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have the comments too)Is Wi-Fi frying our brains? Fears that cloud of

'electrosmog' could be harminghumansBy Alasdair PhilipsAs winter arrives with a

vengeance, the last of this year’s glorious autumnleaves are falling in our

parks and woodlands.But this week came worrying evidence that Mother Nature is

not the only forcedenuding our trees of their foliage.Research in the

Netherlands suggested that outbreaks of bleeding bark and dyingleaves which have

blighted the country’s urban trees may be caused by radiationfrom the Wi-Fi

­networks now so integral to life in offices, schools and homes.Electrosmog:

Modern laptops all connect to the internet via Wi-FiAs a qualified electronics

engineer, I am not surprised by such findings. Ihave long been concerned about

the harmful effects of the ­electro-magneticradiation emitted not only by Wi-Fi

devices but many other common moderngadgets, including mobile and cordless

phones, wireless games consoles andmicrowave ovens.Much though I love trees, and

worrying though I find this research, what reallyunnerves me is the effect these

electro-magnetic fields (or EMFs) are having onhumans, surrounding us as they do

with a constant cloud of ‘electrosmog’.I am no Luddite. When I started work in

the 1960s, I was involved in buildingwalkie-talkies. I thought they were just

brilliant and that electronictechnology would save the world. But over the

decades since, my scientificbackground has made it impossible for me to ignore

the overwhelming evidenceabout the damage wreaked by this electrosmog.It is not

the existence of these radio waves that is the problem so much as theuse we make

of them. Rather than being emitted at a constant rate, technologydemands they

are ‘pulsed’ in short and frequent bursts which appear to be farmore

biologically harmful.Not the least is their impact on our ability to reproduce.

It is welldocumented that average male sperm counts are falling by two per cent

a year.Many causes have been suggested, from stressful lifestyles to poor diet

and­hormones in our water supplies.But studies in infertility clinics show

problems with sperm dying off or notmoving properly are most common in men who

use mobiles extensively. This hasalso been demonstrated in the

laboratory.Mobiles are not the only problem. Many laptops are now equipped with

Wi-Fiwhich sends out pulses every second as it maintains contact with the

nearestaccess point. Young men with these devices on their laps are submitting

theirtesticles to strong EMFs at close range, oblivious to the damage they may

bedoing to their chances of future fatherhood.EMFS have also been shown to

affect the brain, suppressing production ofmelatonin, the hormone controlling

whether we feel happy or sad. In 2004,researchers at the University of Malaga

found that significant exposure to EMFsincreases the chances of developing

depression 40-fold.They also linked electrosmog to headaches, irritability,

unusual tiredness andsleeping disorders.This has been confirmed in research by

the respected Karolinska Institute inSweden. Sponsored by the leading mobile

phone companies, it showed that usinghandsets just before going to bed caused

people to take longer to reach deeperstages of sleep. They also spent less time

in each of these stages, sointerfering with the body’s ability to repair damage

suffered during the day.iPad: Apple's tablet is one of a growing number of

devices that connects to theinternet via Wi-FiThis is particularly alarming

given the tendency for teenagers and children tosleep with their mobile phones

under the pillows so that they can answerlate-night texts from friends.Parents

who allow their children to do so may be taking a significant gamblewith their

health.This year saw the publication of the Interphone study carried out in

13countries including the UK, and examining the links between mobile phone

useand brain tumours. It suggested that those who had made heavy use of

mobilesfor a decade or more faced twice the risk of glioma, the most common type

ofbrain tumour. {Liora here: My cousin, one year younger than me, died at age

38from a Glioblastoma....he was an engineer and worked for Motorola for

15+years....}And this was a study based on the period between 1994 and 2004 when

‘heavy’usage was defined as two to three hours per month. A conservative

estimate ofaverage mobile phone use now is approximately half an hour a day,

seven days aweek.Since brain tumours often develop very slowly it may be many

years before thefull impact of our reliance on mobiles becomes clear. But they

are alreadyimplicated in another area of concern to health professionals, the

onset ofdementia in those under 65.Experts are at a loss to explain the increase

in this condition which has seena surge in demand for pre-senile dementia units

across the country. But can wereally be surprised when a study at the Institute

of Environmental Medicine inSweden confirmed this month that exposure to EMFs

significantly acceleratesbrain degeneration?Trees: Outbreaks of bleeding bark

and dying leaves may have been caused byradiation from Wi-Fi networks research

suggestsThe risks posed by EMFs are recognised not only by scientists, but

hard-headedcommercial organisations. In 1997, the insurance company Swiss-Re

identifiedEMFs as likely to cause the biggest increase in claims in years to

come.Swiss-Re and other insurers have therefore refused to indemnify the

mobilephone operators against health claims from their customers.Even so, we

should not hold out much hope of our politicians protecting us fromEMFs. The

mobile phone industry in the UK contributes around £20 billion in taxevery year,

so it’s hardly likely the Government will take action to reduce thenumber of

calls.Indeed, it seems to be going in almost the opposite direction, encouraging

theinstallation of Wi-Fi networks in our schools with tactics which

sometimesverge on coercion. I’ve been told about a school which was threatened

that itwould receive no further government funding for computer technology if it

didnot install Wi-Fi.Always on: Green Orb symbol for Wi-FiIn the absence of

official intervention, it’s down to all of us to protectourselves. My aim as a

campaigner is not to scare people but inform them aboutthe risks, so they can

choose to take precautions.Not everyone will want to follow my example. Because

of our concerns aboutelectrosmog, my wife and I have moved to a cottage in

Scotland out of range ofany mobile phone network.But there are small steps which

we can all take. We should all try to usehands-free sets. And women should stop

carrying mobiles in their bras (breasttissue being particularly susceptible to

mobile phone microwaves), a trendwhich is becoming alarmingly fashionable.We

should also avoid cordless phones. Their base stations transmit 100 pulses

asecond, 24/7, even if you’re not using the phone, and at power levelsequivalent

to having a small mobile phone mast in your home.You might also consider whether

you really need wireless internet access inyour home. One option is to buy dLAN

adaptors which transmit the internetsignal around the house by way of your

ordinary electrical wiring.Such changes will require small adjustments to our

modern lifestyles. Butuntil the evidence against EMFs is proven or disproven,

these are surelysacrifices well worth making.Read

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