Dear friends,

         This article will be published by the newspaper
         "El Mundo"  (The World) in the edition of next
         Saturday.


ENVIRONMENT/ELECTROMAGNETIC POLLUTION WILL NOT BE STUDIED ANYMORE

RESEARCH CENTER IS CLOSED
Gustavo Catalan Deus



         Madrid.- The only Research University Center of the
Electromagnetic
Pollution that exists in our country has just been closed.
Additionally,
the people who have made the decision, the Social Council of the
University
of Alaclá, has declared this Center as nonexistent, a retroactive
measure
that turns all the investigated and published work without value.

         The Bioelectromagnetism Institute of "Alonso de Santa Cruz" was
founded 10
years ago in the Politecnic School of the University of Alcalá.

         During these years, the repercussions of the health effects
caused by the
high voltage line (power line) have been studied in this Research
Center,
arriving to the conclusions about the lack of harmlessness.

         Even though, the beneficial effects of the electromagnetism have
been
studied in this Center, its works were required by the Fiscal of the
Environment Office in Madrid, in order to incorporate them in a judicial
investigation.

         The Social Council of the University of Alcalá presided by José
Luis Leal,
who is the president of the Spanish Bank Association made the decision
on
Thursday, based on the lack of administrative formalities.

         The Director of this Research Center, José Luis Bardasano,
considers this
fact as an indignity.

         For the good of the science and the research with liberty, this
should
have never happened.

         To celebrate its tenth anniversary, this center has convoked an
International Congress about Electromagnetism the next November 11 and
12,
with the honor presence of the INFANTA ELENA.

Dear Mr. Volker C. Gutzeit

There are many manufacturers that can deliver you with any measuring
instruments provided that you know which frequency you concern and what is the
component (electric or magnetic) of electromagnetic fields.
Also you have to know what type of probes you want (flat or shaped). I'm
already have a very good and reliable Microwave measurement system from Narda
Microwave Corp. Others available from Wander & Goltermann com. You can call
such company in Deutschland. Holaday com. is another company in USA dealing
with electromagnetic fields.
I recommend the aforementioned three companies if you interested in
electromagnetic hazards. But if you interested in electromagnetic
compatibility you have to get a spectrum analyzer and antenna kits.
Please identify your requirements precisely so that I can help you.

Sincerely yours
Mostafa M. M. El-Ashmawy
Asistant Lecturer
Non-ionizing electromagnetic fields Lab.
Radiation Protection Department
National Center For Nuclear Safety and Radiation Control.
Atomic Energy Authority
Cairo, EGYPT
Fax. 2740238
e-mail mostafa.ashmawy@...

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gutzeit@... wrote:
To all:

Which instruments can you recommend for measuring HF-EMF? Prices?
Manufacturer? Dealer?

Thanx for any hint!

Sincerely
Volker C. Gutzeit
Ingenieurbuero fuer Umweltmesstechnik
Am Handwerkerzentrum 1/B29
52165 Monschau
Deutschland
Fon: 02472-801-708 (Int´l Vorwahl +49)
Fax: 02472-801-709 (Int´l Vorwahl +49)
Mobil: 0172-753-253-0 (Int´l Vorwahl +49)
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To all:

Which instruments can you recommend for measuring HF-EMF? Prices?
Manufacturer? Dealer?

Thanx for any hint!

Sincerely
Volker C. Gutzeit
Ingenieurbuero fuer Umweltmesstechnik
Am Handwerkerzentrum 1/B29
52165 Monschau
Deutschland
Fon: 02472-801-708 (Int´l Vorwahl +49)
Fax: 02472-801-709 (Int´l Vorwahl +49)
Mobil: 0172-753-253-0 (Int´l Vorwahl +49)
E-mail: gutzeit@...
Internet: http://www.umweltmesstechnik.com

It's the new issue on newsstands now, 30 October No 2210. Have not read
it yet.

I am new to this group, and hope not to get beaten up. My research
    background is in EE - EM Theory, Antennas, Propagation and
Scattering.

    I am moving into the bioelectromagnetics area primarily because of my
    theoretical interest in:

    (i) inverse electromagnetic scattering

   (ii) wave propagation in stochastic/random media.

    My goal is to develop computer algorithms in the future (?) for use
in
    medical imaging.

    Do I seem like a having a reasonable match ?

    - Deb Chatterjee

http://www.univernet.net/congreso/welcome.htm

1st ANNOUNCEMENT 

  Dear Colleagues: 

  We are very pleased to invite you to the 1999 International Congress on
Bioelectromagnetism: Science, Medicine and
  Progress, which will be held at the University of Alcalá, San Ildefonso
College, on November 11 and 12, 1999. 

  This Congress is being organized by the Institute of
Bioelectromagnetism "Alonso de Santa Cruz", IBASC, (on the 10th
  anniversary of its foundation), in collaboration with the Research and
Therapeutic Society of Electromagnetism,
  SITEM, the Spanish Association for Bioelectromagnetism and the Pineal
Gland, AEBP, and also by both the Department of
  Medical Specialties and the Department of Signal Processing and
Communication at the University of Alcalá, Madrid,
  Spain, and it is under the patronage of the International Program of
European Commission, Action Cost-244. 

  The two main objectives pursued in this Congress are: 1. the
development of an international forum for information
  exchange and 2. the promotion of a multidisciplinary relationship among
those participants whose research is in the
  fields of Electromagnetism in relation to Biology and Medicine, with
both technical and scientific approaches. 

  We are looking forward to the opportunity to welcome you to Spain.
Alcala de Henares is a city of  165.000
  inhabitants, birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of Don
Quixote, among other books, situated 35
  kilometers Northeast of Madrid and recently named World Heritage City
by UNESCO. A historical and cultural
  environment is therefore here at hand awaiting you. 

