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Von: Martin Weatherall
Datum: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:30:31 -0500
 

 
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W. Löscher and G. Käs (Authors) Conspicuous behavioural abnormalities in a dairy cow herd near a TV and Radio transmitting antenna. Prakt. Tierarzt 79: 5, 437-444 (1998) [Practical Veterinary Surgeon 79: 5, 437-444 (1998)] Schlütersche GmbH & Co. KG, Verlag und Druckerei [Schlütersche GmbH & Co. KG, Publisher and Printer] ISSN 0032-681 X

From the Institute of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacy at the Veterinary Faculty of Hannover (Director: Prof. Dr. W. Löscher) and the Scientific Institute of Electronics and Radar at the University of the German Federal Armed Forces (Prof. G. Käs)

SUMMARY: In addition to a considerable reduction of milk yield and increasing occurences of health problems, behavioural abnormalities that have not yet been examined, have been observed over the last two years in a herd of dairy cows maintained in close proximity to a TV and Radio transmitting antenna. The evaluation of possible factors which could explain the abnormalities in the livestock did not disclose any factors other than the measurable high-frequency electromagnetic fields. An experiment in which a cow with abnormal behaviour was brought to a stable in a different area resulted in normalisation of the cow within five days. The symptoms returned, however, when the cow was brought back to the stable in close proximity to the antenna in question. In view of the previously known effects of electromagnetic fields it may be possible that the observed abnormalities are related to the electromagnetic field exposure.
Key words: transmitting antennas, electromagnetic fields, milk yield, behaviour, cow.


Introduction

Because of the ubiquitous usage of electric power and the increasing spread of high-frequency transmitters for mobile communication and TV & Radio broadcasting, humans and animals in highly industrialized countries are these days exposed to electrical and magnetic fields to a degree which exceeds the natural tension levels of relevant fields by a magnitude and presents a new influencing quantity in the evolutionary history of humans and animals (Katalyse 1994). For a long time the possibility of an influence of weak electrical and magnetic fields on the well-being of humans and animals has simply been ignored. The limits were only relating to acute cases of health impairment which can occur at some workplaces under extremely high exposure rates. The ever increasing knowledge of the biological effects of even weak electrical and magnetic fields as well as numerous epidemiological studies with the focus on a possible increase in the risk of cancer through field exposure have, however, led in the last ten to fifteen years to an altered discussion of the possible risk potential of such fields (Adey 1993; Hendee and Boteler 1994; Katalyse 1994; Meinert and Michaelis 1996; Robert 1993; Savitz 1995; Shaw and Croen 1993; Sobel et al. 1996; Wertheimer and Leeper 1994). As one can be protected well from electrical fields in contrast to magnetic fields, the effects of such fields on human and animal health are rarely the focus of scientific research. In comparison, low-frequency magnetic fields can practically penetrate any matter without being slowed down, and high-frequency electromagnetic fields and waves can cause biological effects - even in greater distance from their source – which are possibly connected to health risks (Katalyse 1994). Fields of this type which are a necessity of civilisation and have certain health effects are commonly known as "Electrosmog".

The question of a possible risk of cancer which today cannot be discounted mainly because of numerous findings based on experiments with animals (Liburdy and Löscher 1997; Löscher and Mevissen 1994), occupies the foreground of public debate about possible health risks through exposure to low-frequency magnetic or high-frequency electromagnetic fields. In addition, there are extensive indications of interactions of magnetic fields with the hormonal balance, biorhythm, immune system, nervous system, behavioural patterns and psychological functions, interactions which can have a detrimental effect on health (Katalyse 1994; Liburdy u. Löscher 1997; Löscher u. Liburdy 1998). In this connection it is often forgotten that not only humans but also pets and farm animals who are exposed can suffer such impairments to their health because of field exposure, for example in the vicinity of high tension pylons or transmitting antennas (Marks et al. 1995). Similarly to epidemiological studies on humans with field exposed workplaces the risk of breast cancer for hundreds living in apartments with high flux densities of low-frequency (60 Hertz) magnetic fields was seven times higher in comparison with animals that were not exposed (Reif et al. 1995), a finding that can be explained by the "Melatonin Hypothesis" of magnetic field effects (Löscher and Mevissen 1997).

A series of earlier studies looked at the effect of magnetic fields on farm animals. Lee et al. (1997) discovered that sheep which had been grazing in close proximity to a high tension mast, showed an impaired immune system. Examinations of dairy cows that had been exposed to magnetic fields resulted in inconsistent findings which ranged from no influence at all to a reduction in milk yield, changed milk composition and fertility problems (Algen and Hultgren 1985a, b, 1987; Amstutz and Miller 1980; Angell et al. 1990; Burchard et al. 1996; Marks et al. 1995; Martin et al. 1986). The predominant share of the examinations on dairy cows was conducted under exposure to low-frequency (50 or 60 Hertz) fields, whereas only few studies deal with the effect of high-frequency electromagnetic fields, for example in the vicinity of transmitting antennas.
A recently publicized study discovered a significant increase of micronuclei in erythrocyte in the blood of cattle grazing on a farm near a transmitting facility. This is an indication of a genotoxic effect of the exposure (Balode 1996).

In the case described by this study a farmer asked a veterinary department for help after he had experienced major problems with his herd of dairy cows since the previous year. The farm is situated in close proximity to a transmitting tower with several transmitters (see Table 1 and Figure 1). The problems with the herd described in the following started after several transmitters for mobile radio communication had been installed in addition to the already existing TV transmitting antennas. As the farmer himself and his family were experiencing considerable health problems since the additional transmitters were installed, and none of the medical tests conducted had shed any light on the source of these health problems, the farmer came to the conclusion that the high-frequency electromagnetic fields that were produced by these transmitters had to be the cause of the problems including the problems experienced by his dairy cow herd. The relevant veterinary department then conducted observational studies and research which were complemented by measurements of the electromagnetic fields, with its focus on the dairy cow herd.

Table 1: Transmitting antennas in close proximity of the farm (all installed in the TV tower of Figure 1)
 
Transmitting Antenna Frequency Performance
39 directional radio transmitters 2.2 - 18.7 GHz 124 W (Mean)
C-Net 461 MHz 34 W
D-Net 935 MHz 25 W
B-Net 60 MHz 20 W
Cityruf 460 MHz 50 W
Eurosignal 87,361 MHz 2 kW
TV-Channel 2510 MHz 20 kW
TV-Channel 3734 MHz 20 kW
Modacom 427 MHz 15 kW

Ground Plan for Measurements outdoors

Figure 1: Ground plan for the measurements of electromagnetic fields in the vicinity of the transmitting antennas (for examples re the measurements see Table 2 and 3).


Observations of the dairy cow herd

Many of the biological effects and discussed health risks of electromagnetic fields are similar to the effects of chronic stress pressure (Blank 1995; Smith 1996). Apart from apparent problems caused by stress such as increased aborting without detectable causes, frequent fertility disorders in the form of an acyclic tendency and reduction in milk yield all of which have already been observed in herds grazing in close proximity to high tension lines (see overview in Burchard et al. 1996), the following abnormalities occurred in the affected dairy cow herd:

Most of the cows in this herd displayed conjunctivitis with heavy flood of tears (continuously wet cheeks) and itching (some cows rubbed their eye areas continuously against items in the stable within reach as well as against neighbouring cows).

