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Strålningen en risk för nyfödda
Sweden	Created: 22 May 2013
Upprepade resultat från forskningen visar att mobilstrålning har en negativ påverkan, både på hjärtat hos nyfödda och ofödda. Det skriver Mona Nilsson, vice ordförande, Strålskyddsstiftelsen. I veckan kunde vi läsa om att oväntat stort antal nyfödda spädbarn hade drabbats av livshotande kollaps eller livlöshetsattack under sitt första levnadsdygn. I flera fall hade kollapsen inträffat då mamman använde en smarttelefon. Vi är inte förvånade över de fakta som nu framkommer enligt denna undersökning från Karolinska Institutet. En mobiltelefon eller smartmobil sänder ut mycket höga nivåer av mikrovågsstrålning, som visats påverka bland annat hjärtat hos nyfödda och foster på ett negativt sätt. De nya smartmobilerna riskerar dessutom att utsätta ett spädbarn som ligger i mammans famn mycket mer än traditionella mobiler eftersom de har antennen nedåt. Det leder till att barnet kommer väldigt nära mobilens antenn där den allra starkaste strålningen finns. Ett nyfött spädbarns skallben är dessutom mycket mjukt och skallbenet inte fullt utvecklat. De absorberar därför mycket mer strålning jämfört med en vuxen. Det är alltså mycket mer sannolikt att det är mikrovågsstrålningen från smartmobilen som har samband med de inträffade kollapserna, snarare än att mobilen stulit mammans uppmärksamhet vilket diskuterats. Upprepade resultat från forskningen visar att mobilstrålning har en negativ påverkan, både på hjärtat hos nyfödda och ofödda. I djurförsök har försämrad överlevnad visats och spermier som utsätts för mobilstrålning kan få skadat DNA. Forskare har observerat att såväl nyfödda spädbarns som ofödda fosters hjärtan påverkades negativt efter att mamman talat i mobilen i bara tio minuter. Hjärtat slog snabbare, samtidigt som den mängd blod som pumpades ut minskade. Effekterna var störst ju yngre fostret var. Forskarnas slutsats var att gravida och nyförlösta kvinnor inte bör använda mobiltelefon. Det här är en respons på den stresseffekt som strålningen orsaka och som kan vara skadlig, till och med livshotande i extrema fall. Om hjärtat pumpar för snabbt under en längre tidsperiod så förändras balansen mellan syre och koldioxid i blodets hemoglobin. Hjärtarytmin kan även leda till att blodet pumpas ut mindre effektivt. Andra undersökningar de senaste åren har visat att foster och små barn kan skadas även på andra sätt av mammans mobil. Möss som exponerades under fostertiden i musmammans mage fick bestående skador på hjärnan som vuxna som yttrade sig i beteendestörningar och sämre minne. Barn till mammor som använde mobilen mycket under graviditeten löper ökad risk för att utveckla migrän och beteendestörningar enligt en stor dansk undersökning. Effekterna är så väl beskrivna och visade att många andra länder och internationella organisationer nu avråder gravida och små barn från att använda mobilen. Redan 2003 började den ryska nationella expertgruppen RCNIRP avråda gravida kvinnor och barn och ungdomar under 18 år från att använda mobilen på grund av allvarliga långsiktiga risker för neurologiska skador. Det är snart bara i Sverige, där mobilindustrin anses vara så viktig för landets ekonomi, som ingen information ges till föräldrar och gravida om strålningsriskerna för de små. Därför har vi startat Strålskyddsstiftelsen som informerar sakligt om de många riskerna med strålningen från den trådlösa tekniken. Det är mycket brådskande att få ut budskapet till gravida kvinnor, nyblivna mammor och småbarnföräldrar om att inte bara smartmobilens men även surfplattans och det trådlösa datanätverkets mikrovågsstrålning innebär mycket allvarliga hälsorisker samt att de som är allra känsligast är som vanligt de allra minsta. MONA NILSSON vice ordförande, Strålskyddsstiftelsen
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Source: NT.se, Mona Nilsson / Strålskyddsstiftelsen, 22 May 2013

Prof. Olle Johansson on WiFi radiation - we could have "irreversible sterility within five generations"
Sweden	Created: 15 May 2013
Prof Olle Johansson, Neuroscientist at Sweden's Karolinska Institute (famed for awarding Nobel prizes in physiology and medicine) warns that wireless exposures to our offspring today could mean irreversible sterility within five generations because of this "full-scale experiment using our own kids". "That's 150 years ahead of us - and by then of course it's too late [...] You may view the latest post at http://stopsmartmeters.org.uk/prof-olle-johansson-on-wifi-radiation-we-could-have-irreversible-sterility-within-five-generations/ Can exposure to Wi-Fi cause irreparable damage to DNA? Prof. Olle Johansson on Wi-Fi Exposure (Mice Sterility by the 5th Generation) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH3gJctqKk4
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Source: Agnes Ingvarsdottir.