  Enclosed, please find the registration forms together with information
on accommodation and requirements for abstract
  submission. Additional information on request from the conference
secretariat can be obtained at the fax and
  telephone numbers and addresses on the information sheet. 

  Please, be so kind as to display this announcement on the noticeboards
and bring it to the attention of your
  colleagues. See you in Alcalá de Henares!!
   
                                                              
   
  José Luis Bardasano Rubio  President of  Ceferino Maestú Unturbe 
Chairman  Jesús Alpuente Hermosilla & Juan
             the Congress                    for the Scientific
Committee     Alvarez-Ude de la Torre 

Chairmen for the Organizing Congress

On 25 Oct 99 at 15:19, Isabelle De Cambry wrote:

Bonjour Isabelle,

>      I am going to be very opportunist asking you about the results of your
> search !

There's nothing opportunistic in asking others for help! ;-))

> I am french-talking and am really interesting in the effect of mobile phone
> on the health; did you find out about the studies mentionned by you
> hereafter ? and could you tell me more about it ?

I had a friend in France record the broadcast for me. And although I
presume I konw quite much about electromagnetics, HFEMF in
particular, this show made me sick.

Obviously the announcement did not refer to a specific study, but
summarises various studies from Europe and Overseas. Prof. Lai is one
of the persons interviewed.

I can send you a copy of the broadcast if you wish. Where in Belgium
do you live? If it is not too far from the border to Germany we could
even meet. My office is in Monschau, ten minutes away from Eupen.

> Thank you very much for your help.

Pas d'probleme!

Sincerely


Volker C. Gutzeit
Ingenieurbuero fuer Umweltmesstechnik
Am Handwerkerzentrum 1/B29
52165 Monschau
Deutschland
Fon: 02472-801-708 (Int´l Vorwahl +49)
Fax: 02472-801-709 (Int´l Vorwahl +49)
Mobil: 0172-753-253-0 (Int´l Vorwahl +49)
E-mail: gutzeit@...
Internet: http://www.umweltmesstechnik.com

To all

Being the new boy on the block, so to speak, I invite comments on the following
research proposal, that has  been approved in principle by the Australasian
College of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine (ACNEM : web site
http://www.acnem.org) It is now going through a process of ethics board
approval and will not start until that is successful.

Regards


Don Maisch


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***************

Proposal for Investigative Pilot Study

1. Date of application:

October 4, 1999


2. Organization to administer grant:

The Australasian College of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine
	 13 Hilton Street, Beaumaris, Victoria, 3193, AUSTRALIA


3. Title of Proposed study:

An Investigative Pilot Study: Is Excessive Electromagnetic Field (EMF)
exposure a risk factor in the conditions of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
and chronic fatigue?


4. The study

4.1 Participants in study:

Don Maisch, Bruce Rapley, John Podd.(Resumes  attached)

4.1.1. For data collection:

Donald Maisch, 143 Gordons Hill Road, Lindisfarne, 7015, Tasmania
PO Box 96, North Hobart, 7002, Tasmania
Phone:  (03) 6243 0195,  Fax:  (03) 6243 0340
E-mail:  emfacts@...
Web Site:  http://www.tassie.net.au/emfacts/

4.2.2. For data analysis:

Bruce Rapley, Production Technology Department, Massey University,
Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Home address :  37 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North, N.Z.
Phone: 0011 64 6 357 1079,  Fax:  0011 64 6 357 1075 (home)
E-mail (home):  mag.net@... (home)
E-mail (work):  B.I.Rapley@... (Massey University)

John Podd, School of Psychology, Massey University, New Zealand, Private
Bag 11 222
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Phone: 0011 64 6 357 3490
E-mail (work):  J.V.Podd@...

4.3 Background:

In December 1998 a paper examining both CFS and EMF exposure was published
in the ACNEM Journal. This paper examined the illness commonly known as
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)  which is becoming increasingly common in
modern westernized countries. The authors detail evidence that this
condition is associated with a persistent, low level imparement of the
immune system which may be caused by many possible factors. They then
examine evidence of a link between impairment of immune system function and
prolonged low-level exposure to EMFs and suggest that this may be a
co-factor in some cases of CFS. The paper concludes that existing evidence
indicates that exposure to environmental level 50 - 60 Hz EMFs may be an
immune system stressor with the potential to cause hormone disruption and
changes at a cellular level. This may lead to immune system related health
problems with symptoms similar to those reported in CFS and which is
usually diagnosed as CFS or chronic fatigue.  (1)

In addition to the above paper, another ongoing paper details actual case
histories that strongly suggest that environmental level EMF exposure of a
certain intensity and duration can act as an immune system stressor. (2)

In Sweden this condition is known as Hypersensitivity to Electricity and
there has been extensive research conducted into this condition.
(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)

These papers are included with this grant application.


4.4. Aims of study:

To determine from EMF surveys of the homes and, if possible, workplaces of
the study subjects, the percentage of people who  have prolonged exposures
to EMF levels that are implicated with hormone disruption and other immune
system effects; to record all EMF exposures of subjects; to reduce or
eliminate any excessive exposures that are found; and to observe any
improvement in health that may occur after reduction of EMF exposure levels.

4.5. Significance of study:

If it is shown that a proportion of CFS and chronic fatigue patients have
symptoms attributed to excessive and prolonged electromagnetic field
exposure, existing anecdotal evidence indicates that members of this
"group" may have a marked improvement in health upon removal  of these
exposures.(9)(10)  A questionnaire, still being prepared,  will also be
used to help identify any particular symptom, or group of symptoms,
specific to EMF exposure and not identified with symptoms known to be
associated with CFS or chronic fatigue. This may lead to developing a
'profile" for symptoms specifically related to exposure to EMFs. Such a
profile could be of use by medical practitioners dealing with CFS or
chronic fatigue patients to identify those patients who may have excessive
EMF exposures and take measures to identify and reduce these exposures.

