EMF: Biologists view

Shanti N. Dessai
89th

Participant
Orientation Programme, ASC,GU
(23rd Sept to 20th Oct, 2014)

Dedicated to Mrs. Maithili Naik

What is
EMF
Electromagnetic
fields (EMFs)
?
Low-frequency electromagnetic radiation emitions (LEMFs).
Lower than visible light, called "non-ionizing" radiation. called
"ionizing" radiation.

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Yes and absolute

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Why ?

ELECTRICAL CELLS OF OUR

BODY

Electromagnetic
Hypersensitivity Test

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How to reduce your EMF exposure ?

Possible minimums

Keep your phone away from your body.

Turn your cell off (or put it on airplane mode) at night and
NEVER be used as an alarm clock.
Turn off the WiFi at night. Its our housekeeping time.
Install Stertzerizer Filters to reduce
electricity.

amplitudes of dirty

Protect and educate your kids and teens.

Switch out your wireless home phones for the old-fashioned
corded phones.
Connect regularly with the earths electrical charge.
Promote wired (not wireless) alternatives for Internet access
in your city. Citywide Wi-Fi .
And follow the exposure limits for EMF fields developed by

Conclusi
World Health Organization, classified low frequency
ons
carcinogen (cigarettes are in the class). So also EPA.

EMF as a Group 2B

EMFs are Pollutants?? Yes

Pollution is deliberate or accidental introduction of a substance or a form of
energy of such a quality and quantity into an environment at wrong place and
at wrong time that will bring about undesirable change in the physical,
chemical or biological characteristics of our environment making it unfit for its
inhabitants.
Electropollution is deliberate or accidental introduction of electromaganetic
frequencies (EMF) of such a quality and quantity into an environment at wrong
place and at wrong time that will bring about undesirable change in the
physical, chemical or biological characteristics of our environment making it
unfit for its inhabitants.
Electropollution introduces biologically toxic electrical frequencies into our
environment. These frequencies, called electromagnetic frequencies or EMFs,
clouds up the electrical communication in the human body. This has been
shown to cause serious health issues ranging from diabetes to cancer. They
also interfere with other inhabitants of our environment such as birds, other
animals etc.

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Thank You!
Shanti N. Dessai
89th

Participant
Orientation Programme, ASC,GU
(23rd Sept to 20th Oct, 2014)

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