Strålskyddsstiftelsen ifrågasätter expertrapport
Sweden	Created: 8 May 2013
En ny rapport från Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten, SSM, som tonar ner hälsoriskerna med mobiltelefoner och trådlös teknik, ifrågasätts av Strålskyddsstiftelsen som hävdar att expertgruppen bakom rapporten har kopplingar till telekombranschen. Enligt SSM:s rapport minskar stödet för att användning av mobiltelefon skulle orsaka cancer. - Det vetenskapliga stödet för att mobiltelefonen orsakar cancer har minskat. Men det finns viss osäkerhet när det gäller långtidsanvändning, det vill säga för den som använt telefonen längre än 13-15 år, säger Lars Mjönes, sekreterare i det vetenskapliga rådet, i ett pressmeddelande. Rapporten kritiseras kraftfullt av Strålskyddsstiftelsen. De anser att allmänheten invaggas i falsk trygghet och hänvisar till varningarna från The BioInitiative Working Group, för att barn och foster som är särskilt känsliga, löper allvarlig risk för bestående skador. BioInitiative-gruppen som består av 29 forskare, utan koppling till branschen, varnar i sin forskningssammanställning starkt för riskerna. Strålskyddsstiftelsen som verkar för att bevaka och sprida information om hälsorisker med elektromagnetisk strålning, har i ett pressmeddelande presenterat de olika experternas koppling till telekominmdustrin. Mona Nilsson, journalist och författare, är initiativtagare till Strålskyddsstiftelsen och har i många år granskat mikrovågsstrålningens hälsorisker. - SSM:s uttalanden är som vanligt vilseledande och vilar på felaktig grund. De påstår att eftersom antalet fall av hjärntumörer inte ökar så har beläggen för hjärntumör av mobilen minskat. Tvärtom ses i våra grannländer och i synnerhet i Danmark att nya fall av och dödligheten i hjärntumörer ökar kraftigt, säger Mona Nilsson till Epoch Times. Till stöd för riskerna hänvisar stiftelsen till 54 forskningsstudier som visat genetiska skador som uppkommit av mikrovågsstrålning (mobilstrålning) och 98 studier som visat på skadliga effekter på hjärnan. Strålskyddstiftelsen vill nu se en sänkning av dagens tillåtna gränsvärde för strålning eftersom det inte tar hänsyn till långtidseffekter av strålning. -Vi har ett mycket allvarligt läge där allt fler människor, inklusive barn som är extra känsliga, exponeras i sådan omfattning som vi vet medför allvarliga hälsorisker. Allmänheten måste varnas nu och exponeringen måste minska om vi ska kunna förhindra en fullskalig epidemi av aggressiva hjärntumörer och andra allvarliga sjukdomar, säger Mona Nilsson.
