Effect of Shielding

Our Sleep pattern became normal and we get  sound sleep. We  feel healthier . We took Kaviraji & Aurvedic  treatment  for dryness  in the eyes  and homeopathy for  joint pains .
Sleep disorder and dryness  in eye  reappear  when I spend  a few hours  outside home.
Shielding in walls with wall paper  , curtain for windows  are available but very costly to afford  which gets reduced the signal of call. By this the Mobile Phones boosts the signal  level and establishes  communication with the tower at a higher level , it is better to go out  and make the call. Even if communication is carried out  at a higher level , it is better from a health point of view as the call time is small in a 24 hour day. It was tested the signal strength in the EMI chamber to assess the suitability of mobile phone for instrumentation . It was 660 microwatts /m2 , -20dbm, for sending and receiving. The raised signal  strength  was because of the shielded EMI cabin.

watch next blog.
Kisalay Mitra
EFCTN

Eliminate Radition Sources within the House

To reduce radiation within the house  , wifi and cordless phone  were replaced  with wired connections , disabled  wifi in laptops and decided  not to use  Bluetooth, wireless toys  and microwave oven . We also decided  to avoid high radiation  areas like the terrace.
I grew more plants in my house  like plantain and terrace with new pot plants with vegetables and flowers  etc as they absorb radiation and  block  radiation. Walking   barefoot  effectively grounds the radiation absorbed  by the body. We try to increase  immunity  level by healthy food. ( organically grown vegetables , gooseberry  with honey ).

Kisalay  Mitra ,
EFCTN

Inferences from MEASUREMENT at my Residence.

Our homes are not safe  because of Wi-Fi, laptops with wi-fi enabled , I-Pad , cordless phones . wireless toys , mobile phones , microwave oven etc.  Their contribution  can be even  greater  than that due to  towers ! Radiation  from towers  increases with  altitude  and the first floor  rooms facing  the tower  showed 10 times  higher value  than ground floor rooms.  The terrace showed 100 times  increases. The radiation  density  reduces  with distance  from the tower.  Concrete  walls block  radiation  to a limited  extent.  Trees absorb  radiation . There were a few trees  in and around our house except  one side facing one  tower.  I was certain that our bodies are affected  by microwave radiations.
I was difficult to convince my friends & family members , but they  supported  me. I felt helpless on what to do . I prayed and put my burden on almighty god to save us. Having such health hazards finding no other alternative  I decided to give a petition to Chair Person  of Human Rights Commission .
More in next blog .
EFCTN
 

Biased Studies

More than half of the publications in the internet  report that there is no problem  due to mobile towers and mobile phones. These are from the industry itself. Lot of publications  gave alarming  reports. Problems reported in literature  as biological  effects of radiation  are  :  Sleeping disorder, Joint pain  , dryness & flashing of eyes , Memory related problems , Fertility problems  , cancer , reduction in immunity level and  possibility of infections , diseases and  quality of life.
International standards exists  in erecting Mobile Phone Towers and standards  also have guidelines for accepted power  levels. Distance from  residences , schools , hospitals etc  are specified separately.  India  has adopted ICNIRP ( International  Commission on  Non - ionizing  Radiation Protection )  standards. ICNIRP  followed in the  US and  EU  is the worst amongst  the standards. Maximum power level as per ICNIRP  is 9.2 watts / m2. ICNIRP is only intended  to protect public against short term gross  heating effects  and NOT against ' biological ' effects   such as reducing immunity  level leading to infections  to cancer  and genetic damage  from long term low level microwave exposure  from mobile phones , masts and many wireless devices . But biological damage occurs at much lower rates. In a study conducted in Germany safe power density at any point  is given as  less than 100  microwatts / m2 . EU  parliament  ( STOA 2001 ) recommends  - 100uW/m2. Russia has adopted .02 w/m2 and China  .1 w/m2. They are considering  to reduce further .  DoT has reduced the safe radiation level as 450 milli watts / m2 after September 2013 considering the safety of people . But it is 4500 times more than the safe value !
Radiation density is inversely proportional  to the square of distance from antenna. In US  the safe distance  is 500 meters. In India , only Himachal Pradesh has specified the distance  as 100 meters away from homes.  Kerala , West Bengal , Delhi , Mumbai , Odisha, Andhra Pradesh  etc.  does not have any specification on distance  and a distance of 3 meters  is taken  based on existing rules  for installing electric posts ! Measurement is the only way to find out  radiation density at a place. The value can be the effect  of all the towers  nearby. A good radiation meter SRM 3000 used by industry  costs Rs Fifteen lakhs. It is a compact , frequency selective measuring system for safely analysis and environmental measurements of high frequency electromagnetic fields. It has wide band antenna covering  9 KHz to 6 GHz. and  provides  radiation  level  at selected  frequency spectrum . Prof  Girish Kumar , IIT Mumbai has developed   a low cost radiation meter  Detex189  which has LED indication  , green  for safe  level - 15dbm level. With the help of VSSC , we made  measurements . The effect of Wi-Fi , Laptop , micro oven were also  studied.

more in next blog.
Kisalay Mitra
EFCTN




 

Health Hazards due to Radiation from Mobile Towers & Mobile Phones

Mobile Towers , Mobile Phones , Our Health  -  A Story of India.