Several animals were pushing their heads against the chest area of neighbouring cows turning their heads in the same direction (away from the transmitting antenna).
One cow showed very conspicuous behaviour by shuffling backwards and forwards moving her head continuously (Weaving). Resting phases alternated with the described behaviour which often lasted more than 30 minutes.

Cows in calf as well as dry cows that were put out on pasture land close to the farm, only grazed for a few minutes each time then taking "cover" from the transmitting tower in or behind an outbuilding.

Cows that have calved three or four times showed rapid decline. When these cows tried to get up their hind legs showed trembling and over time they found getting up increasingly difficult. The decline continued and led to their death after only a few weeks.

Conducted Examinations


1. Fodder analysis and feeding calculation

To exclude that a feeding fault had caused any metabolic disorders which in turn could be responsible for causing other health problems, a fodder analysis and feeding calculation was initiated by the relevant agricultural authority. The research and calculation yielded that the fodder was of high quality and that the amount of feed stuffs administered by the farmer was in relation to the performance of the dairy cows.

Figure 2: Typical turning of the head (away from the transmitting antennas) displayed by cows of the herd in question (see detailed description in text).


2. Autopsy of a perished dairy cow

The autopsy of a four-year-old cow that had died in the stable building and had previously displayed symptoms of the same illness as described above, provided the following result: Death from acute heart & circulatory collapse with bleeding from several organs. No indication as to the cause, in particular no acute or chronic inflammatory changes to organs. The autopsy was kindly performed by Dr. Geisel, Institute of Animal Pathology at the University of Munich.


3. Examination of aborted foetal material

The examination of aborted foetal material at the Landesuntersuchungsamt für das Gesundheitswesen Südbayern (Federal Examination Authority for the Health Service of Southern Bavaria) did not disclose any indication of pathogenic causes for aborting the foetus based on the microscopic and cultural examination and on the serological tests performed.


4. Switching stables

To obtain further indications with regard to the causes for the behavioural changes the dairy cow which displayed very obvious changes in behaviour and which was described under 3 in the section Observations of the dairy cow herd, and another dairy cow were separated from the original herd and joined another dairy cow herd in an identically partitioned stable which was approx. 20 kilometres away from the original location. After five days in the new stable the affected dairy cow did not show any of the conspicuous behavioural abnormalities any more. Both cows were relocated to the original stable after approximately two weeks. The previously affected cow displayed the described conspicuous behavioural abnormalities again after only a few days.


5. Measurement of the electromagnetic fields

Measurements of the electromagnetic fields in front of and on the farm property itself were conducted by the Bundesamt für Post und Telekommunikation (Federal Office for Postal Services and Telecommunication) and by the Abteilung für Elektronik und Radar der Universität der Bundeswehr München (Department of Electronics and Radar of the University of the German Federal Armed Forces in Munich). The most important results of these measurements are displayed in Table 2 and 3. The measurement values are considerably below the limits set out in the 26. Verordnung zur Durchführung des Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetzes (Verordnung über elektromagnetische Felder; 26. BlmSchV) (26. Ordnance/Decree** for the Implementation of the Federal Air Pollution Laws (Ordnance/Decree for electromagnetic fields; 26. BlmSchV (Abbreviation for 26th Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz)) dated 16. December 1996.

Discussion

The health disorders and behavioural abnormalities described in this paper as well as the results of the conducted examinations point to the electromagnetic tension as the cause of the occurrences in the affected herd of dairy cows. The main problem in conducting an definitive assessment is the constant change in circumstances/ conditions because the farmer is forced to continue to run his farm and to keep the losses as small as possible. Therefore he tries to have cows which display the first signs of being affected such as worsening general condition after calving, either slaughtered early or taken to alternative grazing paddocks which are situated about 10 kilometres away from his farm. The relocation and exchange of dairy cows continuously creates a new situation because every cow reacts to the electromagnetic tension in an individual manner. Only a scientifically structured test of the affected dairy cow herd with set parameters could provide more definite findings in this case. Such a test of the affected herd is planned to clarify the causes of the observed behavioural abnormalities and health problems further. A causal relation could best be determined in this case by switching off the transmitting antennas for the mobile radio communication temporarily.

Table 2: Measurements of the electromagnetic field output in the attic storey of the farm house
Attic Window Frequency Signal Leval (dBm) Leval (dBm) Power Denisty
(m W/cm2)
closed 512.2 TV-2 -12.8 0.044
closed 464.2 C-Network -43 0.00003
closed 936.2 D-Network -46.8 0.000051
closed 735.7 TV-3 -15.8 0.04
open 511.4 TV-2 -13.2 0.035
open 735.7 TV-3 -7.6 0.26
Table 3: Measurements of the electromagnetic field output at different sites in the vicinity of and in the stable and living area (see Figure 1 for the measurement locations). The measurements were predominantly conducted at one frequency (512 MHz) because all other signals can be put in relation to the measurements inside the farm house (see Table 2) if we assume that the attenuation values through the wall of the building will not differ much within the relatively narrow frequency band (see Figure 1).
 
Measurement Location Frequency (MHz) Level (dBm) Power density
(m W/cm2)
In the stable Entrance (10) 512 -9.6 0.08
In the stable Middle Part 512 -24 0.003
In the stable Rear Part 512 -26 0.002
Surrounding area A 512 -10.6 0.06
Surrounding area B 512 0 0.7
Surrounding area C 512 -3.2 0.35
Surrounding area F 512 -10.8 0.06
In front of stable D 512 -3.8 0.36
Beside the stable E 512 -22.4 0.004
Beside the stable G 512 -2 0.46
Beside the stable H 512 -13.4 0.03
Inside the house   735.7 -15.8 0.04
In front of the house 5 88.8 -4.8 0.006

Should the scheduled examination confirm the correlation described above between exposure to magnetic fields and health disorders or behavioural abnormalities then this would provide further indications that the limits set out in the 26. BlmSchV (Abbreviation for 26th Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz = 26th Federal Air Pollution Laws) are too high and require correction (see Karus u. Nießen 1996). In this case one has to take into consideration that even though the measurements for the different electromagnetic fields turned out to be below the limits set out in the 26. BlmSchV, interactions between the fields when animals and humans were exposed to them cannot be excluded because of the multitude of existing fields with different frequencies. Synergic interactions between electromagnetic fields with different frequencies have already been described on a cellular level (Löscher and Liburdy, 1998) and should not be neglected in future discussions regarding any limits of this kind.

After the above case had been published by the media and agricultural magazines
more farmers have come forward describing similar cases. The above case description is mainly intended to alert the Veterinary Association to the obvious possibility of behavioural abnormalities and health problems caused by electromagnetic field exposure of animals.


Expression of Thanks
We would like to thank Prof. Klee (Veterinary Faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich) for the critical checking of this paper‘s manuscript.

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2006

Where have our friends the birds gone?

