By: Hugo Marquez
President of the National Environmental Society
last December 11, Radio Programas del Peru, Health in the RPP Program, Canadian doctor interviewed Howard Fisher, a specialist in the development of research and scientific studies on electromagnetic wave radiation, ie radiation they work the phones and microwave ovens, making novel revelations must be known.
When asked about what effects on our health can be electromagnetic waves, said emphatically that have many effects. "We know that these effects begin at the cell membrane. We know they can affect neurological tissues and we are electrical beings, that's how our neurological system. Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and autism are also affected by these waves, "said the expert. But then added that "unfortunately we have had recent finding that confirms the relationship between brain cancer and cell phone use. " In this part of the interview, ended up recommending that you should not sleep with their phones in the bedrooms, except under pillows. Nor is it to cook and heat the meat and protein foods in microwave ovens.
Dr. Howard envisioned to be presented serious public health problems in the near future because of massive and indiscriminate use of cellular antenna installations and bases retransmitters microwave massive income households, the proliferation electromagnetic waves or non-ionizing, safe and are affecting people's health. What happens is we live in "a latency or incubation period, as similar as when you started smoking heavily. It was after 20 0 30 years appeared massively lung cancer. The same can occur with electromagnetic waves, but on a larger scale, as opposed to smoking, its impact is massive, universal, involuntary, without distinguishing between children, women, adults and elderly users and nonusers. If we can put a cigarette filter, in the case of cell phone can not do because there is nothing to leak radiation, "said the expert.
Dr. Howardrecomendó that pregnant women should avoid having the phone near the stomach, because pregnant women and children have tissues that are being developed and are more sensitive. It also recommended that as far as antenna towers or bases such as those being installed indiscriminately in the cities of Peru, in Chimbote, by the constant flow of information and electromagnetic waves or non-ionizing radiation, "then it would be wise not to place it near schools and place them about 750 meters from population centers. " Private
Nicholas Garatera In New Chimbote, the telephone company just installed a base antenna relaying within 50 meters of an educational institution. Protests were to no avail and efforts of its residents and leaders. Nowhere were heard. Since September 16, 2008 entered a request to the District Municipality of Nuevo Chimbote, asking to nullify the permits granted to the Telephone Company for the construction of the said antenna; application to date has not been answered. Were of no efforts by their leaders to meet with Mayor Valentin Fernandez, emergencies and other priorities took their interest. Other
many antennas have been installed and are being built within 750 meters from population centers and educational institutions, throughout the cities of Peru, in Chimbote, all of them, with the corresponding Municipal License. If ignorance or neglect, these antennas are installed with the permission of municipal authorities, after the revealing statements by Dr. Howard Fisher, it's time corrections.
Assessing the quality of governance, it is because another component to consider. And not just about sewage treatment, waste, air quality, water quality, mitigation and adaptation to climate change must now be considered the measurement and control of electromagnetic waves or non-ionizing radiation. Chimbote
December 19, 2008.
Hugo Marquez Coronado
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PRESIDENT
Atusparia NGOs DE LA SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DEL AMBIENTE
caldevida@hotmail.com
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