4.6. Subjects for study:

Subjects for this study will  be drawn from the Adelaide CFS Society and
patients of doctors in contact with the Integrated Medical Services
Australia (IMSA), based at 90 Unley Road , Unley SA. IMSA is currently
compiling a list of doctors who may have patients suitable as subjects in
this study.  If approval is given for this proposal, the CFS Society and
these doctors will be sent an official letter informing them of the study.
At the moment newspaper advertising is not planned.


4.7.  Date of study:

A starting date for this study will only be set after ethics board approval
is achieved.

4.8. Experimental design:

Volunteers will be asked to participate in an investigative pilot study
which will be examining  their electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure as a
possible risk factor for the debilitating condition of Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome (CFS).  This study will also include people who suffer from the
less severe condition of ongoing chronic fatigue for no apparent reason.

The study is to be conducted under the auspices of the Australasian College
of Nutritional & Environmental medicine (ACNEM) with the support of the
Adelaide based Integrated Medical Services Australia (IMSA).

The study will involve measuring EMF levels in homes and, where relevant,
in workplaces as well. Use of electrical appliances, such as electric
blankets, will be evaluated as well.

For those subjects who fall into a high exposure group, sources of this
exposure will be identified and advice given on how to eliminate or reduce
this exposure. These people will be followed up for a period of 6 months to
determine if there is any marked improvement in their condition that may be
attributed to the reduction in EMF exposure levels.

There will be no cost to the subjects of this pilot study as this is a
research project.

4.8.1. Method:

Magnetic fields can vary widely according to time of day and day of the
week and unless spot readings are conducted in the proper manner, excessive
exposures may not be found. This is especially true if one is living next
to a powerline, or have a proportion of their return electrical circuit
shunting down into  their metal water piping which always results in an
unbalanced electrical circuit and high magnetic fields. In order to get a
good profile of home exposures, two surveys would be conducted, as follows:

a) High Power Usage:  First turn on most of the household electrical
appliances, such as the electric stove, heaters, TV, air conditioner, etc.
as well as all lighting. If there is in-floor electric heating make sure
that it is energized also. This will ensure that the high flow of
electrical current in the building wiring, will generate the maximum
magnetic fields.  Measurements will be taken in the centre of each room and
next to the wall where there is the highest reading, or where people may
spend time next to.  It is especially important to note the readings on the
bed and bedhead as well as on the water pipe by the water meter.  Also
check for other possible sources of exposure, such as the bedhead the power
meter box on the outside wall. It is not uncommon to find the bedhead
directly opposite the electrical meter box and this can give excessive
exposures.  Room measurements are to be taken  1 metre above the floor.
These readings will be recorded on a special form, similar to the attached
forms.

b) Low Power Usage:  Turn off all appliances and lighting and write down
all room measurements as before.  If the home electrical circuit is
operating properly there should not be much of a difference between high
and low power readings.

By conducting the survey this way, the possibility of excessive exposures
at other times of the day should be indicated. Where there is an indication
of possible fluctuating magnetic fields in areas where the study subject
spends long periods of time (such as the bed) , a data logger will be used
to record 24 hour levels.

For workplace exposures, which, wherever possible will be determined by a
single survey, the high/low power surveys will not be done as this is not
usually possible in a workplace.

Readings taken during the normal working day, where the subject usually
works, will be recorded.

Immediately after the finish of any surveys that find excessive fields,
advice will be given as to ways to reduce, or eliminate,  any excessive
exposures to electromagnetic fields ASAP. In some cases this may require
the services of an electrician or plumber.  Where there may be a cost for
this work, I am currently having discussions with the plumbers and
electrical trade unions  training facilities in Adelaide as to the
possibility of them being involved as a training exercise with no cost to
the study subjects.

An additional feature of this study will be a questionnaire to be filled
out by the subjects during the time of the EMF survey. This will NOT
include the names and addresses of the subjects but will include a code to
later match up with survey EMF levels, etc.  This will ask details on
symptoms, time of onset of symptoms, length of time living in current
premises and work details.

A minimum of 50 subjects will be needed for this study.


5. Referees (2)

Professor Ivan Beale (recently retired), Department of Psychology,
University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Phone: 0011 64 7 856 8034
E-mail:  ibeale@...

Dr. David Mercer, Department of Science & Technology, Wollongong
University, University of Wollongong,  2500, NSW.
Phone: (02) 42 836016
E-mail: David_Mercer@...


7. Ethics board approval:

This research will in no way interfere with any medical treatment currently
being received by the participants in this study and specifically will not
be asking any information on treatments.  However, as I am not familiar
with the requirements for ethics board approval, which may vary from state
to state, ACNEM may need to make a few enquiries in this regard.


Signature of applicant:




Don Maisch



References:

1. D.Maisch, B.Rapley, R.E.Rowland, J.Podd, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Is  prolonged exposure to environmental level powerline frequency
magnetic fields a co- factor to consider in treatment?  ACNEM Journal, Vol.
17 No. 2; Dec. 1998.

2. D.Maisch, Ongoing supplement to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  (CFS) - Is
prolonged exposure to
environmental level powerline frequency magnetic fields a co- factor to
consider in treatment? Anecdotal case histories.
http://www.tassie.net.au/emfacts/case-studies.html , 1998

3.  As above.

4.  Hypersensitive in IT (Information Technology) environments: Information
concerning problems caused by hypersensitivity to electricity. Facts and
advice to members of SIF, The Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical
Employees in Industry,  1997.

5. Working Environment For People and Computers, LIBEREL, Sweden, 1998.

6. M. Andersson,  Hypersensitivity to Electricity, LIBEREL, Sweden, 1998.

7. M.Andersson, Case histories of people who are hypersensitive to
electricity, where exposure to low level high frequency electromagnetic
fields from electrical equipment has been said to trigger symptoms,
LIBEREL, Sweden, 1998.