Dances Alone Speaks

For year upon year up to the end of 2005 there were birds of some sort in the garden all year round. In the Spring and Summer I awoke with pleasure to their morning chorus and listened to their chatter as they settled down to sleep at night. During the day I often used to stop and enjoy watching them glide and soar or stop to feed. I also noted all the fledgling offspring of the sparrows, wrens, finches, blue tits, thrushes, blackbirds, starlings, doves and pigeons, and watched them grow rapidly to a state of independence. I got to know them all by sight and welcomed the regulars back the following year.

This year very few came back. There was just one type of the three different species of sparrow; some of the blackbirds, thrushes, starlings and pigeons; two doves and a deformed robin. There was no sign of the group of ten blue tits and none of a variety of finches or the wrens returned.

In July 06 all the birds cleared the area to include even the larger seagulls, pigeons and crows. A few came back several days later but left again and have never returned.

Since then I have woken to silence and see only the occasional pigeon or magpie or the briefest glimpse of a lone blackbird or thrush passing by.

Something of beauty and pleasure has been lost and I miss having the birds around me. My neighbourhood feels barren and sterile and is no longer the pleasant leafy suburb I once enjoyed so much.

What do I think is the cause of this?

I have been informing animal societies and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds that TETRA especially and probably also mobile phone masts are harming our wildlife/animals on and off since 2004. No one will listen until a balanced scientific decision is made, yet existing research into animal behaviour around these technologies is ignored or discredited.

Why have I come to this conclusion?

I am sensitive to this technology, but most specifically to TETRA. I have feel it as pain to various parts of my body and do not need a smog detector or similar device since early 2004, when I did not know what it was.

Here are some extracts in letters or documents written at the time.

Referring to July 04 and written in August 05 to answer a letter in a local paper asking where all the birds had gone:

"Last July when TETRA testing was in progress for a few weeks, all of the smaller birds disappeared completely in a narrow swathe across Aldwick for about 3 days. (The power was very high as I felt it! The silence without the birds was eerie and unearthly)

Those birds which we had fed and watched in the garden also disappeared, including 3 orphaned thrush fledglings that had become so tame that they walked into our home to beg for sultanas.

Some of our original birds gradually returned after a month or so had passed, but they were all nervous, looked bedraggled and unsteady, and refused to eat. They just cowered under bushes looking very sorry for themselves.

Only one of our thrush fledglings came back at that time, and he would not come near us and never ever came into our home, or tapped the kitchen window, for sultanas again. A few months later, another of the orphans joined him, but the third was never seen again. We discovered several dead birds in the area at this time.

I suspect, but cannot confirm, that this was the start of the join up of the Isle of Wight TETRA masts to the newly discovered Felpham TETRA mast roughly two/three miles from here.

Recently the birds in our garden disappeared for about 3 days again, after a period of a few weeks or so of high powered TETRA, and some of them gradually came back, nervous and bedraggled. During this time I suffered severe disruption to sleep and pain in my head which I have not had since I protected my home against this technology. It stopped here about a week ago but we are still getting disruption to our TV signal.

I have noted that other forms of animal life and vegetation, are being affected, but the wildlife societies etc do not seem to want to listen - yet they ask us to monitor because some species are missing, or in short supply!"

July 2006 – excerpt from an entry to my log of events since Xmas 2002

"Last week my neighbour was out and about and chatting and laughing - we had a lull in the high power testing signals that sensitive people in the area were suffering with, including me. Then bang, all hell let loose over the weekend and all the birds disappeared, even the pigeons, magpies and jackdaws! The seagulls were screeching furiously and flying in circles as if a massive storm was imminent and then they cleared the area, too. The same was happening over Bognor with the seagulls but I have no info about the other birds from that area. I don't care what the Government, Airwave, HPA, say – only TETRA causes that. That is the only time the birds clear the area suddenly and then slowly return a few days/weeks later all bedraggled and scared. There are 8 or 9 back of the birds who are regulars of 50+ birds we had last week to include the fledglings. No babies came with them."

On the Tetrawatch website
http://www.tetrawatch.net/main/news.php

Spare a thought for all those people who suffer greatly when Airwave 'adjustments' take place. Make no mistake, they are to all intents and purposes being experimented upon. Adjustments in Aldwick, Bognor Regis, recently affected a number of people suddenly and badly. Neurotic? Then why did the birds depart (even the seagulls this time) for three days as well? Some people are still close enough to local wildlife to see these things and notice, but we expect Airwave folk lack the incentive, curiosity or initiative.

Other Notes

In 2005, jackdaws appeared in this area. Their usually nesting ground is several miles away across the harbour. They attacked a robin's nest in 2006 and tore it to shreds. The baby robins fell to the ground and only one was saved. I used to live in the area where the jackdaws nested and never witnessed this sort of behaviour ever before. We also saw a woodpecker which was dazed and disorientated. This is not woodpecker country.

Seven dead birds were found in July 06 in an elderly neighbour's garden when my husband and I cut back overgrown bushes and trees for her.

Another strange occurrence in 2006 was that a duck family bred in a resident's gardens and ruined the fish pond. Mother duck used to bring her fifteen ducklings to my garden to feed and if I had not provided food for them she would walk into my home to remind me, if the kitchen door was open. If it wasn't she quacked incessantly until I came out.

Another female duck was also wandering around the parish with a few ducklings. Both families caused consternation as they crossed busier roads and stopped traffic.

We spotted another woodpecker of a different species which appeared to be very tired and hungry in late September 06.

At about 9am on Sunday November 19th 2006 there was further high powered testing of TETRA and huge flocks of seagulls, crows and pigeons were screeching and circling all across the area as if a storm of great magnitude was imminent. A few magpies joined them. I have never seen so many birds in the area, there were hundreds of them and the noise was deafening.

Just as quickly as they came, they all suddenly disappeared. I felt very ill that weekend and for a few days after. I later realised I had become even more sensitive.

I have had reports of similar incidents in other areas of the UK.

We should be recording these incidents about all animal life and changes to vegetation etc so that the truth becomes known.

I am willing to undertake this for anyone who can provide the information. Please email me.


Dances Alone
Upholding the ways of my ancestors - the Lakota Sioux.
dances.alone @googlemail.com

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15
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Birds suffer from biological effects of GSM, 3G (UMTS), DECT, WIFI, TETRA

Canary bird recovers from mobile phone mast exposure

August 14, 2005

Nijkerk (The Netherlands) - The canary bird of H. in Nijkerk has not sung for almost eight months. He was pecking his skin and loosing feathers. The day after his cage was protected against the radiation of a GSM antenna mast at 50 metres distance, the bird started to make noise again and even produced some trills. Ten days after, he sits proudly on his stick and does not loose his feathers anymore.

The cage is in the living room. In this room, experts of Telecom Agency of the ministry of Economic Affairs of The Netherlands measured 1,14 V/m (ca. 3000 mikroWatt/m2) for GSM 1800 MHz. The cage has been protected by fine metal mesh and aluminium foil at the bottom. Visitors think it's pathetic, but the bird is doing better thanks to the protection. He sings many times and a few days ago he has been heard singing in the early morning as well.

The owner of the canary bird has serious health problems himself. They started when a GSM 1800 MHz mast was installed on top of a building opposite of his home. The heating, television and other devices with electronic parts gave a lot of troubles. When H. stays for a few days in a place without high frequency radiation, most of his complaints disappear and the others are reduced to a bearable level.