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Source: Epoch Times, Susanne Larsson, 07 May 2013

Swedish radiation authority disagrees with Mona Nilsson about radiation risk
Sweden	Created: 27 Apr 2013
Elisabeth Blomgren and Mona Nilsson visited last week Sandviken for a conversation about the risks associated with wireless networks. Mona Nilsson who has written several books on the subject argue that the links between radiation and cancer are difficult to ignore. For this reason, Elisabeth Blomgren is trying through a petition, to have the wireless networks taken away from local schools. Wireless Networks dangerous for students? In the same pace as the students in Sandviken will each receive a computer, wireless networks are installed in schools. The technology is embraced, but there are those that raise warning flags. The strong radiation students are exposed to, can lead to cancer, memory problems and mental illness. So says journalist Mona Nilsson who recently held a presentation of the issue in Järbo. It was after Elisabeth Blomgren from Järbo had read the book "Mobile phones and health risks" that she took action . The book about the many risks associated with the wireless technology frightened her. - It's absolutely insane, they have wireless networks in kindergarten. I thought that if I do nothing now and my children are injured, I would never forgive myself. Author of the book "Mobile phones and health risks" is Mona Nilsson. She is a journalist and founder of Radiation Protection Foundation, which works to inform of the risks of microwave radiation from cell towers, cell phones and wireless networks. For ten years, she has examined aspects of microwave radiation, and has written several books on the subject and countless articles. A week ago she visited Järbo and held a presentation. - I talked about the inadequate limits, wireless networks and children's sensitivity, it is known that they are more sensitive to radiation. They absorb more radiation and may be 50 times more sensitive than adult to carcinogens. She believes that the information from the authorities goes is incorrect. She refers to hundreds of research studies showing that radiation is a health risk. According to Mona Nilsson studies indicate that radiation can cause insomnia, cancer and can damage the DNA of cells. She draws parallels to the Swedish authorities' slow realization of the dangers of pesticides hormoslyr and DDT and asbestos, which was banned in 1982 because of the mapped connection to cancer. - We can expect a public health disaster. A normal use of the cell phone today increases the risk of aggressive brain tumor. Children using wireless computers are at increased risk for insomnia, headaches, mental illness, impaired memory and eventually increased risk of cancer, says Mona Nilsson. She also points out that the problem has been highlighted in far greater extent in other countries than Sweden. The French National Assembly has, for example, agreed to an amendment of the French Education Act, which recommends schools in the country to prioritize cabled connection to the internet over wireless. The amendment refers to a growing number of experts that believe that wireless technology poses health risks. Elisabeth Blomgren's reaction after reading the book was to organize a petition, both in Sandviken and Gävle, to remove the wireless networks of schools. - We have started a petition, I'm sure that politicians are more concerned about our children than on economic interests. I think that there are those who dare to say stop. Basically all signed after the lecture. Erik Holmqvist, IT Manager at Sandviken. He says there are many studies pointing in both directions. Those who say that it is dangerous and those who say it is not. He follows the government counsel. - We go by the recommendations of the radiation safety issues and which has stated that the networks to are not dangerous. In the agreement, students and parents sign when a computer checked out also inform the municipality about these recommendations. Facts: So says Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation Wireless technologies, products and installations that emit electromagnetic radiation can pose serious risks to humans and the environment. These risks are known since long time and have been documented increasingly and better over the past decade. Despite this, both citizens and decision makers, have low knowledge about risk, because industry needs are prioritized over public health and environmental aspects. The radiation is linked to cancer and various neurological and chronic diseases in the long term. In the short term there is a risk of symptoms that have also become increasingly common in the community as the exposure has increased. For the environment, the increasing radiation also a serious threat because it can harm wildlife including the impact on the orientation and reproductive performance, behavior and impaired immune function. Radiation also has been shown to be detrimental to plants. Source: Radiation Protection Foundation http://gd.se/nyheter/sandviken/1.5814787-tradlosa-natverk-farligt-for-eleverna- The Authority does not agree with Mona Nilsson The SSM (Swedish Radiation Authority) do not agree at all with Mona Nilsson. They say that wireless networks are not at all as dangerous as the Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation claims. - We do not make the same estimation of the risks as they do. The only thing we have in common is a similar name says Jimmy Estenberg, at SSM. He rejects reports that authority limits are set higher than what is appropriate. He believes that their own measurements have shown that students in a classroom are not exposed to more radiation from wireless networks than you do by staying in a city center. Other studies indicate low exposure, he says. - We have done studies and measurements of exposure in the school environment, both in schools with and without wireless networking, and the difference is very small. What we are saying to schools is that there is no reason to opt out of wireless networks from a radiological standpoint. We believe that there are no risks. The Authority's position is that radiation from wireless networks that people are exposed to is not dangerous. In the case of mobile phones, the exposure is higher and there is a tiny suspicion of increased cancer risk. According to Jimmy Estenberg however, there is no confirmed connection. Statistics from the 1970s onwards, shows no sign of increased risk, he says. But according to Mona Nilsson is also about the studies that authority leans against is not quite free from the industry, which benefits from high levels. But this also rejects Jimmy Estenberg. - This can not be and it is not either. I do not know why Radiation Protection Foundation presents that there would be no link. Our guidelines limit comes from the International Commission on Radiological Protection for non-ionizing radiation. Researchers there must not have any connection to the industry. http://gd.se/nyheter/sandviken/1.5814792-myndigheten-haller-inte-med
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Source: From Mona Nilsson

"Where can we live? - about being electrohypersensitive"
Sweden	Created: 15 Apr 2013
Hello, I have recently put a 7 min teaser for my film "Where can we live? - about being electrohypersensitive" on youtube. http://youtu.be/5QxAzzicjn4 Please share the link with your contacts! Best regards, Helene Aastrup Samuels Go to Forum for a debate: Go to Forum topic »
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Source: Agnes Ingvarsdottir.

