Simin Williams
Re: Petitioning to keep us 5G free, November 9 story.
Thank you to The Gisborne Herald.
I was astounded by Dr Krofcheck’s assertions. Of course, there is more energy coming from the sun than there will be from 5G. However, the point he’s missing is that 5G radiation is pulsed, and there’s a lot of evidence that pulsed radiation is bad for biology, while sunlight is much less so because it’s constant. Sunlight comes on gradually at dawn and goes off gradually at dusk, so is not experienced by biological organisms as a sudden stressor. It is also true that the energy carried by single photons of 5G radiation is many orders of magnitude less than the bonding energy of single electrons — the relevant equation is E = hf, where E is photon energy, h is Planck’s constant and f is the frequency of the radiation — but this is completely irrelevant, because the mechanisms by which 5G radiation causes biological problems do not involve single photons evicting single electrons from their orbits.
Dr Krofcheck may be good at his narrow
field of expertise in physics, but he obviously knows nothing about biology and, sadly, has not read the literature on the effects of any sort of RF, let alone millimetre (MM) waves, on
biological organisms. He simply makes pronouncements on the basis of his (and the telcos’) erroneous assumptions that non-ionizing means non-harmful.
The two reviews in the reference below * detail many experimental tests of those assumptions, which prove them incorrect.
They show that MM waves do nasty things to animals in a large percentage of the studies reviewed — in the 30-40GHz frequency range ~95 percent of studies show a biological effect.
Obviously, Dr Krofcheck needs to be educated on the other physical aspects of information carrying pulsed microwaves and their biological effects. He needs to understand that RF interaction with the neuro-endocrine system of the skin will have systemic effects. Skin is a very important organ and a key part of the immune system.
He needs to read published science like this to understand: “The human skin as a sub-THz receiver - Does 5G pose a danger to it or not?” **
Professor Petrie also really needs to read peer-reviewed scientific literature before slinging mud at people who raise concerns about health effects of 5G or those who have actually researched the subject. He clearly knows nothing about the thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers showing that 3G and 4G radiation do cause biological harm. And if 3G and 4G radiation does harm, why should higher frequency radiation (5G) not do harm?
The “5G Space Appeal” states***: “Numerous recent scientific publications have shown that EMF [electromagnetic fields] affects living organisms at levels well below most international and national guidelines.” “More than 10,000 peer-reviewed scientific studies demonstrate harm to human health from RF radiation.” Some listed effects: Alteration of heart rhythm and cardiovascular disease, cancers, altered metabolism, cognitive impairment, DNA damage, learning and memory deficits, impaired sperm function and quality, miscarriage, neurological damage, obesity and diabetes.
The 5G industry, under oath in the US Senate, has admitted that no safety studies on 5G have been conducted. ****
Kiwis have not given consent to be treated as lab rats for 5G radiation.
With the Government intending to auction off parts of the 5G spectrum early next year, we need to call for an urgent moratorium on the introduction of 5G into NZ until such time as proper pre-market safety testing has shown the technology to be safe.
REFERENCES:
* https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335801195_5G_Wireless_Communication_and_Health_Effects-A_Pragmatic_Review_Based_on_Available_Studies_Regarding_6_to_100_GHz
* www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118300161
** www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29459303
*** www.5gspaceappeal.org/the-appeal
**** https://takebackyourpower.net/senate-hearing-wireless-industry-confesses-no-studies-showing-5g-safety/
www.electrosmogprevention.org/public-health-alert/health-alerts-5g-small-wireless-cells/red-alert-5g-industry-leaders-admit-no-safety-testing-when-questioned-by-senator-blumenthal-ct/