The experiment with the canary bird shows that health problems caused by mobile phone radiation are not psychological primarily, since a bird can not be anxious about an antenna installation. The cage is still in the same position and without draught. There has been no change in taking care of this bird.

The recovery of the canary can be explained only by the reduction of the intensity of the GSM mobile phone mast radiation (DECT telephones are removed and wireless computers absent). The intensity inside the cage is about 0,5 mikroWatt/m2 after protection.

Canary birds were once used in coal mines to check the quality of the air.

When a canary died, the workers had to escape from the mine immediately. The experiment with the canary in The Netherlands shows that birds are 'sensitive' as well for the electromagnetic radiation of mobile communication systems, including DECT-telephones and wireless networks. In fact this should not amaze anybody, since many scientific research has found biological ('non-thermal') effects of radiofrequency radiation in humans, animals and plants.

More information about the radiation of GSM, UMTS, DECT, WIFI etc.: http://www.stopumts.nl/

More information about this press release: fransp@dds.nl or ++ 31 70 3820525



I received interesting & important posts in response to the Canary story (that was sent by Frans van Velden from the Neatherland),

It is interesting to note that in Osafia, the Druz village that removed antennas because of more than 200 cancer cases (15 new cancer cases were diagnosed only last month), birds disappeared from the village when the antennas were there, and now with no antennas- birds are back !!

Here are the posts - concentrated together they give quite a strong picture.


From Milt Bowling (Canada )

The National Research Council of Canada did lots of studies on the non-thermal effects of microwave radiation on birds in the 1960s, before the wireless industry took control of the science. They found that bird feathers acted as dielectric receptors. Birds that had been plucked under anesthesia showed no reaction to radiation until the 12th day, when their feathers started to grow back.

Studies also showed altered EEG patterns, escape behaviour, other signs of stress in the form of vocalization, defecation and initiation of flight. Parakeets chose an unradiated feeder over a radiated one. Domestic fowl [Leghorns] increased egg production by 13.7% under radiation. Unfortunately, the mortality rate of the radiated colony was double that of the control colony. Their exposures ranged from 0.2 uW/cm2 to 360 uW/cm2. Young chicks exposed to 25mW/cm2 collapsed on the floor of the cage and remained in that position until the radiation was turned off. Time to collapse ranged from 5 to 20 seconds.

Mike Repacholi at one time was with Health Canada and certainly would have had access to these studies. I wonder if WHO recommendations will include this science?

Milt


From Larry Blackhall, Canada, who is studying the subject, this is part of his research :

National Research Centre of Canada - (NRC)

Scientific peer reviewed and archived laboratory controlled studies done by the NRC of Canada demonstrate conclusively the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation on living systems. These studies are available through the NRC archives.

To obtain copies by telephone call 1 800 668 1222 or visit their website at http://www.nrc.ca/cisti .

There is a nominal charge of aproximately $12 cdn.

Here are three brief relevant extracts from three of the studies;

1. Extract from LTR-CS-113 by Dr J Bigu, 1973, titled:

"Interaction of electromagnetic fields and living systems with special reference to birds."

During the initial stabilizing period the egg production of each colony was the same, but following the onset of radiation the egg production of the radiated colony increased to a higher level at which it remained essentially constant. In terms of the total number of eggs produced the diference amounts to an increase of 13.7% - an increase that could be of economic significance in raising poultry provided other, and undesired, interaction effects do not appear.

However the mortality rate of the radiated colony was almost double that of the control colony through each of phases A and B.

2. Extract from LTR-CS-18 by Dr J A Tanner, 1969, titled:

"Effects of microwave radiation on Parakeets in Flight"

Conclusion: The results obtained in this experiment indicates that microwave radiation has an aversive effect on birds in flight comparable to that previously observed in caged birds. This leads the way to a possible solution of the bird hazard problem in aviation.

3. Extract from LTR-CS-89 by Dr. J A Tanner, 1973, co-authored by Dr. Romero-Sierra, Dept of Anatomy, Queens' University, Kingston, Ont., titled;

"Bird Feathers as Dialectic Receptors of Microwave Radiation."

Depending on many factors the use of microwave radiation can be detrimental or beneficial to humans. One beneficial use of microwave radiation is to reduce the hazards of birds to aircraft. This forms part of an extensive program designed to shed some light on the complex nature of the interaction of microwave radiation with biological systems.


From Penny Hargreaves (New Zealand)

More mobiles, and sparrows take flight

Ambarish Mukherjee

New Delhi, Nov. 30

THE wireless telecom revolution is catching on at the expense of a tiny winged creature — the house sparrow. The tiny birds are fast disappearing from cities "contaminated" with electromagnetic waves arising out of increased number of mobile handsets.

According to Dr S. Vijayan, Director of the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), "A number of studies has been conducted to find out the relationship between the increase in electromagnetic waves and the decrease in the number of sparrows. A positive correlation has been found between them."

"There have been studies in Spain which showed that sparrows disappear from cities where electromagnetic contamination is very heavy," Dr Vijayan added.

A study was initiated earlier this year in London by the British Trust for Ornithology to investigate whether the explosion of electromagnetic waves from portable handsets is wiping out sparrows in London. The British study involves 30,000 birdwatchers who will examine the urban sparrow population near cell-phone masts, where electromagnetic fields are most concentrated.

London has witnessed a steep fall in its sparrow population — a 75 per cent fall since 1994, which coincides with the emergence of the cell-phone.

Electromagnetic waves travel through the air to the cell-phone masts located above tall buildings in the cities. These waves then travel to and fro between the handset and the tower while one is using the handset, and this results in increased electromagnetic contamination in the air.

The rapidly increasing number of cell-phone subscribers is resulting in higher concentration level of electromagnetic waves in the air which clashes with the earth's electromagnetic field.

Dr Vijayan also pointed out that sparrows are found to be disappearing from areas where mobile towers are installed.

SACON has also initiated a detailed study to find out how exactly these small birds are being affected.

"These are all circumstantial evidences. Now we need to prove how it is exactly affecting the sparrows. My feeling is that it probably affects their central nervous system. We are conducting studies with inputs from various cities on the falling number of sparrows in which the effect of electromagnetic contamination from mobile phones are also being examined," Dr Vijayan said.

He said increased exposure to electromagnetic waves also affects small animals. For example, in rats, it is found that the sperm count has decreased while in the case of chicken embryonic, mortality has become very high. There could be more examples, he added.

Another one from Penny :

Subject: Fw: Re caged birds -canaries etc

A farmer who was breeding ostriches about a kilometre from the radio tower found some of the chickens did not develop feathers.

Subject: EMF in the barnyard (fwd)

Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 082740 -0500 (CDT)

From: "Roy L. Beavers"

To: emfguru@hotmail.com

---------- Forwarded message ----------

Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 15:11:43 +1000

From: myra kyneur

To: w-m-a@reach.net

Cc : marjlundquist@yahoo.com

Subject: EMF in the barnyard


Dear Wolfgang Scherer

We were very interested in your account of radiofrequeny radiation (RFR)effects on cattle and birds on the Bavarian farm. Of particular interest were the effects on the birds, as we have documented three cases of RFR effects on birds here in Sydney, Australia.

