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Wildlife
26
Nov

Low-level EMF effects on wildlife and plants: What research tells us about an ecosystem approach

November 26, 2022
Citation: Levitt BB, Lai HC and Manville AM II (2022) Low-level EMF effects on wildlife and plants: What research tells us about an ecosystem approach. Front. Public Health 10:1000840. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1000840 There is enough evidence to indicate we may be damaging non-human species at ecosystem and biosphere levels across all taxa from rising background levels of anthropogenic non-ionizing...
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31
Aug

Energy Saving LED Street Lights-The Unintended Consequences

August 31, 2022
Photo by Daniel Olah on Unsplash The intentions are good: help save the planet by reducing energy consumption from streetlights. Claims also include the reduction of light pollution. However, there could be unintended consequences associated with energy saving LED streetlights. Artificial Light at Night (ALAN), Light Pollution and Circadian Disruption: In many cases these new...
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10
Jul

Artificial Light at Night: State of the Science 2022 International Dark-Sky Association

July 10, 2022
This briefing summarizes the current state of knowledge about how the widespread and growing use of artificial light at night interacts with six key topics: the night sky (Section 1); wildlife and ecology (Section 2); human health (Section 3); public safety (Section 4); energy security and climate change (Section 5); and social justice (Section 6)....
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31
May

EMFSA May 2022 Newsletter

May 31, 2022
Human activities are driving biodiversity loss at an unprecedented rate Photo by Andrew Svk on Unsplash Answering emails after sunset? Photo by Muhammad Raufan Yusup on Unsplash Zoonotic diseases, EMF exposure, lighting conditions and light pollution.  Animals, including household pets and livestock. Photo by Ryan Song on Unsplash Photo by Ben Owen on Unsplash Link...
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01
May

Whitening the Sky: light pollution as a form of cultural genocide

May 1, 2022
Preprint – Journal of Dark Sky Studies, Vol. 1 Whitening the Sky: light pollution as a form of cultural genocideDuane W. Hamacher 1, Krystal De Napoli 2, and Bon Mott 31 ASTRO-3D Centre of Excellence, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia. 2 School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton VIC,...
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06
Aug

Effects of artificial light at night on the nest-site selection, reproductive success and behavior of a synanthropic bird

August 6, 2021
Jhih-Syuan Wang, Mao-Ning Tuanmu, Chih-Ming Hung, Effects of artificial light at night on the nest-site selection, reproductive success and behavior of a synanthropic bird, Environmental Pollution, Volume 288, 2021, 117805, ISSN 0269-7491, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117805.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749121013877) Abstract Understanding how artificial light at night (ALAN) impacts wildlife is increasingly important because more and more species are colonizing urban areas. As most of the bird studies on...
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10
Jul

UN Environment Program – IMPACT OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON DIFFERENT TAXA OF MIGRATORY SPECIES

July 10, 2021,
IMPACT OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON DIFFERENT TAXA OF MIGRATORY SPECIES(Prepared by Ms. Laetitia Nunny on behalf of the CMS Secretariat) Extract 1.1.3 Biological impacts of light pollutionOrganisms have evolved under consistent light conditions with day and night, lunar cycles and seasonality (Seymoure, 2018). Natural light is used by wildlife as a resource and to gain...
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09
Jul

Environmental impacts of 5G

July 9, 2021,
30-06-2021 Telecommunication networks use radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to enable wireless communication. These networks have evolved over time, and have been launched in successive generations. The fifth generation of telecommunication networks will operate at frequencies that were not commonly used in previous generations, changing the exposure of wildlife to these waves. This report reviews the literature...
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05
Jul

The Urgency of Controlling Light Pollution by Landon Bannister

July 5, 2021
Source: https://insite.ipwea.org/the-urgency-of-controlling-light-pollution/ Light pollution is defined as the inappropriate or excessive use of artificial light at night, and it is the fastest growing pollutant on the planet. Whilst astronomers lament the loss of stars, preventing over 80% of the world’s population from access to a natural sky, light pollution’s impacts are far more reaching. At...
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12
Jun

Long-term exposure to artificial light at night in the wild decreases survival and growth of a coral reef fish

June 12, 2021
Schligler Jules, Cortese Daphne, Beldade Ricardo, Swearer Stephen E. and Mills Suzanne C. 2021 Long-term exposure to artificial light at night in the wild decreases survival and growth of a coral reef fish. Proc. R. Soc. B.2882021045420210454 http://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0454 Abstract Artificial light at night (ALAN) is an increasing anthropogenic pollutant, closely associated with human population density,...
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