8. One of seven sensitive to electrical fields,  The Swedish National
Institute of Occupational Health, Forskning & Praktik, April 1992.

9. D.Maisch, Ongoing supplement to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  (CFS) - Is
prolonged exposure to
environmental level powerline frequency magnetic fields a co- factor to
consider in treatment? Anecdotal case histories.
http://www.tassie.net.au/emfacts/case-studies.html , 1998.

10. D.Maisch, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) symptoms attributed to
exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) due to proximity to electrical
substation, Workcare compensation case, Melbourne Victoria, 1991-1992.
Compiled Jan - Feb. 1999.










_______________________________

    EMFacts Consultancy
    PO Box 96,
    North Hobart, 7002
    Tasmania, Australia
    Phone: (03) 62430195
    Fax: (03) 62430340
    Email: emfacts@...
    ICQ: 30814841
    Web: http://www.tassie.net.au/emfacts/
______________________________

Dear Volker,

      I am going to be very opportunist asking you about the results of your
search !
I am french-talking and am really interesting in the effect of mobile phone
on the health; did you find out about the studies mentionned by you
hereafter ? and could you tell me more about it ?

Thank you very much for your help.

Isabelle de Cambry





gutzeit@... on 20/10/99 16:00:04

Please respond to bioelectromagnetics@egroups.com

To:   bioelectromagnetics@egroups.com
cc:    (bcc: Isabelle De Cambry/RE/Kpn-Orange)

Subject:  [bioelectromagnetics] Portables/Mobile Phone




Hi there,

yesterday I received an email from Microwave news about studies on
mobile phone use.

Quoted were Dr. Ross Adey from Riverside University and Prof. Lai of
Univ. of Washington.

Both talked about newest resaerch on health risks by mobile phone
systems.

Unfortunately my french is not too well, but I think the conclusion was
as follows:

"These studies show that mobile phone use induces biological effects on
our health and it provokes a malfunction of our stress-regulation-syste
m. All parts of the study prove that there exists an interaction of
mobile phone use and the organism that is in contact with it."

Does anyone have further information about this stuies or does anyone
know how I can make contact with Dr. Adey or Prof. Lai?

Hope to hear from you...

Sincerely, Volker


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A transcript of the program has now been posted on the ABC News Website:

http://abcnews.go.com/onair/2020/transcripts/2020_991021_wireless_trans.html

Read it and judge for yourselves, as Dr. O'Connor suggested.

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-----Original Message-----
From: durrett.clay@... [SMTP:durrett.clay@...]
Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 10:23 AM
To: bioelectromagnetics@egroups.com
Subject: [bioelectromagnetics] ultra- short rise-time electromagnetic pulse
propagation

October 22, 1999

I am trying to loacte sources of information related to the propagation
of ultra-short rise-time electromagnetic pulses through biological
materials, in paricular, green foliage.  Of particular interest would
be any experimental verification of the existance of precursor
transients that appear to have lower attenuation than the main body of
the electromagnetic pulse.

Any help would be appreciated.  Either post to the group or reply to:

durrett.clay@...

Thanks
Clay Durrett
Response by Charles Polk polk@...          10/22/99

This is not exactly what you want, but may be a useful reference on the
theory of electromagnetic wave propagation in dispersive media:
K.H. Ding and L. Tsang- "Effective propagation constants in media with
densely distributed dielectric particles of multiple sizes and
permittivities",
pp 241-295 in PIER 1 Progress in Electromagnetics Research (J.A. Kong,ed.)
Elsevier, 1988  (ISBN 0-444-01490-X)

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Re; E-mail address for Frank Hart

The current E-mail address I have for Frank Hart is: fhart@...

Try fhart@...
That is what is in the latest Bioelectromagnetics Society directoryAt 12:40
PM 10/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Clay,
>I recall that Francis Hart in the Department of Physics at the University of
>the South had done some work on dielectric spectroscopy of plant tissues.
>He may be able to help you.  I've lost touch with Frank, so do not have a
>current email address.
>Ken McLeod
>
>durrett.clay@... wrote:
>
>> October 22, 1999
>>
>> I am trying to loacte sources of information related to the propagation
>> of ultra-short rise-time electromagnetic pulses through biological
>> materials, in paricular, green foliage.  Of particular interest would
>> be any experimental verification of the existance of precursor
>> transients that appear to have lower attenuation than the main body of
>> the electromagnetic pulse.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.  Either post to the group or reply to:
>>
>> durrett.clay@...
>>
>> Thanks
>> Clay Durrett
>>
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>Kenneth J. McLeod, Ph.D.
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>Life Sciences Rm. 130
>Stony Brook NY  11794-5281
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Clay,
I recall that Francis Hart in the Department of Physics at the University of
the South had done some work on dielectric spectroscopy of plant tissues.
He may be able to help you.  I've lost touch with Frank, so do not have a
current email address.
Ken McLeod

durrett.clay@... wrote:

> October 22, 1999
>
> I am trying to loacte sources of information related to the propagation
> of ultra-short rise-time electromagnetic pulses through biological
> materials, in paricular, green foliage.  Of particular interest would
> be any experimental verification of the existance of precursor
> transients that appear to have lower attenuation than the main body of
> the electromagnetic pulse.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.  Either post to the group or reply to:
>
> durrett.clay@...
>
> Thanks
> Clay Durrett
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/bioelectromagnetics
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--
Kenneth J. McLeod, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Program in Bioengineering
Life Sciences Rm. 130
Stony Brook NY  11794-5281
Tel: 516-632-3487
Fax: 516-444-6646
Email: Kenneth.McLeod@...

