Why is ELECTROMAGNETIC pollution so important?
Electromagnetic pollution refers to the excessive exposure to electromagnetic radiation resulting from human-made electric resources. It’s everywhere.
POWER LINES
Some species, like birds and insects and those with magnetoreception abilities, rely on magnetic fields as a navigation aid.
ELF EMFs associated with power lines can affect orientation or behavior at close range in some species under controlled or local field conditions.
CELL TOWERS
PHONES AND DEVICES
Phones are purposeful RF emitters. At present, there is no clear indication of significant health damage, although the possibility of long-term low-level biological effects cannot be dismissed—especially when exposure is lifelong in nature. Precaution is a scientific position that is not fear-based.
Laboratory experiments have demonstrated that cell tower RF exposure can influence insect orientation, reproduction, and stress responses.
The effects of towers on populations have not been demonstrated, although RF exposure ecology is an active research area.
MICROWAVES
Microwaves are a form on electromagnetic radiation. They are dangerous in terms of heating effects only when the power is high. However, the microwaves that are commonly used in the environment are not proven to be dangerous. The danger is power-dependent rather than microwave-dependent.
Electromagnetic waves are oscillations of invisible electric and magnetic fields acting perpendicular to each other at the speed of light. The range of these waves is represented by the diagram on the right, classified by their frequency and wavelength.
It’s imperative to understand the difference between non-ionizing and ionizing radiation. Although non-ionizing radiation is less biologically damaging, because it is used so often and in large amounts, evidence of its harms is mixed and difficult to pinpoint.
This is why attention and advocacy towards EM radiation is more critical in the modern age then it ever has been before. Due to its invisibility, it’s difficult to determine its permanent long-term effects, and therefore must be brought to the limelight sooner rather than later.