Ingen farlig strålning från Rakel, men…
Sweden	Created: 2 Apr 2013
Kommunikationssystemet Rakel, som bland annat polis och räddningstjänst använder sig av, har ifrågasatts för sin strålning. När två polisstudenter i Umeå skickar sina frågor om strålningen till Arbetsmiljöverket blir beskedet inte helt klart. Vad Arbetsmiljöverket i alla fall slår fast är att strålningen från enheterna i det digitala radiosystemet Rakel motsvarar den från GSM 900-telefoner. Rakel är CE-märkt vilket innebär att det uppfyller EUs grundläggande säkerhets-, hälso- och miljökrav. Såväl Rakelmobiler som vanliga mobiltelefoner är CE-märkta. Enligt detta borde alltså strålningen inte vara farligare än en vanlig mobiltelefon, men det finns tveksamheter. Verket hävdar nämligen att det inte känner till något sätt att få fram hur mycket strålning som kommer in i kroppen från värden över strålning i luften i exempelvis en polisbil. Därför kan man inte utesluta att det kan ge hälsoeffekter, men inte heller det motsatta. http://www.vk.se/828197/ingen-farlig-stralning-fran-rakel-men Viktoria Sundin viktoria.sundin@vk.se
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Source: Olle Johansen/Agnes Ingvarsdottir

Ett mycket viktigt möte!
Sweden	Created: 28 Feb 2013
12/4 Radiofrekventa fält och trådlösa nätverk - en anledning till oro? Trådlös uppkoppling av datorer till internet, skrivare med mera via lokala nätverk i hem, på arbetsplatser och i skolor blir allt vanligare. Även annan elektrisk utrustning som TV och högtalare utnyttjar alltmer trådlös teknik för att undvika problem med dragning av sladdar. Samtidigt väcks ibland frågan om detta ökar vår exponering för elektromagnetiska fält och hur detta eventuellt kan påverkar vår hälsa. Förslag på att extra försiktighet bör gälla avseende barn har väckts och lokala nätverk i skolor har ifrågasatts. Detta seminarium kommer att ge en översikt över aktuellt kunskapsläge om radiofrekventa fält och hälsoeffekter samt information om förekomst och exponering för radiofrekventa fält i olika miljöer. Frågan om man bör anamma försiktighetsstrategier diskuteras. Medverkande: Maria Feychting, professor, Institutet för miljömedicin, Karolinska Institutet Lena Hillert, överläkare, lektor, Centrum för arbets- och miljömedicin, Stockholms läns landsting/ Institutet för miljömedicin, Karolinska Institutet Janez Marinko, byrådirektör, Enheten för kemiska, mikrobiologiska och fysikaliska faktorer, Arbetsmiljöverket Kontakt: Lena Hillert, lena.hillert@ki.se, tel 08-123 37 170 Anmäl dig här Anmälan är bindande men det går bra att överlåta platsen till en arbetskamrat vid förhinder. Pris: 500 kr exkl moms Målgrupp: Företagshälsovård, primärvård, myndigheter, miljöinriktad personal inom landsting, kommuner och länsstyrelser, HR chefer, skyddsombud m fl. Datum: 2013-04-12 13:00 - 2013-04-12 16:00 Adress: Fatburen Konferens, Västgötagatan 2, Stockholm Sista anmälningsdatum: 2013-04-05
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The authorities cannot deny the dangers of microwave radiation
Sweden	Created: 1 Feb 2013
Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (Martin Röösli, Emili van deventer): there is no reason for radiation protection: measurements in schools show that exposure levels are equivalent to levels in normal outdoor environment, they write in reply to Mona Nilsson's article. Mona Nilsson Replies: It does not matter if hundreds or thousands of studies have shown adverse effects and that lots of people testify to the same disease symptoms after exposure to radiation. The Agency asserts, however, that "no health risks have been detected." The increase in mental health problems among children may be due to cell phone radiation Mona Nilsson Published January 15, 2013 - 07:58 Microwave radiation, the explosion of wireless technology means that we are exposed to more microwave radiation. Information Technology (IT) Minister Anna-Karin Hatt want to Swedish schools is even more connected - but our mobile society begins to have an impact. More computers give more radiation and in the long run can lead to sleep problems, depression and ADHD, writes Mona Nilsson, Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation, in a reply. Swedish children suffer more from sleep problems, difficulty concentrating and are sad. They are given increasingly sleep drugs , antidepressants and ADHD medications. The increase in mental illness and sleep problems have been described over and over again in recent years, most recently in