October 22, 1999

I am trying to loacte sources of information related to the propagation
of ultra-short rise-time electromagnetic pulses through biological
materials, in paricular, green foliage.  Of particular interest would
be any experimental verification of the existance of precursor
transients that appear to have lower attenuation than the main body of
the electromagnetic pulse.

Any help would be appreciated.  Either post to the group or reply to:

durrett.clay@...

Thanks
Clay Durrett

Short compedium of good bioelectromagnetics literature and information:

Oxford University Press, Inc.
http://www.oup-usa.org
Medicine
Title: Bioelectromagnetism
Principles and Applications of Bioelectric and Biomagnetic Fields
JAAKKO MALMIVUO http://www.cc.tut.fi/~malmivuo/bem/bem.htm

International Journal of Bioelectromagnetism
http://www.ee.tut.fi/rgi/IJBEM/ijbem/volumes/volume1/issue1/html/index.html

3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOELECTROMAGNETISM
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(Has just re-opened after three years of renovation. The largest collection
in the world of original writings by the pioneers of medical electricity.)

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Primary energy, space energy, zero point energy, gravity field energy,
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radiant energy (Dr. T.H. Moray), soft electrostatics (Nikola Tesla), orgone
energy (Wilhem Reich), bio-cosmic energy (Dr. Brunler), living water (Viktor
Schaunberger), Odic force (Baron Von Reaichenbach), animal magnetism (Franz
Mesmer), vril (the universal plastic medium of occultists), anima mundi
(alchemy), fermi sea (Dr. Enrico Fermi), the Froce (Obi-Wan Kenobi in George
Lucas's film Star Wars), the shit hitting the fan of evolution (anonymous).

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Enjoy...

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editor
www.electrifyingtimes.com
(With help from Gene Johnson)

(In preparation for the Big Igloo Project)

I viewed the ABC program yesterday and I didn't see any
"sensationalization". Rather I was struck by the industry position that
there is "no evidence". I have come across a variety of papers with
conflicting reports about the safety of the cell phone and other equipment
which emits electromagnetic radiation. What is needed is an objective
impartial research.

jasjeet kaur

On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Ross Adey wrote:

> Dear All:
>
> Ross Adey has no need to "get attention."
>
> I rarely, if ever, respond to scurrilous remarks of this type.
>
> But so that the record of my position may be clear, I refer all readers,
> and particularly uninformed venomous idiots (idiotes, Greek, one who cannot
> pay attention) to my recently published, peer reviewed, invited paper in
> Review of Radio Science 1996-1999, W.R. Stone, (ed.) Oxford University
> Press, pp. 845-872, 1999. This Review is prepared and peer-reviewed by
> Commission K of the International Union of Radio Sciences (URSI).
>
> I invite C. Robinson to list his credentials and at least one recent
> peer-reviewed publication of original research in the field of
> bioelectromagnetics. Or perhaps it would be better for us all if he just
> held his peace.
>
> Ross Adey
> Fellow IEEE
> Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
> Fellow, American Electroencephalographic Society
> Wellcome Trust Distinguished Visiting Professor, Royal Society of Medicine,
>       London
> D'Arsonval Medallist, Bioelectromagnetics Society
> Sechenov Medallist, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
>
>
> At 01:24 PM 10/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >At 11:59 AM -0500 10/20/99, Kody Varahramyan wrote:
> > >FYI.
> > >
> > >>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:40:10 -0500 (CDT)
> > >>From: Jasjeet Kaur <jka008@...>
> > >>X-Sender: jka008@aurora
> > >>To: "Dr. Kody Varahramyan" <kody@...>
> > >>Subject: [bioelectromagnetics] ABC News 20/20 tonight (fwd)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>I got this email from bioelectromagnetics dicussion group.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > >>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 08:15:56 -0700
> > >>From: richard.luben@...
> > >>To: bioelectromagnetics@egroups.com
> > >>Subject: [bioelectromagnetics] ABC News 20/20 tonight
> > >>
> > >>All:
> > >>
> > >>Tonight (20 October) in the USA, on ABC News 20/20 at 9:00 EDT and PDT,
> > >>there will be a report by Brian Ross discussing cell phone safety
> > >>issues. Most indications are that there will be strong statements by
> > >>Ross Adey and others regarding biological and epidemiological effects
> > >>of cell phone use.
> > >>
> > >>The ABC News web page for this show is http://abcnews.go.com/onair/2020
> > >>/2020Index.html
> > >>
> > >>Richard Luben
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >Dear all,
> >Ross Adey has been trying to get attention. The IEEE EMBS technical group
> >COMAR (committee on man and radiation) has had to do mop-ups after
> >"sensationalism" of this type. There is maybe one report in 500 that
> >reports to show any damage. All else is unscientific speculation. I think
> >that COMAR recently issued a very sound and well researched article
> >summarizing what is known about this issue and concluding that "normal
> >usage" poses no threat. If Ross has something new and proveable, then I
> >think that all will listen. but the fact that he has turned to the TV media
> >suggests something to me, as it should to you.
> >
> >--Charlie R.
> >Fellow IEEE and AIMBE
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/bioelectromagnetics
> >http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications
> >
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
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> http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications
>
>
>
>
>

