Exposure Tables

Just by comparing the following 2 tables it is easy to see that many countries but especially the UK safety levels are woefully inadequate in comparison to levels research has shown can have adverse biological affects.  With EM Pollution on the increase it is likely that many more people are going to experience the symptoms of EHS.  It would also appear that the population are going to be left to their own initiative to protect themselves despite the abundance of research regarding safety levels.  In many cases the "safety" levels are orders of magnitude different from levels shown to have an adverse effect.

International Radio Wave Exposure Standards

Country	Exposure Level/µW/cm²
New South Wales, Australia	0.001
Salzburg, Austria	0.1
Russia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Switzerland	2-10
China	7-10
Italy	10
Aukland, New Zealand	50
Australia	200
New Zealand, Germany, Japan, Canada, USA	200-1000
United Kingdom	1000-10,000

Exposure levels shown to have Biological Repercussions

Power Density µW/cm²	Reported Biological Effect	Reference
0.0000000000001	Altered genetic structure in E. Coli	Belyaev 1996
0.0000000001	Threshold of human sensitivity	Kositsky 2001
0.0000000027	Growth stimulation in Vicius fabus	Brauer 1950
0.000000001	Altered EEG in human subjects	Bise 1978
0.00000002	Stimulation of ovulation in chickens	Kondra 1970
0.00000001	Effects on immune system in mice	Bundyuk 1994
0.000005	Effect on cell growth in yeast	Grundler 1992
0.000027	Premature aging of pine needles	Selga 1996
0.00001	Conditioned “avoidance” reflex in rats	Kositsky 2001
0.001	100 Yards from a Cellular Phone
0.002	Sleep disorders, abnormal blood pressure,  nervousness, weakness, fatigue, limb pain,  joint pain, digestive problems, fewer  schoolchildren promoted—controlled study  near a shortwave transmitter	Altpeter 1995,    1997
0.0027	Growth inhibition in Vicius fabus	Brauer 1950
0.0027 to 0.065	Smaller tree growth rings	Balodis 1996
0.007	50 Feet from a Cordless Phone
0.01	Human sensation	Kolbun 1987
0.016	1 Mile from a Cellular Tower
0.05	10 Feet from a Wireless Computer
0.06	Altered EEG, disturbed carbohydrate  metabolism, enlarged adrenals, altered  adrenal hormone levels, structural changes  in liver, spleen, testes, and brain—in white  rats and rabbits	Dumanskij 1974
0.06	Slowing of the heart, change in EEG in  rabbits	Serkyuk, reported  in McRee 1980
0.1 to 1.8	Decreased life span, impaired reproduction,  structural and developmental abnormalities  in duckweed plants	Magone 1996
0.13	Decreased cell growth (human epithelial  amnion cells)	Kwee 1997
0.168	Irreversible sterility in mice	Magras 1997
0.2 to 8.0	Childhood leukemia near transmitters	Hocking 1996
0.3	Impaired motor function, reaction time,  memory and attention of schoolchildren, and  altered sex ratio of children (fewer boys)	Kolodynski 1996
0.6	Change in calcium ion efflux from brain  tissue	Dutta 1986
0.6	Cardiac arrhythmias and sometimes cardiac  arrest (frogs)	Frey 1968
0–4	Altered white blood cell activity in school  children	Chiang 1989
1.0	Headache, dizziness, irritability, fatigue,  weakness, insomnia, chest pain, difficulty  breathing, indigestion (humans —  occupational exposure)	Simonenko 1998
1.0	Stimulation of white cells in guinea pigs	Shandala 1978
2.5	Breakdown of blood-brain barrier (used a  digital cellular phone to provide the  radiation)	Salford 1997
5.0	Leukemia, skin melanoma and bladder cancer near TV and FM transmitter	Dolk 1997
2.0 (lower threshold  not known)	“Microwave hearing”—clicking, buzzing,  chirping, hissing, or high-pitched tones	Frey 1963, 1969,  1971, 1973, 1988,  Justeson 1979,  Olsen 1980,  Wieske 1963,       Lin 1978
5.0	Biochemical and histological changes in  liver, heart, kidney, and brain tissue	Belokrinitskiy l982
10.0	Damaged mitochondria, nucleus of cells in  hippocampus of brain	Belokrinitskiy 1982a
10.0	Impaired memory and visual reaction time in  people living near transmitters	Chiang 1989
10.0	Decreased size of litter, increased number  of stillborns in mice	Il’Chevich  (reported in McRee  1980)
10.0	Redistribution of metals in the lungs, brain,  heart, liver, kidney, muscles, spleen, bones,  skin, blood	Shutenko 1981
1000.0	FCC Exposure Limit

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