the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet last week. Never before have so many children and young people sought help at the child and adolescent psychiatry clinics. The increase in the prescription can not be explained by the doctors become more inclined to prescribe pills. Children and young people do not feel well in Sweden today. The problem also applies to young adults. Never before have so many young adults have sleep problems and mental illness. We must look at all possible causes of the problems. What has changed in our environment and our way of life? There is an environmental factor that has increased significantly in our environment, in the children's school and in their homes. Children's and young people's exposure to microwave radiation from wireless technology has exploded in the last five-six years. Significantly more children use mobiles and surfing the internet with wireless connectivity, while almost every school has introduced wifi. Children exposed also passive already in the womb for parents mobiles radiation. The wireless data network in the home and behind the wall to the neighbor. From the bedroom window is seen more and more cell towers. Swedish children grow up today surrounded by levels of microwave radiation as no previous generation. IT Minister Anna-Karin Hatt and the Centre Party education policy spokesperson Ulrika Carlsson want in an article on SVT Debate that our children's exposure will increase even more. She is "absolutely convinced that the increased use of computers in schools is the answer to many of the school's problems." But it is just the opposite. The radiation causes learning, concentration and memory problems, which we hardly want to see the increase in the school rooms. Many teachers and students can not at all stay in school any longer since wifi was installed, and a laptop computer given to each student. The radiation gives them heart problems, concentration and learning problems, headache and rash, they tell. For decades, scientists have described that microwaves cause the symptoms that more and more children are suffering from: sleep problems, concentration problems, depression, anxiety attacks and stress. The effects have been confirmed by the recent research. For example, researchers at YaleUniversity last year that mice exposed to mobile phone radiation in utero have ADHD symptoms and impaired memory as adults. A study has shown that children who were exposed the most for mobile radiation during gestation and early childhood ran an increased risk of behavioral problems at age seven. German doctors have shown that children who are exposed to radiation from mobile towers increasingly have lower levels of a substance, phenylethylamine, which is also altered in children with ADHD. The doctors also found that substances like dopamine, linked to depression, were negatively affected - as other substances that suggested increased stress. Several studies have shown that adolescents who use mobile most also have an increased risk of mental illness. Neighbours to the cell towers have insomnia and concentration problems. Several stress and sleep researchers have confirmed that radiation has a sleep disruptive and stressful effect on the brain. The other day, a new international report on research in the field of 29 international experts, who concluded that the effects of the radiation is now fully understood. The report points to the risk of the same symptoms as increasing among the increasingly microwave irradiated Swedish children and adolescents. We must stop exposing our children and youth for the known risks from wireless technology. Minimize the use of mobile phones, tablets and wireless connected computers. Return to the secure phone and use the cabled internet to your computer in the home and in schools. Mona Nilsson, journalist and founder of Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation http://debatt.svt.se/2013/01/15/okningen-av-psykisk-ohalsa-bland-barn-kan-bero-pa-mobilstralning/ Radiation Safety, in a reply to Mona Nilsson Nothing indicates that wireless technology is dangerous for children Published January 21, 2013 - 15:43 RADIATION IN SCHOOL In science, it is important to make assessments based on comprehensive research. There is no evidence that wireless radiation could be behind the increase in mental illness among young people. Additionally, measurements in the school that the exposure from wireless network is the same as in regular outdoor environment, writes Torsten Augustsson, investigators