We thought you may find this of interest also. The exquisite sensitivity of the canary, and it would seem other birds, is obviously incompatible with the radiofrequency radiation (RFR) associated with cellular phone transmitters. A warning for the human population?

We wonder if it would be a useful exercise to survey the caged bird population within a given distance from mobile phone base stations.

Following are the cases we have documented.

Case 1.. Fairlight NSW : Unusual behaviour of flock of approx. 17 black crows that usually roosted on the roof of a high rise apartment block.

After the installation of a mobile phone base station (MBS) nearby resident noticed the birds became noisier and unsettled. This behaviour continued for about two weeks-the birds are now no longer in this neighbourhood.

Case2.. Caringbah NSW : Within 200 metres of a MBS Bantam hens and roosters died unexpectedly from unknown causes, within a short time of the installation of the MBS.

Note: On the same premises, a family of two adults and three young adults each progressively developed 'microwave hearing' and moderate to severe headaches after the same MBS installation.

The headaches diminished after alterations were made to the electricity power supply in the street. (Details available on request)

The microwave hearing associated with the MBS continues.

Case 3...Kirrawee NSW: For a number of years an exotic bird breeder had approx. 350 birds located one hundred metres distance from a radiofrequency antenna used by a paging service. Within four months of the installation being upgraded to a mobile base station (MBS) most birds refused to breed, those that did breed prematurely removed the young from the nests. Two only young birds survived the season, one only has feathers, the other none at all.

Some species became aggressive, defeathering their mates.

The owner has since moved house.

Comments to: Betty Venables, Co-ordinator, C/- Email address as above or postal address, EMR SAFETY NETWORK-INTERNATIONAL, 216 President Ave Miranda NSW 2228 Australia

fred moore


Archive provided courtesy of WaveGuide, http://www.wave-guide.org/

Reprinted with permission of Roy Beavers, http://www.feb.se/EMF-L/EMF-L.html


Informant: Iris Atzmon

--------

Spanish paper on RF effects on birds
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/904106/

Micro Waves Effects on Wildlife Animals
http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/micro_waves_effects_on_wildlife_animals.pdf

EMF Exposure - Animal Studies
http://members.aol.com/gotemf/emf/animals.htm

Effects of the electromagnetic fields of phone masts on a population of White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/effects_of_emf_on_white_stork.pdf

Pulsed microwave radiation and wildlife - Are Cell Phones Wiping Out Sparrows?
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/926007/

Electromagnetic pollution of the environment
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/2955273/
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Posted: 15 Sep 2005 02:17:31


PRELIMINARY RESULTS.
 Alfonso Balmori Martínez. Valladolid (SPAIN) February, 2003

INTRODUCTION
For decades a great variety of living beings have been used by men in order to detect possible changes in ecosystems. From lichens, sensitive to pollution for accumulating toxic substances in their tissues, to the birds living in our gardens and buildings, a great variety of organisms have been used as warning signs of the health of the human environment. Moreover trends in numbers over time are of particular interest
to nature conservation (Bibby et al. 1992)
Since the second half of the nineties, base stations for mobile telecommunication have been spreading across the urban centres. These base stations have increased the electromagnetic contamination “electrosmog” in the urban centres. The fundamental reason for that is that these devices produce 900 for analog and 1800 MHz for digital transmission pulsated waves that interfere in the nervous system of living beings. There exist many scientific studies warning about the danger of this kind of electromagnetic radiation (MRW, microwave radiation) for health in human and living beings (see Hyland, 2000). It is forgotten that not only humans, but also animals who are exposed can suffer such impaiments to their health because of field exposure in the vicinity of transmitting antennas (Marks et al. 1995) and show conspicuous behavioural abnormalities (Löscher & Käs, 1998).
Synergic interactions between electromagnetic fields with different frequencies have already been described on a cellular level (Löscher & Liburdy, 1998).
Furthermore, some studies warn about the effects of such radiation on reproduction ; such as, decreases in sperm counts and smaller tube development in rat testes (Dasdag et al., 1999) and increases in embryonic mortality of chickens (Farrel et al., 1997; Youbicier – Simo et al., 1998).
The significant increase of micronuclei in erytrhocyte of cattle grazing near a transmitting is an indication of a genotoxic effect of the exposure (Balode, 1996). Genetic effects on hamster and rats of microwaves have been reported in various studies (Garaj-Vrhovac et al., 1991, Lai and Singh, 1995, 1996 y 1997)
The high frequency RF fields produced a response in many types of neurones in the avian Central Nervous System (Beason & Semm, 2002). Microwave irradiation affects central cholinergic activity in the rat (Lai et al., 1987). Also the activity and learning memory tasks of the rat (Thuroczy et al., 2001). That electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emitted by mobile phones have effects on blood-brain barrier permeability
(Shivers et al., 1987; Fritze et al. 1997, Töre et al., 2001) and damage some neurones in the brains of the rats (Salford et al., 2003). In view of the previously known effects of electromagnetic fields it may be
possible that the observed abnormalities are related to the microwaves exposure.

“The need for further study are no excuse for inaction. The crucial point is that these figures constitute a strong signal that we can not ignore”.

1) POPULATION MONITORING OF HOUSE SPARROWS IN VALLADOLID (SPAIN).*
 Alfonso Balmori Martínez.
*This study was carried out to be published in a scientific review. A summary
containing the methodology used and the main results achieved is showed bellow.

a) Bird Census at point counts of the city.
Method
32 point counts placed in small squares and tree-lined streets of the city were chosen. At each point, a census of the number of sparrows was carried out and the electromagnetic contamination (Microwave radiation) levels were measured once per month between October 2002 and February 2003.

Results and conclusions
During this study the sparrows at several points and streets of the city containing high electromagnetic contamination disappeared.
Although, finding sparrows at these points is rare, they occasionally go back looking for some food and settle again when the contamination levels decrease. They gradually leave all the contaminated areas; it doesn’t happen quickly. At the same time, the number of sparrows tends to increase in low contaminated areas. Therefore, there is a flow of sparrows moving from high to low contaminated areas.

EVOLUTION OF THE NUMBER OF SPARROWS AND THE ELECTROMAGNETIC LEVELS IN HIGH CONTAMINATED (EMF) AREAS

HOUSE SPARROWS

LEVELS OF EMF
sparrows
levels EMF
The levels (mean) in high contaminated areas (EMF) (n= 12) increased from October to December, decreasing subsequently until February; while the number of sparrows (sum) progress in the other way (see chart).
A very strong negative correlation R= -0.90 (p<0.05) between the mean electromagnetic field levels and the number of sparrows existing in contaminated areas was achieved.

On the contrary, a correlation in low contaminated areas (n= 12 points) wasn’t found.

