cancer in general. See their ACS 2016 report at -- 

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@research/documents/document/acspc-047079.pdf

Cancer risks like tobacco and alcohol rate a Group 1 for human carcinogen (cancer) risk according to the World Health Organization (WHO) IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer). Other cancer risks can relate to occupational and environmental exposures, such as nuclear power plants, Superfund sites, and increased populations bringing an increased risk for pollution in general. Monsanto Roundup herbicide is a Class 2A carcinogen with WHO IARC, now used with farming and GMO foods. Also, electromagnetic radiation is rated a Group 2B carcinogen for radiofrequency/microwaves by the WHO IARC, and electricity (ELF magnetic fields) rated as Group 2B as well.

There seems a serious need to reduce cancer risks of all kinds for public health.

 Lucinda Grant

The effect of prenatal exposure to 1800 MHz electromagnetic field on calcineurin and bone development in rats

The effect of prenatal exposure to 1800 MHz electromagnetic field on calcineurin and bone development in rats

Erkut A, Tumkaya L, Balik MS, Kalkan Y, Guvercin Y, Yilmaz A, Yuce S, Cure E, Sehitoglu I. The effect of prenatal exposure to 1800 MHz electromagnetic field on calcineurin and bone development in rats. Acta Cir Bras. 2016 Feb;31(2):74-83.

Abstract

PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of exposure to an 1800 MHz electromagnetic field (EMF) on bone development during the prenatal period in rats.

METHODS: Pregnant rats in the experimental group were exposed to radiation for six, 12, and 24 hours daily for 20 days. No radiation was given to the pregnant rats in the control group. We distributed the newborn rats into four groups according to prenatal EMF exposure as follows: Group 1 was not exposed to EMF; groups 2, 3, and 4 were exposed to EMF for six, 12, and 24 hours a day, respectively. The rats were evaluated at the end of the 60th day following birth.

RESULTS: Increasing the duration of EMF exposure during the prenatal period resulted in a significant reduction of resting cartilage levels and a significant increase in the number of apoptotic chondrocytes and myocytes. There was also a reduction in calcineurin activities in both bone and muscle tissues. We observed that the development of the femur, tibia, and ulna were negatively affected, especially with a daily EMF exposure of 24 hours.

CONCLUSION: Bone and muscle tissue development was negatively affected due to prenatal exposure to 1800 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic field.

Open Access Paper: http://bit.ly/226hGJw

Excerpts

The carrier frequency of the device was managed to be 1800 MHz, the modulation frequency was 217 Hz with a pulse width of 577 µsec and a maximum power of 2 W. Female rats delivered 120 pups, 40 of these newborn rats were males. The randomly selected groups were divided into Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4. The groups were designed as follows: Group 1 contained the newborn male rats (n = 10) from females in the control group that were not exposed to EMF during pregnancy; Group 2 contained newborn male rats (n = 10) from females exposed to 6 hours of daily EMF during pregnancy; Group 3 contained newborn male rats (n = 10) from females exposed to 12 hours of daily EMF during pregnancy; and Group 4 contained newborn male rats (n = 10) from females exposed to 24 hours of daily microwave radiation during pregnancy.

Fetal chondrocytes of bone tissue and myocytes of muscle tissue are more susceptible to electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure during the prenatal period. EMF may lead to the formation of oxygen radicals by a direct toxic effect, and increase apoptosis and excessive osteoblast inhibition by suppressing CN. EMF exposure during the prenatal period may lead to obvious damage to muscle, bone, and cartilage tissues.

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Pregnancy & Wireless Radiation Risks -- Links to animal studies that have found harmful effects from prenatal exposure to wireless radiation on the blood, the brain, cochlea, kidneys, the liver, and testes. Also links to human studies that have found increased risk of behavioral problems, headaches, hearing loss, miscarriage, and preterm birth. 

http://bit.ly/saferemrprenatal

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Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D., Director
Center for Family and Community Health
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley

Electromagnetic Radiation Safety

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