Swedish Radiation Protection Authority in a reply to Mona Nilsson. In an article on SVT Debate warns Mona Nilsson for radio waves from wireless technology. But extensive reviews of the overall state of scientific knowledge does not support the radio waves from wireless computer networks, laptops and tablets is a physics problem. The link Mona Nilsson makes to sleep and concentration problems have nothing to do with radio waves from wireless technology. However, some researchers believe that the symptoms may be due to increased stress in the intensive use of computer and mobile phone. In science, it is important not to rely on individual research studies, without making judgments based on the overall research. Such reviews do not give reason to suspect health risks of radio waves from these products. This assessment is made, except SSM, virtually all radiation protection authorities worldwide and the World Health Organization. In addition, SSM measured on wireless computer networks in schools. The measurements show that exposure levels equivalent to levels in normal outdoor environment, and is far below the reference values. The British authority, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has been thoroughly investigating wireless computer networks in schools. Neither the opinion that networks involve any radiation protection problems. So there is no reason for the radiation protection reasons, avoid installing wireless computer networks or using laptop computers, whether at school or elsewhere. Torsten Augustsson, investigator at SSM Photo: Bosse Alenius, Radiation Safety http://debatt.svt.se/2013/01/21/inget-tyder-pa-att-tradlos-teknik-ar-farlig-for-barn The authorities can not deny the dangers of microwave radiation Mona Nilsson Published January 29, 2013 - 10:43 RADIATION In a recent report based on 1800 studies coated risks of microwave radiation. Swedish Radiation Protection Authority SSM sounds like a stone plate hooked up when they deny the dangers of wireless technology, writes Mona Nilsson, Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation, in a reply to the SSM. In a previous article on SVT Debate, I described the repeated studies showing that microwave radiation from wireless technology can cause mental health problems, sleeping problems and ADHD symptoms. Symptoms increase with epidemic proportions in society as do our exposure. The young generation is given sleeping pills, antidepressants and ADHD medications like never before. In a new report, Bioinitiative Report, based on the 1800 study and compiled by 29 leading experts, it is concluded that the evidence of health risks are significant. Children, young people and fetuses are especially at risk. Faced with these alarming facts SSM sounds like an old stone slab which hooked up: "Nothing indicates that wireless technology is dangerous for children," they wrote on SVT. Research in recent decades has shown that microwave radiation has a stressful effect on the brain. Central nervous system and the concentrations of the substances, sleep hormones and stress hormones that are important for good sleep and mental health affected. SSM's excuse that the symptoms among the most exposed are not due to radiation, but "may be due to increased stress in the intensive use of computer and mobile phone" is nonsensical We've heard the reversed language before. It does not matter if hundreds or thousands of studies have shown adverse effects and that lots of people testify of the same disease symptoms after exposure to radiation. The SSN asserts, however, that "no health risks have been detected." Research has shown that children's heads absorb twice as much radiation and that they are at higher risk of brain tumors compared with adults, and that the fetus can be damaged. SSM argues nonetheless that "children are not more sensitive in any way." This is why we started the Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation. People need to get accurate information about the many serious health risks. This applies not only mental health but also brain tumors, cancer and neurological diseases. People who experience symptoms related to radiation must get advice and help to protect themselves. http://debatt.svt.se/2013/01/29/myndigheterna-kan-inte-forneka-riskerna-med-mikrovagsstralning/
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Source: Iris Atzmon/Agnes Ingvarsdottir

Filtering the new “smart” electrical meters- Editors Comment: If They Can in Sweden, They Can Worldwide!