EVOLUTION OF THE NUMBER OF SPARROWS AND THE ELECTROMAGNETIC LEVELS IN LOW CONTAMINATED (EMF) AREAS

HOUSE SPARROWS

LEVELS OF EMF
sparrows
levels EMF
These results show that the number of sparrows increases or decreases depending on the electromagnetic contamination levels (EMF) at these points.
Sparrows are specially abundant in small squares or places well protected by the screen effect caused by buildings. They are also found in high contaminated areas but taking refuge in small safe redoubts.
They avoid establishing in the antenna’s main lobe direction (beam); however, they are sometimes found under it, taking advantage of the
umbrella effect. Finding sparrows protecting themselves from EMFs in places where the waves don’t reach, despite of being near base stations, is not rare because of the screen effect caused by buildings. Furthermore, it was observed that some areas where those base stations were took down were reused by sparrows and vice versa.

b) Line transects.
Methods
Two different routes approximately 2 Km long each were planned for the outskirts and
the city centre and covered every day. The number of sparrows at each stretch was
registered by noting the points where they were found between October 2002 and
February 2003.

Provisional results and conclusions.
A gradual disappearance of sparrows in the most contaminated (EMF) streets and
squares was observed. The number of sparrows decreased in the city centre, increasing
in the outskirts (See the chart).

October November December January February

NUMBER OF SPARROWS (Mean)
CENTRE
OUTSKIRTS
They are usually found on the ground or in low bushes and in places safe from the
waves by walls or buildings causing screen effect.
Some specimens presented partial albinism in their feathers or couldn’t fly properly.
Note:
Importance of these results related to the decrease of sparrows in the United Kingdom.
The results of the monitoring carried out in Valladolid provide us some possible causes
to explain the decrease of sparrows in England.

Electromagnetic radiation could produce the following effects:
- Effects on reproduction.
- Effects on the circulatory and central nervous system.
- Effects on the birds health and well-being (microwave syndrome).
- Indirect effects due to food shortage caused by electromagnetic contamination (death of insects).

2) POPULATION MONITORING IN WINTER SLEEPING PLACES.
 Alfonso Balmori Martínez

A) Starling’s sleeping places (Sturnus vulgaris)

Method
Daily observation and tracking.

Results and conclusions
Displacement and division of the main sleeping place into smaller ones. Occupation of low contaminated points of the city to stay the night.
There was always a rather small group of recurrent specimens that didn’t even leave.
It was unknown if they were the same specimens or if there was a changing.

B) White Wagtail’s sleeping places (Motacilla alba)
Method
Monitoring a winter sleeping place in a Lygustrum japonicum under a lamppost near a small antenna emitting high microwaves radiation levels.

Results and conclusions
A gradual removal from the source of contamination was observed. Traditionally (prior placing the antenna) the most occupied tree was few metres from the antenna. The specimens moved to far away trees or even to near points, where sleeping places didn’t exist before.
There was a slow process of desertion of the sleeping place and there was
always a rather small group of recurrent specimens that didn’t even leave. It was unknown if they were the same specimens or if there was a changing.

3) OTHER COMMENTS ON WILDLIFE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS.
 Alfonso Balmori Martínez

BIRDS
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
A general disappearance of the kestrels breeding every year in roofs placed near base
stations for mobile telecommunication was stated.

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Although this specie is quite opposed to abandon the nest, even in adverse conditions, the nests placed near the phone mast´s radiation beam gradually disappeared. A decrease of young birds and increase of death rate was observed in nests placed near base stations for mobile telecommunication. The safest pinnacles from radiation were used to alight, gradually leaving those highly exposed to the waves.

Rock Dove (domestic) (Columba livia)
Many dead specimens appeared near phone masts areas. They took refuge and formed groups in places safe from radiation. Many carrier pigeons were lost supposed by the existence of electromagnetic fields affecting their sense of direction (see Bardasano & Elorrieta, 2000).

Magpie (Pica pica)
Anomalies were detected in a great number of specimens at high contaminated points (MWR); such as, plumage deterioration, especially in head and neck, locomotive problems (limps and difficulties to fly), partial albinism and melanism, especially in flanks, and a tendency to stay long in low parts of the trees and on the ground.
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Despite of being an expanding specie, the number of specimens decreased in the whole city. At some points, where they were abundant, they disappeared when Phone masts were settled. Some specimens were found taking refuge in places safe from the electromagnetic waves.

General comm

Nicola


Posted: 05 Mar 2006 00:06:50


Hi
Are you able to contact Dr Martinez?

I believe he also did some research on the disappearance of insects?

There is a £5000 prize offered by The Independent newspaper as to the disappearance of sparrows from the UK. It has to be published in a scientific journal.

There was a paper on the fact that sparrows second hatches are not surviving due to a lack of insects. The Independent said it was getting close.

Perhaps Dr Martinez would like to send in his work?

Agnes


Posted: 15 Mar 2006 03:27:16


Dear Nicola.
I will try and find his E-mail.
Let you know here.
Best regards.
Agnes
http://www.mast-victims.org/

Agnes


Posted: 15 Mar 2006 03:30:26


Nicola.
Here is his E-mail address.

abalmori@delfin.retecal.es

I am copying your quote and sending to him, and then we will have to see what happens.
You could write to him as well.
Best regards.
Agnes

Milt Bowling


Posted: 31 May 2006 04:15:52


I received interesting & important posts in response to the Canary story (that was sent by Frans van Velden from the Neatherland),

It is interesting to note that in Osafia, the Druz village that removed antennas because of more than 200 cancer cases (15 new cancer cases were diagnosed only last month), birds disappeared from the village when the antennas were there, and now with no antennas- birds are back !!

Here are the posts - concentrated together they give quite a strong picture

From Milt Bowling (Canada )

Milt Bowling


Posted: 31 May 2006 04:16:40


The National Research Council of Canada did lots of studies on the non-thermal effects of microwave radiation on birds in the 1960s, before the wireless industry took control of the science. They found that bird feathers acted as dielectric receptors. Birds that had been plucked under anesthesia showed no reaction to radiation until the 12th day, when their feathers started to grow back.

Studies also showed altered EEG patterns, escape behaviour, other signs of stress in the form of vocalization, defecation and initiation of flight. Parakeets chose an unradiated feeder over a radiated one. Domestic fowl [Leghorns] increased egg production by 13.7% under radiation. Unfortunately, the mortality rate of the radiated colony was double that of the control colony. Their exposures ranged from 0.2 uW/cm2 to 360 uW/cm2. Young chicks exposed to 25mW/cm2 collapsed on the floor of the cage and remained in that position until the radiation was turned off. Time to collapse ranged from 5 to 20 seconds.

Mike Repacholi at one time was with Health Canada and certainly would have had access to these studies. I wonder if WHO recommendations will include this science?
Milt

Larry Blackhall


Posted: 31 May 2006 04:17:57


From Larry Blackhall, Canada, who is studying the subject, this is part of his research :

National Research Centre of Canada - (NRC)

Scientific peer reviewed and archived laboratory controlled studies done by the NRC of Canada demonstrate conclusively the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation on living systems. These studies are available through the NRC archives.

To obtain copies by telephone call 1 800 668 1222 or visit their website at http://www.nrc.ca/cisti .

There is a nominal charge of aproximately $12 cdn.

Here are three brief relevant extracts from three of the studies;

1. Extract from LTR-CS-113 by Dr J Bigu, 1973, titled:

"Interaction of electromagnetic fields and living systems with special reference to birds."