tO cHARLIE R

It is interesting that you send an e-mail about the content of a show that
hasn't yet aired!
M.E. O'ConnorAt 01:24 PM 10/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
>At 11:59 AM -0500 10/20/99, Kody Varahramyan wrote:
>>FYI.
>>
>>>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:40:10 -0500 (CDT)
>>>From: Jasjeet Kaur <jka008@...>
>>>X-Sender: jka008@aurora
>>>To: "Dr. Kody Varahramyan" <kody@...>
>>>Subject: [bioelectromagnetics] ABC News 20/20 tonight (fwd)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I got this email from bioelectromagnetics dicussion group.
>>>
>>>
>>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 08:15:56 -0700
>>>From: richard.luben@...
>>>To: bioelectromagnetics@egroups.com
>>>Subject: [bioelectromagnetics] ABC News 20/20 tonight
>>>
>>>All:
>>>
>>>Tonight (20 October) in the USA, on ABC News 20/20 at 9:00 EDT and PDT,
>>>there will be a report by Brian Ross discussing cell phone safety
>>>issues. Most indications are that there will be strong statements by
>>>Ross Adey and others regarding biological and epidemiological effects
>>>of cell phone use.
>>>
>>>The ABC News web page for this show is http://abcnews.go.com/onair/2020
>>>/2020Index.html
>>>
>>>Richard Luben
>>>
>>>
>
>Dear all,
>Ross Adey has been trying to get attention. The IEEE EMBS technical group
>COMAR (committee on man and radiation) has had to do mop-ups after
>"sensationalism" of this type. There is maybe one report in 500 that
>reports to show any damage. All else is unscientific speculation. I think
>that COMAR recently issued a very sound and well researched article
>summarizing what is known about this issue and concluding that "normal
>usage" poses no threat. If Ross has something new and proveable, then I
>think that all will listen. but the fact that he has turned to the TV media
>suggests something to me, as it should to you.
>
>--Charlie R.
>Fellow IEEE and AIMBE
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/bioelectromagnetics
>http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications
>
>
>
>
>

Dear All:

Ross Adey has no need to "get attention."

I rarely, if ever, respond to scurrilous remarks of this type.

But so that the record of my position may be clear, I refer all readers,
and particularly uninformed venomous idiots (idiotes, Greek, one who cannot
pay attention) to my recently published, peer reviewed, invited paper in
Review of Radio Science 1996-1999, W.R. Stone, (ed.) Oxford University
Press, pp. 845-872, 1999. This Review is prepared and peer-reviewed by
Commission K of the International Union of Radio Sciences (URSI).

I invite C. Robinson to list his credentials and at least one recent
peer-reviewed publication of original research in the field of
bioelectromagnetics. Or perhaps it would be better for us all if he just
held his peace.

Ross Adey
Fellow IEEE
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow, American Electroencephalographic Society
Wellcome Trust Distinguished Visiting Professor, Royal Society of Medicine,
       London
D'Arsonval Medallist, Bioelectromagnetics Society
Sechenov Medallist, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences


At 01:24 PM 10/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
>At 11:59 AM -0500 10/20/99, Kody Varahramyan wrote:
> >FYI.
> >
> >>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:40:10 -0500 (CDT)
> >>From: Jasjeet Kaur <jka008@...>
> >>X-Sender: jka008@aurora
> >>To: "Dr. Kody Varahramyan" <kody@...>
> >>Subject: [bioelectromagnetics] ABC News 20/20 tonight (fwd)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>I got this email from bioelectromagnetics dicussion group.
> >>
> >>
> >>---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 08:15:56 -0700
> >>From: richard.luben@...
> >>To: bioelectromagnetics@egroups.com
> >>Subject: [bioelectromagnetics] ABC News 20/20 tonight
> >>
> >>All:
> >>
> >>Tonight (20 October) in the USA, on ABC News 20/20 at 9:00 EDT and PDT,
> >>there will be a report by Brian Ross discussing cell phone safety
> >>issues. Most indications are that there will be strong statements by
> >>Ross Adey and others regarding biological and epidemiological effects
> >>of cell phone use.
> >>
> >>The ABC News web page for this show is http://abcnews.go.com/onair/2020
> >>/2020Index.html
> >>
> >>Richard Luben
> >>
> >>
>
>Dear all,
>Ross Adey has been trying to get attention. The IEEE EMBS technical group
>COMAR (committee on man and radiation) has had to do mop-ups after
>"sensationalism" of this type. There is maybe one report in 500 that
>reports to show any damage. All else is unscientific speculation. I think
>that COMAR recently issued a very sound and well researched article
>summarizing what is known about this issue and concluding that "normal
>usage" poses no threat. If Ross has something new and proveable, then I
>think that all will listen. but the fact that he has turned to the TV media
>suggests something to me, as it should to you.
>
>--Charlie R.
>Fellow IEEE and AIMBE
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/bioelectromagnetics
>http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications
>
>

At 11:59 AM -0500 10/20/99, Kody Varahramyan wrote:
>FYI.
>
>>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:40:10 -0500 (CDT)
>>From: Jasjeet Kaur <jka008@...>
>>X-Sender: jka008@aurora
>>To: "Dr. Kody Varahramyan" <kody@...>
>>Subject: [bioelectromagnetics] ABC News 20/20 tonight (fwd)
>>
>>
>>
>>I got this email from bioelectromagnetics dicussion group.
>>
>>
>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 08:15:56 -0700
>>From: richard.luben@...
>>To: bioelectromagnetics@egroups.com
>>Subject: [bioelectromagnetics] ABC News 20/20 tonight
>>
>>All:
>>
>>Tonight (20 October) in the USA, on ABC News 20/20 at 9:00 EDT and PDT,
>>there will be a report by Brian Ross discussing cell phone safety
>>issues. Most indications are that there will be strong statements by
>>Ross Adey and others regarding biological and epidemiological effects
>>of cell phone use.
>>
>>The ABC News web page for this show is http://abcnews.go.com/onair/2020
>>/2020Index.html
>>
>>Richard Luben
>>
>>

Dear all,
Ross Adey has been trying to get attention. The IEEE EMBS technical group
COMAR (committee on man and radiation) has had to do mop-ups after
"sensationalism" of this type. There is maybe one report in 500 that
reports to show any damage. All else is unscientific speculation. I think
that COMAR recently issued a very sound and well researched article
summarizing what is known about this issue and concluding that "normal
usage" poses no threat. If Ross has something new and proveable, then I
think that all will listen. but the fact that he has turned to the TV media
suggests something to me, as it should to you.