Sweden	Created: 28 Jan 2013
Translator’s note: a filter is available to prevent powerline communication (PLC) signals in the Kilohertz range from entering the household wiring. Other types of PLC systems, such as TWACS, use low frequency signals and harmonics, which are a problem for sensitive people, but are too close to the power frequency to filter out. The Swedish electrical utility company E.ON changed the Lindblom family’s old electrical meter to a new remotely monitored Smart Meter in September 2008. A filter was installed at the same time, to remove the “dirty power” generated by the new meter. The family has not noticed any health effects during the four months the new meter has been installed. The installed filter is of type FN256-25A (this number is likely only useful in Sweden). The new smart meter communicates by sending signals along the electrical wire to a receiver that is mounted by the transformer, about 150 meters (450 feet) from the house. The filter is designed to prevent the two communication signals from entering the house. They are at frequencies 75 Kilohertz (75,000 cycles per second) and 86 Kilohertz. The filter actually covers a wider area of frequencies, so it should remove other frequencies of “dirty power” as well. The filter is mounted in a separate box next to the electrical meter, which in our case is mounted on the outside of the house. E.ON provided the filter for free; it would otherwise have cost around 15,000 Swedish Krona (US $2100, 1500 Euros). Test of the filter: 1). The electrical meter is read around every midnight. The measured value is sent via the receiver to the electrical company. Besides receiving and transmitting the daily electrical usage, the receiver also periodically checks the connection to the smart meter. This happens every few minutes. Preliminary measurements indicated that the filter didn’t dampen the signals as well as expected, so the electrical company came out in October 2008 to check it. 2). Filtering the new “smart” meters The test signals were generated using the ECHELON U20 instrument, while the receiver by the transformer was turned off. The measurements were done with a cordless oscilloscope, at the point where the filter is mounted on the electrical line. There is a rather low level of “dirty power” around 2 kHz, which comes from the outside, as shown on figure 1. This measurement is taken without any 75-86 kHz signal on the line; one notices the very low level of other noise around those frequencies. The measurements show that the strength of the 75-86 kHz signal just before the filter is about –21 dB (see fig. 2). The same signal has the strength of –45 dB right after the filter (see fig. 3). The signal is thus dampened by about 25 dB (about 99%), which was expected. The filter dampens the 2 kHz noise much less. Very cooperative Measurements inside the house showed that the signals were dampened further, down to –60 dB. With a stetzer filter installed, it was no longer possible to detect any signal from the new electrical meter. The utility company has been very cooperative in ensuring we can have a good electrical environment. No negative health effects have been observed in our family during the four months the new electrical meter has been installed. Even other people with EHS have found our home safe. A letter of thanks A large “thank you” to E.ON The E.ON utility company is replacing their old manually read electrical meters with new meters which automatically transmit information about the customer’s electrical usage. The information is transmitted via the utility lines. This means that the customer is always billed for actual electrical usage and not sometimes the estimated usage. The pulses transmitted on the utility lines pass in through every meter on the same line, which is a problem for people who are electrically sensitive. Since my wife has been seriously electrically sensitive for many years, we were concerned about what could happen. We contacted E.ON and discussed it with their representative. He took us seriously and explained that E.ON was developing a new filter which should prevent these pulses from creating problems. We were also told that if the filter did not solve the problem, then they would continue to work on a solution. E.ON has now had a private company install the filter, and there have so far been no problems. As far as we know, E.ON is the only electrical utility company which has been willing to put down so much effort to remove the effects of these new meters. A great big “thank you” to E.ON and all