During the initial stabilizing period the egg production of each colony was the same, but following the onset of radiation the egg production of the radiated colony increased to a higher level at which it remained essentially constant. In terms of the total number of eggs produced the diference amounts to an increase of 13.7% - an increase that could be of economic significance in raising poultry provided other, and undesired, interaction effects do not appear.

However the mortality rate of the radiated colony was almost double that of the control colony through each of phases A and B.

2. Extract from LTR-CS-18 by Dr J A Tanner, 1969, titled:

"Effects of microwave radiation on Parakeets in Flight"

Conclusion: The results obtained in this experiment indicates that microwave radiation has an aversive effect on birds in flight comparable to that previously observed in caged birds. This leads the way to a possible solution of the bird hazard problem in aviation.

3. Extract from LTR-CS-89 by Dr. J A Tanner, 1973, co-authored by Dr. Romero-Sierra, Dept of Anatomy, Queens' University, Kingston, Ont., titled;

"Bird Feathers as Dialectic Receptors of Microwave Radiation."

Depending on many factors the use of microwave radiation can be detrimental or beneficial to humans. One beneficial use of microwave radiation is to reduce the hazards of birds to aircraft. This forms part of an extensive program designed to shed some light on the complex nature of the interaction of microwave radiation with biological systems.

Penny Hargreaves


Posted: 31 May 2006 04:18:58


From Penny Hargreaves (New Zealand)
More mobiles, and sparrows take flight

Ambarish Mukherjee


Posted: 31 May 2006 04:20:09


Ambarish Mukherjee
New Delhi, Nov. 30

THE wireless telecom revolution is catching on at the expense of a tiny winged creature — the house sparrow. The tiny birds are fast disappearing from cities "contaminated" with electromagnetic waves arising out of increased number of mobile handsets.

According to Dr S. Vijayan, Director of the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), "A number of studies has been conducted to find out the relationship between the increase in electromagnetic waves and the decrease in the number of sparrows. A positive correlation has been found between them."

"There have been studies in Spain which showed that sparrows disappear from cities where electromagnetic contamination is very heavy," Dr Vijayan added.

A study was initiated earlier this year in London by the British Trust for Ornithology to investigate whether the explosion of electromagnetic waves from portable handsets is wiping out sparrows in London. The British study involves 30,000 birdwatchers who will examine the urban sparrow population near cell-phone masts, where electromagnetic fields are most concentrated.

London has witnessed a steep fall in its sparrow population — a 75 per cent fall since 1994, which coincides with the emergence of the cell-phone.

Electromagnetic waves travel through the air to the cell-phone masts located above tall buildings in the cities. These waves then travel to and fro between the handset and the tower while one is using the handset, and this results in increased electromagnetic contamination in the air.

The rapidly increasing number of cell-phone subscribers is resulting in higher concentration level of electromagnetic waves in the air which clashes with the earth's electromagnetic field.

Dr Vijayan also pointed out that sparrows are found to be disappearing from areas where mobile towers are installed.

SACON has also initiated a detailed study to find out how exactly these small birds are being affected.

"These are all circumstantial evidences. Now we need to prove how it is exactly affecting the sparrows. My feeling is that it probably affects their central nervous system. We are conducting studies with inputs from various cities on the falling number of sparrows in which the effect of electromagnetic contamination from mobile phones are also being examined," Dr Vijayan said.

He said increased exposure to electromagnetic waves also affects small animals. For example, in rats, it is found that the sperm count has decreased while in the case of chicken embryonic, mortality has become very high. There could be more examples, he added.

<penny Hargraves


Posted: 31 May 2006 04:24:19


Subject: Fw: Re caged birds -canaries etc

A farmer who was breeding ostriches about a kilometre from the radio tower found some of the chickens did not develop feathers.
Subject: EMF in the barnyard (fwd)

Dear Wolfgang Scherer

We were very interested in your account of radiofrequeny radiation (RFR)effects on cattle and birds on the Bavarian farm. Of particular interest were the effects on the birds, as we have documented three cases of RFR effects on birds here in Sydney, Australia.

We thought you may find this of interest also. The exquisite sensitivity of the canary, and it would seem other birds, is obviously incompatible with the radiofrequency radiation (RFR) associated with cellular phone transmitters. A warning for the human population?

We wonder if it would be a useful exercise to survey the caged bird population within a given distance from mobile phone base stations.

Following are the cases we have documented.

Case 1.. Fairlight NSW : Unusual behaviour of flock of approx. 17 black crows that usually roosted on the roof of a high rise apartment block.

After the installation of a mobile phone base station (MBS) nearby resident noticed the birds became noisier and unsettled. This behaviour continued for about two weeks-the birds are now no longer in this neighbourhood.

Case2.. Caringbah NSW : Within 200 metres of a MBS Bantam hens and roosters died unexpectedly from unknown causes, within a short time of the installation of the MBS.

Note: On the same premises, a family of two adults and three young adults each progressively developed 'microwave hearing' and moderate to severe headaches after the same MBS installation.

The headaches diminished after alterations were made to the electricity power supply in the street. (Details available on request)

The microwave hearing associated with the MBS continues.

Case 3...Kirrawee NSW: For a number of years an exotic bird breeder had approx. 350 birds located one hundred metres distance from a radiofrequency antenna used by a paging service. Within four months of the installation being upgraded to a mobile base station (MBS) most birds refused to breed, those that did breed prematurely removed the young from the nests. Two only young birds survived the season, one only has feathers, the other none at all.

Some species became aggressive, defeathering their mates.

The owner has since moved house.

Archive provided courtesy of WaveGuide, http://www.wave-guide.org/

Reprinted with permission of Roy Beavers, http://www.feb.se/EMF-L/EMF-L.html
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Micro Waves Effects on Wildlife Animals
http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/micro_waves_effects_on_wildlife_animals.pdf

EMF Exposure - Animal Studies
http://members.aol.com/gotemf/emf/animals.htm

Effects of the electromagnetic fields of phone masts on a population of White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/effects_of_emf_on_white_stork.pdf

Frans


Posted: 31 May 2006 05:03:36


Erfelijke mutaties bij fruitvliegjes door straling van mobiele telefoon

Straling van mobiele telefoons, DECT-telefoons en radar veroorzaakt mutaties bij fruitvliegjes. Dat blijkt uit een onderzoek van Danna Thomas, een 15-jarige studente van Broadneck High School in Annapolis MD, Verenigde Staten. Zij stelde vijf generaties fruitvliegjes bloot aan de hoogfrequente straling en telde de hoeveelheid veranderingen aan de vleugels. Ook bekeek zij de chromosomen van de vijfde generatie en vergeleek ze met die van een niet bestraalde controlegroep. Het bleek dat 5 procent van de bestraalde fruitvliegjes mutaties vertoonde, tegenover 1,5 procent van de controlegroep. Bovendien waren de veranderingen bij de bestraalde fruitvliegjes erfelijk en bij de controlegroep niet. De mutaties traden op bij veldsterktes die lager zijn dan van een mobiele telefoon of DECT-telefoon. Danna Thomas deed haar onderzoek onder begeleiding van Sujata Ives, docent aan Severna Park High School in Annapolis.

