[kwlug-disc] To WIFI or not to WIFI

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

On Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 11:36 PM Steve Izma <sizma at golden.net> wrote:

>
> Okay, I worded it poorly. I was irritated that the issue of
> safety was diverted into a narrow discussion of brain cancer, as
> if that was the only issue to consider.
>
> Doug's message (the above link) only mentioned brain cancer as an
> example, but his message was essentially about broader health
> concerns, which included what I thought was good commentary on
> the interaction of several factors on biological injury. You
> can't look at just one of them.
>

What are the broader health concerns of RF and what is the evidence
for them?

Here is what Health Canada says about WiFi (which is what started the
thread):

Based on the current scientific evidence the level of radiofrequency EMF
> emitted from Wi-Fi devices *is not* harmful to health.
>

Note the sources they cite:

   - World Health Organization
   - U.K. Health Security Agency
   - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
   - International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection


https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-risks-safety/radiation/everyday-things-emit-radiation/wi-fi.html

Here is another study that is wider (mobile phones as well as WiFi).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9287836/

The conclusion:

> The only evidence-based biological effects of exposure to RF EMF in the
> frequency range of 300 kHz – 300 GHz – which includes mobile phones, mobile
> phone base stations, and Wi-Fi networks – are thermal effects. However, the
> health risks associated with temperature rise are virtually null with
> normal Wi-Fi use, and even with the use of a mobile phone next to the head.
>
> As for non-thermal effects, scientific evidence is insufficient and
> inconsistent. Present data do not provide clear evidence of adverse effects
> in humans. Further research based on much more precise dosimetry procedures
> and protocols supported by simulations of RF field distribution inside the
> biological tissue is needed.
>
> To conclude, human exposure to Wi-Fi RF fields, including exposure of
> children in schools, is very low and, in most cases lower than to other EMF
> sources in the environment. With this in mind, we, children and adults
> alike, should be following the practical advice to monitor and limit the
> use of Wi-Fi and mobile technology, as RF fields have become an unavoidable
> environment in and with which we have to live. There are almost no places
> on the Earth not covered with some of the RF fields. We have to monitor the
> ones which are man-made and research their possible impact on human and
> non-human genetic and physiological structure.
>
If there is evidence to the contrary, where is it, and was it scrutinized
by subject matter experts?
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