others involved for the help and respect they have shown the problems of the electrically sensitive. It feels really good to be an E.ON customer. Ernst Nilsen Also a thanks from FEB Already at the first meeting between FEB and E.ON we were told that “we have to solve this one”. And E.ON really did. Even Fortum has been helpful from the start. These two electrical utilities have shown the way for the other electrical utilities [in Sweden]. The electrical meter task group _________________ by Torbjörn Lindblom FEB (translated from Swedish) This article and notes were first published in Ljusglimten, Nr. 1 2009, a publication of the Swedish organization of electrically sensitive people, FEB. Translated with permission. info@feb.se
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Source: Olle Johansen/Agnes Ingvarsdottir

Dubbla stolar när Ystad köpte Apple-datorer till eleverna
Sweden	Created: 8 Jan 2013
Sveriges Radio har avslöjat att kommunanställda sitter på dubbla stolar och arbetar för Appleföretaget Tänk om samtidigt som de jobbar med just deras produkter i svenska skolor. Ystad är ett exempel på en kommun där kopplingarna mellan det multinationella storföretaget Apple och flera av kommunens anställda är många. När Ystads kommun skulle köpa in datorer till skolorna så valde man kultur- och utbildningsförvaltningens it-samordnare som ordförande för den grupp som tog fram underlaget till vad som skulle bli en mångmiljonupphandling. Kommunen valde att enbart begära in anbud på produkter från Apple och Tänk Om, två företag som är direkt kopplade till varandra. Men: kommunens it-samordnare, som var med om att ta fram underlaget, jobbar samtidigt för Tänk om. – Jag tror inte man ska vara rädd för att låta medarbetare vara på flera planhalvor och spela så länge man vet vad man gör i den egna kommunen, vilket uppdrag man har där och hur tydligt det är. Och han är anställd inom ramen för vår utvecklingsavdelning med särskilt ansvar för att utveckla detta som handlar om datoranvändningen, den digitala utbildningen och utvecklingen i skolan, anser Christer Olofsson, chef för Kultur – och utbildningsförvaltningen i Ystad. Ytterligare en av skolans it-samordnare och en rektor arbetar för Tänk Om. Som Tänk Om-konsulter föreläser de i andra kommuner om hur datorn kan användas i undervisningen. Bara de skolor och kommuner som har köpt in Apples produkter får delta. Christer Olofsson på kommunens Kultur- och utbildningsförvaltninge ser de anställdas extraknäck som en tillgång för kommunen. – Att man är konsult och är ute i andra kommuner och jobbar gör ju också att vi får en omvärldskunskap kring hur andra tänker och hur andra jobbar som jag menar är till gagn för Ystads kommun. Vi kan kanske inte själva vara i framkant fullt ut inom ramen för vår egen verksamhet. Enligt Olle Lundin, professor i förvaltningsrätt vid Uppsala Universitet, kan ett sånt upplägg handla om det lagboken kallar förtroendeskadande verksamhet. – Man ska naturligtvis köpa in det utbildningsmaterial som man har bedömt är bäst, och inte utbildningsmaterial som de anställda får lön genom. Det är en ganska tydlig risk för att det finns en risk att allmänhetens förtroende för verksamheten skadas. Knappt 40 mil från Ystad, i Stenungsund, gör man en helt annan bedömning än i Ystad. – Man får ett trovärdighetsproblem när man har sin lojalitet, och någonstans en arbetsgivarlojalitet, till ett visst varumärke om man då ska jobba kritiskt med skolutveckling, säger Henrik Karlsson före detta skolchef i kommunen. Också en anställd pedagog i Stenungsunds kommun arbetar för Tänk om, men enligt Henrik Karlsson vore det omöjligt om den personen var it-samordnare som är fallet i Ystad. – Det hänger ihop med att som it-samordnare i Stenungsund så har man inflytande över upphandling, inköp och val av digitala verktyg. Då tycker inte jag att det är okej att vara i ett företag som har kopplingar till ett varumärke, Apple. Vi har varit i kontakt med Apple som inte velat svara på frågor om Tänk om utan hänvisar i mail till att de inte har några talespersoner. Kommunalchef: Det är til gagn for Ystad http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=96&artikel=5399809 2013-01-07: Lärares extrajobb kan ge Apple fördelar i skolan http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=96&artikel=5399812 Rektorer extraknäcker för Apple-företag http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=96&artikel=5399811
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Source: Olle Johansen/Agnes Ingvarsdottir

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