Bronnen:
1 Baltimore Sun, 8 mei 2005
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.ar.science08may08,1,7625336.story?coll=bal-local-headlines&ctrack=2&cset=true
2. http://www.sciserv.org/isef/finaldir.pdf
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Phoenix, Arizona, May 8-13, 2005
Finalist Directory, Medicine and Health, Grand Awards presented by Merck Research Laboratories.
ME 032. Prolonged effects of radio frequency radiation exposure: are cell phones and radar guns safe? Danna Elisabeth Thomas, 15, Sophomore, Broadneck Senior High School, Annapolis, Maryland. Teacher: Sujata Ives.

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MICROWAVE HEARING - YEAR 1980 : ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS "DECT" ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL ARMS

MICROWAVE HEARING-YEAR 1980: ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS "DECT" ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL ARMS, TO ALTER THE BLOOD FLOW, HISSING WITHIN AND JUST BEHIND THE HEAD. MALE ANIMALS BECAME VIOLENT.

Message from Dr. Miguel Muntané

MICROWAVE HEARING: ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS DECT ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL ARMS.

· HISSING WITHIN AND JUST BEHIND THE HEAD.

URGENT:
TO INFORM DOCTORS AND NEUROLOGISTS ABOUT THE INTENSE NOISE CREATED WITHIN THE BRAIN AND JUST BEHIND THE HEAD, CAUSED BY MICROWAVES, DOCUMENTED FROM NASA SINCE YEAR 1980.

1. MICROWAVES RADIATION IN PERMANENT FORM: DAY AND NIGHT
ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS "DECT" CAN EMIT MICROWAVES RADIATION IN PERMANENT FORM (24 HOURS/DAY) WITHIN THE HOUSES WITH CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN AS GUINEA-PIGS.

* WIRELESS "DECT" CAN EMIT MORE DENSITY OF POWER OF MICROWAVES WITHIN THE "NEIGHBOURING HOUSES" THAT THE ANTENNAS PLACED TO ONE HUNDRED METERS OF DISTANCE.

2. TO ALTER THE BLOOD FLOW. YEAR 1980

LOW-POWER MICROWAVE TESTING CARRIED OUT BY NASA IN 1980:
When people are illuminated with properly modulated low power microwaves the sensation is reported as a buzzing, clicking, or hissing which seems to originate (regardless of the person's position in the field) within or just behind the head.

3. MALE ANIMALS BECAME VIOLENT

'GRUMPY MALES MAY BE SHORT OF TESTOSTERONE'
Following is an interesting message from Penny Hargreaves who lives near the Oururah radio towers in New Zealand. For more about the Oururah towers see:

http://canterbury.cyberplace.co.nz/ouruhia/

Some time ago I had a conversation with a council employee in Sydney about the possibility of some domestic dog attacks being related to transmission towers.

* The idea was that since dogs have a higher range of hearing they may be prone to "microwave hearing". If so, this may be a stressor on the dogs, as it certainly is with humans who are affected by it.

There was a suggestion of plotting locations of the attacks with mobile phone towers on the council map but nothing was followed up on. The reported observations by Penny Hargreaves suggest that it should have been been carried further.

Male Animals became Violent at Penny Hargreaves Ouruhia farm after the 2nd FM was added to the existing 2 AM on the neighbouring radio tower.:
I used to rent a bull to service my heifers. Twice quiet bulls arrived and within three weeks became so vicious we had to send them home. They immediately became quiet again.One bull had been in the paddock next to the radio tower with his heifers but he would not stay in that paddock. He preferred to be in the radio tower paddock where there were cows (who do not ever seem to have had problems) than in the paddock 150 metres away from it. This behaviour is an indication that "hot spot" areas may not be in the area immediately under the tower but further out. Perhaps the copper wire blanket for 100metres under the radio tower area has something to do with moving the power further out on to my adjacent land. The FM licences show 16 side lobes.

In 1999 I rented my farm to a farmer for fattening stock. At first the cows were only there for a month before killing and he did not have a problem until he bought breeding cows and a bull. Within a month the bull was going berserk, jumping into neighbour's property and terrifying them. The farmer removed all his stock and terminated his tenancy.

I have since heard of several other bulls kept in paddocks within 1 kilometre of the radio tower that have become violent and been destroyed.

My stallion in 1995 would refuse (stand and buck) to go in the paddock next to the radio tower where we worked the horses. Prior to that we had no problems. We had kept him as a colt because he was so quiet but he suddenly changed personality and became very violent and difficult to handle when previously he had been gentle. He also developed skin sores and a mystery lameness in his hooves. Sometimes could hardly move and vets could not find the cause. We now know the metal shoes would have conducted the RF. He lived in an area which was monitored in 1999 as being close to the maximum in certain areas. At the time we were unaware that the FM was transmitting without consent and increased power.

We decided to give him a holiday in another area and within a month he was his old happy self, bucking and playing. Back in the paddock near the "hot spot" Back in the barn he again became aggressive and trotted as if he was on hot bricks.In 1996 after we had moved all the horses away from the farm he reverted to his old self, so kind we could serve mares one week and race him successfully the next. It is most unusual to have a stallion quiet enough to do this. We used him to cover mares at Ouruhia and out of four served only one was in foal. Since moving from there his fertility rate is 100%. He no longer has trouble walking and his hooves are now normal.

The Federal Communications Commission reports that the first thing affected by EMR exposure are the eyes and the testicles. The effect on testicles may have caused the tension and anger in male animals we, and others, experienced.

One male dog within a month of the second FM transmitting became so aggressive it ate his smaller friend. This dog lived approximately two kilometers, line of sight, from the aerial where there is a cluster of ill people. They also experience interference with their telephone with radio from the Ouruhia transmitter and other electronic equipment.

Male irritability:- when the Ouruhia residents lawyer examined the medical reports for Dr Hockings study of 40 people living in the area she commented on the quantity of men going to their doctor with symptoms of extreme irritability since the 2nd FM was added.

'Grumpy males may be short of Testosterone'

This item is taken from our local Press and reported from London a while ago. Gerald Lincoln a Researcher at the Medical Councils Human Reproductive Sciences Unit in Edinburgh Scotland says the condition is not limited to men suffering from so called male menopause.

Men of all ages are increasingly suffering from testosterone swings. A condition scientists had thought affected only male primates and other animals but not men. The cause, he said, is stress. After studying the effects of differing testosterone levels on sheep Dr Lincoln said testosterone had a similarly big impact on human behaviour. Studies on primates have found that stress triggers a rise in corticosteroid levels which in turn pushes down testosterone. His theory is backed up by colleague Richard Anderson who dound that men who cannot produce testosterone become irritable and depressed when they stopped hormone replacement therapy. Their mood improved when they resumed treatment.

Professor David Abbott a reproductive endocrinologist at the Winsconsin Regional Primate Research Centre said Dr Lincoln "was right on the money". "Testosterone effects have been missed. When a bloke gets grumpy and irritable researchers try to explain it only in terms of cortisol levels and depression. They ignore the fact that testosterone levels are probably falling too." Diagnosing male irritability syndrome may not be easy as it is not clear what normal testosterone levels are while extra doses of the hormone may increase the risk of heart disease. New Scientist report.

LOW-POWER MICROWAVE TESTING CARRIED OUT BY NASA
http://www.buergerwelle.de/body_emf-omega-news_1-05-04.html

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