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05
Dec

Bill banning use of mobile phones, other electronic gadgets in school, filed at House

December 5, 2019
By CNN Philippines Staff Published Dec 3, 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 3) — A lawmaker has filed a bill which seeks to ban the use of electronic gadgets in schools for grades 10 and below. San Jose Del Monte City lone district Rep. Rida Robes has filed House Bill No. 5542 or the “Electronic Gadget-Free...
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04
Dec

Limiting liability with positioning to minimize negative health effects of cellular phone towers

December 4, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108845 Extract only, for more see https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935119306425?via%3Dihub Although direct causation of negative human health effects from RFR from cellular phone base stations has not been finalized, there is already enough medical and scientific evidence to warrant long-term liability concerns for companies deploying cellular phone towers. In order to protect cell phone tower firms from the ramifications...
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04
Dec

Siting cell towers needs careful planning

December 4, 2019
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191203162553.htm Date: December 3, 2019 Michigan Technological University Summary:  The health impacts of radio-frequency radiation (RFR) are still inconclusive, but the data to date warrants more caution in placing cell towers. An engineering team considers the current understanding of health impacts and possible solutions, which indicate a 500-meter (one third of a mile) buffer...
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29
Nov

Review: A Comparative Study on Current Outdoor Lighting Policies in China and Korea: A Step toward a Sustainable Nighttime Environment

November 29, 2019
Sustainability 2019, 11(14), 3989; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11143989 Abstract Light pollution is a serious environmental issue with many adverse effects on human health and the ecosystem as a whole. Accordingly, many countries have issued laws and regulations to limit the effects of artificial lighting at night (ALAN). The Republic of Korea and China are among the few countries that have drafted...
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28
Nov

RESEARCH PROJECT ON THE EFFECTS OF 5G MOBILE COMMUNICATION ON HUMAN CELLS AT JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN

November 28, 2019
November 28, 2019 A team of scientists from Jacobs University led by Prof. Alexander Lerchl will examine the effects of 5G on human cells. It should enable autonomous driving or smart factories: The introduction of the 5G mobile communications standard in the coming year is associated with high expectations, but also with fears about the...
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25
Nov

Evaluation of Wi-Fi Radiation Effects on Antibiotic Susceptibility, Metabolic Activity and Biofilm Formation by Escherichia Coli 0157H7, Staphylococcus Aureus and Staphylococcus Epidermis

November 25, 2019
J Biomed Phys Eng. 2019 Oct; 9(5): 579–586. Published online 2019 Oct 1. doi: 10.31661/jbpe.v0i0.1106 Abstract Background: The radiation emitted from electromagnetic fields (EMF) can cause biological effects on prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including non-thermal effects. Objective: The present study evaluated the non-thermal effects of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) operating at 2.4 GHz part of non-ionizing EMF on...
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21
Nov

Town council takes stand against 5G

November 21, 2019
Source: http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=131288&headline=Town+council+takes+stand+against+5G&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2019&fbclid=IwAR2eCho3Xf7yMDGpsg0qlPO1cNoCCO4E_QF4plyNM3B44DWHmqppPCtoC4Y Lampeter Town Council has agreed to ‘draw a line in the sand’ and refuse to endorse the rollout of 5G technology pending more scientific research on any potential harmful effects. A motion brought before members by Cllr Gary Thorogood – stating they had “a moral responsibility to protect public health and the local...
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20
Nov

2011- Council of Europe: The potential dangers of electromagnetic fields and their effect on the environment

November 20, 2019
  The potential dangers of electromagnetic fields and their effect on the environment Excerpt: As regards standards or threshold values for emissions of electromagnetic fields of all types and frequencies, the Assembly strongly recommends that the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle is applied, covering both the so-called thermal effects and the athermic or...
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19
Nov

Notes on parliament hearing in Tallinn, Estonia June 4, 2019 as regards the deployment of the fifth generation, 5G, of wireless communication

November 19, 2019
Hardell L: [Comment] Notes on parliament hearing in Tallinn, Estonia June 4, 2019 as regards the deployment of the fifth generation, 5G, of wireless communication. World Acad Sci J 1: 275-282, 2019 Abstract The fifth generation (5G) for wireless communication is about to be deployed worldwide in spite of no thorough studies being made on...
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19
Nov

Leszczynski: presentation at the Auckland University

November 19, 2019
Slides of lecture Leszczynski New Zealand Lectures November 2019 at the Auckland University, Nov. 19, 2019. Source:
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