Mobile Phone Technology has revolutionized the telecommunication scenario all round the  world.  Nowadays mobile phones  have become  one of the basic  needs of  life . Due to its several advantages  , cell phone technology  has grown  exponentially  in  the last decade . Currently , there are  more than  50 crore  cell phone users  and nearly  4.5 lakhs  cell phone towers  to meet the  communication demand.
Mobile communication uses  Electromagnetic Radiation  waves  in 800 Mhz to 2.4 Ghz band and  mobile  towers are the part of the  technology.  These towers  are now present  in everyone's horizon of view  even in thickly  populated  areas , schools and  hospitals. Since  human senses do not directly  respond to EMR  waves  we are not conscious  that we are drenched  in them. However  it is borne  out by scientific research that  mobile phone towers  are hazardous  to health of human  beings, plants and animals. Towers  emit 10000  times the radiation  of a mobile phone. The problem is severe as  a tower emits  all the time and many service  provider  use the same tower.  Therefore  the towers should not be located  in residential area  on roof tops  of residential buildings.
I entered this field  of  technology  out of necessity  to know the effect on  health.  There are  two mobile towers  within   20 meters of my residence  and one more 100 meters away. The nearest one is used  by three service providers.  GSM  and 3G  technologies  are used. 3G  was introduced in June 2011.
When  my two neighbors  of close proximity of Mobile Tower  within the distance of 20 mtrs. &  30 mtrs. an aged woman of 70 yrs having cardiac & neurological  probs & another  man  of 72 yrs having  pacemaker  suddenly  expired  & myself  improved cataract in my eyes  sleep disorder  & loss of memory  which I developed  after the  Mobile towers  being installed , my wife developed flashes in her eyes & dryness in the eyes and joint pain  Sent request to  Term Cell  of DoT  , they with instrument & checked the radiation levels in all the floors of  4 storied Building  & neighboring  buildings  , later sent me  a report  which showed  every thing within the limit. I discussed  with Prof. Girish Kumar , he suggested me to relocate  my  room of stay , I did it , after a month  I started to feel  better   .  The above 3 incidents took place in 2012 , 2013  & 2013 respectively . I purchased DETEX 189 from Mumbai which is a portable measuring instrument of Radiation  .  There  are two coconut trees  near the Mobile tower in the same premises  were stunted  with  malformed  leaves  stopped yielding green coconuts & my terrace had a small garden with pot plants that also started not to  yield flowers, we seldom  visit our roof terrace. We had a series of  physical probs. since Jan2013 in spite of  a healthy life style  using plenty of water , fruits, vegetables . The report  from Prof. Girish kumar  revealed that our frequent problem  can be due to  reduction of immunity level  due to continuous  radiation from mobile towers. We get annoyed due to sleep disorder  similar to jetlag with sleepless nights . An increase in BP was  also seen. 
USA Mobile Tower legislation is very strong which is safe to the public health.
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Cell Phone Service of BSNL Disrupted

No Network Coverage  in spite of having  poor & weak signal in cell phones of customers of BSNL !!

The Nationalized organisation does not agree of mass complaints for weak signal. The  authority is  complaining that due to mass  Public complaints for health Hazards  from radiations emitted from antennas of cell towers in Residential areas  and there by many Towers are closed by the protest of local residents . A section of Public is responsible  for their protest  to remove cell towers from their locality with a fear of EMF. Due to mass public protest within last one year at least 20 Cell Towers of BSNL has been closed down near Minto Park , near S. N Banerjee College of Sealdah.
Arround 3 lacs  customers has become victim of not having the Cell phone connections.
In one side the Cell Tower companies,  other side the Experts & Public has built up the probability of   harmful effects from its EMR.  As per guide lines of ICNIRP the highest radiation per square meter for different frequencies  ( 800, 900 or 1800 megahertz)  spectrum should be 1/200 th. times or  in the case of 1800 megahertz spectrum the limit of power is 9 w /sqm. But the Govt. in the last year on 1st Sept. has reduced the power by 1/2000 th  that means in our country the level of power has come down to 1/10 th . there by reducing to   0.9 w/ sqm.  The same will be applicable to different spectrum  also . In case there are more antennas in one cell tower the total power  will be 0.9 w / sqm. 

Health risk from Wi-Fi devices rising

Dear Viewers , Thanks for going through my Blog , I am sorry not to post any new information on Cell  Phone / Tower issues due to personal reasons .  I am presently in USA  for a short visit .

Health risks from  mobile wireless  devices  like phones and tablets  are growing stronger  and  requires  immediate action as per reports from experts & researchers. According to the Bio Initiative Working Group , which released  a mid - year  update  covering  new science  studies  from 2012 to 2014, new   studies intensify  medical concerns about  malignant brain tumors from cell phone use .
" There is a consistent pattern  of increased  risk  for  glioma ( a malignant  brain tumor )  and acoustic  neuroma  with use of mobile and cordless phones ", said  Lennart Hardell from Orebro University , Sweden. " Epidemiological evidence  shows  that  radio frequency  should be classified  as a know human carcinogen . The existing FCC / IEEE  and ICNIRP  public safety  limits are not adequate to protect  public health "  Hardell said.
The Bio initiative  reports  nervous system effects  in 68% of studies  on radio frequency radiation ( 144  of 211studies) in 2014. This has increased from  63% in 2012 ( 93  of  150 studies ). Studies  of extremely  - low frequency  radiation are reported  to cause nervous system effects in 90% of the 105 studies  available  in 2014.
Genetic effects  ( damage to  DNA )  from radio frequency  radiation is  reported in 65% ( 74  of 114 studies ) ,  and 83% ( 49 of 59 studies ) of extremely  low frequency studies. Wire less  devices like phones and  tablets are big sources of un necessary  biological stress  to the mind and body that can chip away  at resilience over time. the report warns against  wireless in schools . Schools should  provide internet access without Wi-Fi .