Electromagnetic Radiation
We are constantly immersed in a sea of radiation. Common issues arising from this are fatigue, mental impairment, memory loss and infertility.
The 5 major areas of hazard are electrical, magnetic, dirty power(radio frequency or electrosmog), ELF (extra low frequency) and high frequency (especially microwave) radiation.
We thoroughly detect, measure and provide recommendations for all these areas to significantly reduce sources of electromagnetic radiation in your environment.
Environomics can offer specialist solutions to help those affected with health issues arising from sensitivities.
All audits are measured against the German Building Biology standards, as guided by the SBM-2003 document.(http://www.baubiologie.de/downloads/nglish/SBM2003_engl_neu.pdf )
Current Australian guidelines do not reflect the mounting evidence of harm being done to humans at very low levels. (See http://www.bioinitiative.org A study completed in 2007 by independent researchers from several countries.)
Audits are available for the 5 major EMR areas of hazard -individually, as a full EMR audit or as part of the 4 pillars of health©package.
Dirty Electricity /Electrosmog/Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Emanates from devices such as:
-x CFL globes -x Plasma TV -x DECT phones
(yes, those globes you are being urged to install)
-× Scientists consider "dirty electricity" (4kHz to 100kHz) to be the most biologically active meaning "harmful," of theelectromagnetic frequencies.
Environomics will determine your household/workplace "dirty electricity" load and offer remediation. We are yet to find a place with acceptable levels of this invisible phenomenon.
This electrical pollution runs on the back of household 50Hz wiring, increased by internal and external factors.
(See http://www.dirtypower.com.au/ for further information)
High frequency audits (HF) - emanating from devices such as:
-× Mobile phone masts -× Microwave ovens -× Bluetooth
-× DECT phones -× TV aerials -× Wireless devices
Do you know if a mast is radiating into to your home or located above your workplace?
Low frequency audits (ELF) - emanating from devices such as:
-× Trains -× Induction cooktops
Magnetic fields 50Hz and electric fields - emanating from devices such as:
-× Power lines -× Plasma t.v's -× Electrical devices
-× incorrect wiring/grounding -× Power poles -× Lighting
Anomalies can cause seemingly unrelated health effects. These may be detected during an audit leading on to their remediation.
See our Services page for further details
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND YOUR HEALTH
© Karen Edwards and Helen Murphy www.environomics.com.au
Life has become busier for most without a doubt. This has lead to the invention of many “modern conveniences” to save us precious time and to make life easier. However in this process we have at times created issues that are severely affecting our health without realising it.
Many people have a hard time fathoming that something that they cannot see, touch, smell, taste or hear can harm them so much. However, we are constantly immersed in a
Electromagnetic fields are found in a vast array of applications such as:
“There have been many instances of harmful effects of electromagnetic fields from such seemingly innocuous devices as mobile phones, computers, power lines and domestic wiring. They include an increased risk of cancer, loss of fertility & unpleasant physiological symptoms.....” This is the first sentence from Dr. Andrew Goldsworthy’s 2007 paper titled: What the power & telecom companies would prefer us not to know.1
Common Symptoms of over exposure:
• Fatigue
• Mental Impairment / Coherency problems
• Joint pain
• Burning, Reddening, Rash, Itch
• Low hormone levels (melatonin, DHEA etc.)
• Infertility problems
• Heart palpitations
Electrical waves pass straight through our bodies and an electric current is generated within. This is how an aerial works – waves come in and electricity is generated. The electricity generated in our bodies, like all electric currents, goes to ground (if able) and, like all electric currents, takes the path of least resistance. Unfortunately, the path of least resistance is through our bodies. To travel through our bodies the waves use the 10% of our pathways that carry 90% of our traffic, rather like freeways in peak hour. This 90% of our traffic consists of:
• Hormones which help regulate the functions of the body
• Antibodies which help fight disease
• Neurotransmitters which carry messages around the body
Thus 90% of our bodily functions can be severely affected by these harmful electrical waves.
The effect of these microwaves can be explained using the analogy of putting a frog in water. If you put a frog in boiling water, it will jump out. However, if you put a frog in cold water and gradually heat the water, you can cook the frog because the frog's body will adjust to the slight changes in temperature and it will not notice it is being cooked2. Using wireless broadband, Bluetooth, cordless phones, mobile phones & blackberry devices all use the microwave spectrum of radiation energy to work. This means that when we use them they are slowly cooking us as they heat up our cells without us being able to sense it until the symptoms start to appear.
In 1971 the US Government stated “Unless adequate monitoring and control based on fundamental understanding of biological effects are instituted in the near future, in the decades ahead, man may enter an era of energy pollution of the environment comparable to the chemical pollution of today.”2
The electromagnetic hazard was identified in 1971 – to what extent are you exposed today?
As we cannot see, touch, smell, taste or hear this radiation the only way to measure the levels are with a number of specific instruments designed for various types of radiation.
3 Electromagnetic Radiation Reduction Tips:
1 Goldsworthy, Dr. A. The Biological Effects of Weak Electromagnetic Radiation - What the power & telecom companies would prefer us not to know, pub.2007
2 Carlo, Dr.G. Founder of the Science & Public Policy Institute,
3 Hecht, K. & Savoley E.N.(IRCHET) - Overloading of towns & cities with radio transmitters ( Cellular transmitters): a hazard for the human health and a disturbance of eco-ethics, pub.2007
© Karen Edwards and Helen Murphy www.environomics.com.au