--Charlie R.
Fellow IEEE and AIMBE

All:

Tonight (20 October) in the USA, on ABC News 20/20 at 9:00 EDT and PDT,
there will be a report by Brian Ross discussing cell phone safety
issues. Most indications are that there will be strong statements by
Ross Adey and others regarding biological and epidemiological effects
of cell phone use.

The ABC News web page for this show is http://abcnews.go.com/onair/2020
/2020Index.html

Richard Luben

Volker,
Drs. Adey and Lai are both prominant and well known investigators in the
field of electromagnetic effects on biological systems.  I am sure that if
they have public email addresses, you will find them in the email
directories of the respective universities.
Ken Mcleod

gutzeit@... wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> yesterday I received an email from Microwave news about studies on
> mobile phone use.
>
> Quoted were Dr. Ross Adey from Riverside University and Prof. Lai of
> Univ. of Washington.
>
> Both talked about newest resaerch on health risks by mobile phone
> systems.
>
> Unfortunately my french is not too well, but I think the conclusion was
> as follows:
>
> "These studies show that mobile phone use induces biological effects on
> our health and it provokes a malfunction of our stress-regulation-syste
> m. All parts of the study prove that there exists an interaction of
> mobile phone use and the organism that is in contact with it."
>
> Does anyone have further information about this stuies or does anyone
> know how I can make contact with Dr. Adey or Prof. Lai?
>
> Hope to hear from you...
>
> Sincerely, Volker
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/bioelectromagnetics
> http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications

--
Kenneth J. McLeod, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Program in Bioengineering
Life Sciences Rm. 130
Stony Brook NY  11794-5281
Tel: 516-632-3487
Fax: 516-444-6646
Email: Kenneth.McLeod@...

Hi there,

yesterday I received an email from Microwave news about studies on
mobile phone use.

Quoted were Dr. Ross Adey from Riverside University and Prof. Lai of
Univ. of Washington.

Both talked about newest resaerch on health risks by mobile phone
systems.

Unfortunately my french is not too well, but I think the conclusion was
as follows:

"These studies show that mobile phone use induces biological effects on
our health and it provokes a malfunction of our stress-regulation-syste
m. All parts of the study prove that there exists an interaction of
mobile phone use and the organism that is in contact with it."

Does anyone have further information about this stuies or does anyone
know how I can make contact with Dr. Adey or Prof. Lai?

Hope to hear from you...

Sincerely, Volker

Dear Bob
I think interest is still at a high level whilst there are developments in the
mobile phone area and a need to see if current standards are sound and
adequate.  There are new areas such as LANS for TV, TETRA and growing use of
private busines radio and license free PMR.  Much of this will be EMC related
problems as well as bio-emc.
Alan
On Mon, 11 Oct 1999 16:40:28 -0700 biocore1@... wrote:

> The number of scientist who are able to obtain funding for EMF related
> research is bound to drop as specialty programs for EMF research come
> to an end. This number should rebound as other sources of funding are
> tapped. In the short term does anybody have a feel for the number (or
> percentage) of EMF scientist that will remain active for the next few
> years? A possible indication would be the number of scientist planning
> on traveling to Germany for the next BEMS meeting compared to those who
> went to the BEMS meeting last year in Long Beach, California. The
> reason I ask is so that I can gain some perspective as to the
> robustness of this area of research. I have no questions about its
> vitality, only about the level of activity we should expect to see in
> the next few years.
>
> Bob Fitzsimmons
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/bioelectromagnetics
> http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications
>
>
>
>

----------------------
Alan W. Preece
Medical Physics Research Centre
University of Bristol
Bristol Oncology Centre
Horfield Road
BRISTOL BS2 8ED
a.w.preece@...
(44) 117 928 2469 (2470 -FAX)

The number of scientist who are able to obtain funding for EMF related
research is bound to drop as specialty programs for EMF research come
to an end. This number should rebound as other sources of funding are
tapped. In the short term does anybody have a feel for the number (or
percentage) of EMF scientist that will remain active for the next few
years? A possible indication would be the number of scientist planning
on traveling to Germany for the next BEMS meeting compared to those who
went to the BEMS meeting last year in Long Beach, California. The
reason I ask is so that I can gain some perspective as to the
robustness of this area of research. I have no questions about its
vitality, only about the level of activity we should expect to see in
the next few years.

Bob Fitzsimmons

All:

Please visit the BEMS web site for news and information about the
Bioelectromagnetic Society. Recent additions to the web site include
the First Call For Papers and hotel reservation forms for the 2000
Annual Meeting in Munich, Germany.

We are replacing the discussion area on the web site with this public
newsgroup in hopes of reaching more people and providing a more
wide-ranging discussion.

The BEMS Web Site is at http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org

Richard Luben
Web Site Editor

For those of you who were at the BEMS business meeting in June, or have read the
recent newsletter, you know that one of my primary goals for the coming year it
to significantly improve communication among investigators in the world of
Bioelectromagnetics and those with an interest in having bioelectromagnetics
problems solved.  This is a first step in the right direction, and I would like
to thank Richard for setting up this service for all of us.

I hope you all use this service regularly to notify our group of ongoing
activities, to obtain information or references, or just to state an opinion on
where you think the field/Society is going or should go.

I look forward to a much more dynamic Bioelectromagnetics environment.

Ken McLeod
President
Bioelectromagnetics Society

For those who may not have seen this in the recent BEMS Newsletter:

BIOELECTROMAGNETICS SOCIETY RESPONSE TO NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE BY
WILLIAM
BROAD

The Public Policy Committee, chaired by the immediate Past President
and
composed of the preceding four Presidents, and the Executive Committee
composed of the Officers of the Society worked with Charles Polk to
reply to
an article that recently appeared in the New York Times.  This letter
was
submitted to the Editor on July 29, 1999 but has not appeared in the
Times.

To the Editor,

As scientists and engineers who have studied biological effects, both
beneficial and hazardous, arising from electric and magnetic field
exposures,
we find the story by William Broad, given first page coverage in the
July 24
New York Times very disappointing. The story, dealing with government
findings
of falsification by a single researcher, is unfairly misleading to the
general
public by presenting as finally resolved and settled a scientific issue
that
is still controversial and has significant public health implications.

Careful readers of Mr. Broad's article eventually find out that "in
letters
sent over the Internet to scientific colleagues and interested parties,
Liburdy has denied that his research is wrong and said he agreed to the
federal settlement only because he was unable to spend $1 million to
mount a
legal defense."  In a letter published on July 16 in "Science", the
journal of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dr. Liburdy
wrote,
"The raw data for my two calcium studies are valid. Thus, these papers
are not
being withdrawn, and the scientific conclusions stand as published."

What is particularly troubling in Mr. Broad's story is the use of the
"affair
Liburdy" to make it appear that the question of a possible link between
electric and magnetic fields and the incidence of cancer has been
conclusively
settled.  He writes " in the years since Liburdy's research appeared,
more
than 20 studies have found no hard evidence that electric power causes
cancer,
a National Institutes of Health panel concluded recently".  I do not
know to
which "National Institutes of Health panel" Mr. Broad refers. However
the
voluminous (477 page) report of the "Working Group" of thirty-one
scientists,
convened by the National Institute of Environmental Health (NIEHS) in
1998
concluded, after exhaustive study of the pertinent published data, that
ELF-EMF (extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields) are a
"possible
carcinogen". This conclusion was largely based on epidemiological data
from
many different studies on the residential exposure to ELF fields and
increased
occurrence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia associated with occupational
exposure.  In the recent summary report, prepared by NIEHS (NIEHS
Publication
99-4493, May 4, 1999) the director, Dr. Kenneth Olden states that "The
NIEHS
concludes that ELF-EMF exposure cannot be recognized as entirely safe
because
of weak scientific evidence that exposure may pose a leukemia hazard.
In our
opinion, this finding is insufficient to warrant aggressive regulatory
concern. However, because virtually everyone in the United States uses
electricity and therefore is routinely exposed to ELF-EMF, passive
regulatory
action is warranted such as continued emphasis on educating both the
public
and the regulated community on means aimed at reducing exposure.  The
NIEHS
does not believe that other cancers or non-cancer health outcomes
provide
sufficient evidence of a risk to currently warrant concern."

We find it strange that Mr. Broad selects and quotes as his only expert
in
this area "Robert L. Park, a professor of physics at the University of
Maryland who has long questioned the power-cancer link" and who holds
in the
opinion of many, who are familiar with ELF-EMF health effects research,
an
unjustified extreme point of view.  We also find it troubling that Mr.
Broad
appears to dismiss the many epidemiological studies that did show some,
although usually weak association between ELF-EMF and adverse health
effects,
by giving some, but incomplete details of a single study.   According
to its
authors, and as reported by Mr. Broad, it showed no evidence for a
relation
between ELF exposure and acute lymphocytic (childhood) leukemia
("ALL").  But
other epidemiologists have questioned this interpretation, as discussed
for
example in the NIEHS "Working Group" report, and have pointed out that
the
data actually give evidence for an association of ELF-EMF with the
occurrence
of ALL if the average exposure level is above 3 milligauss while the
authors'
analysis considered only results for so-called "wire-codes" and
exposures up
to 2 milligauss ( 2 thousands of one gauss).

One difficulty in this entire area is that people talk about "ELF-EMF"
and
"power lines" in very general terms, without usually specifying the
critical
details, such as the magnitude of the fields. Incidentally, the fields
in the
vicinity of power lines are electric and magnetic, but are not
"electromagnetic radiation." Based on the exposure data that has been
collected so far, most people need not worry about health effects from
power
frequency fields encountered in the home.  Electric fields inside homes
are
mostly below 10 Volts per meter (except near some electric blankets),
and
magnetic fields are usually below 1 milligauss (except extremely close
to some
electric appliances). It is extremely unlikely that fields at that
level have
any health effect. However the story is quite different in the
immediate
vicinity -within a few feet- of some power lines or electric devices
that are
operated at high voltage or carry large currents (which produce the
magnetic
fields). There is much we do not know about biological effects, adverse
or
possibly beneficial, of larger amplitude electric and magnetic fields
to which
some people are exposed. At the present time the "Recommended Actions"
suggested by Dr. Olden in the NIEHS report appear to be justified:
"The NIEHS
suggests that the level and strength of evidence supporting ELF-EMF
exposure
as a human health hazard are insufficient to warrant aggressive
regulatory
actions; thus, we do not recommend actions such as stringent standards
on
electric appliances and a national program to bury all transmission and
distribution lines. Instead, the evidence suggests passive measures
such as a
continued emphasis on educating both the public and regulated community
on
means aimed at reducing exposures. NIEHS suggests that the power
industry
continue its current practice of siting power lines to reduce exposures
and
continue to explore ways to reduce the creation of magnetic fields
around
transmission and distribution lines without creating new hazards. We
also
encourage technologies that lower exposures from neighborhood
distribution
lines provided that they do not increase other risks, such as those
from
accidental electrocution or fire."

We most strongly agree with Dr. Olden's statement that "more remains to
be
learned about the physics of magnetic field interaction with living
systems."


Sincerely,

Kenneth McLeod
Professor of Bioengineering
SUNY Stony Brook
President, Bioelectromagnetics Society

Charles Polk
Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
University of Rhode Island

Betty F. Sisken
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
University of Kentucky
Past President & Chairman, Public Policy Committee, Bioelectromagnetics
Society

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