Research that shows 60hz and its associated higher frequency dirty electricity (also called dirty power, dirty line noise, EMI/electromagnetic interference) are unsafe and unhealthy
Part 1: Studies that show 60 Hz is Unhealthy
Evidence has accumulated indicating the speed of vibrations that powers our household appliances at 50 or 60 Hz can have an unhealthy effect on us. And with the plethora of electronic devices in our world, we are bombarded with frequencies that don’t support the health of our body cells. For this reason, it can be important to have the tools to expose our body cells to healthy frequencies.
1) 60 Hz unhealthy because if can cause fibrillation (too close to natural heartbeat)
https://jmkengineering.com/electric-shock-human-body
2) Wertheimer and leeper 1979 - Famous study showing link between 60 Hz power and childhood leukemia
Wertheimer N, Leeper E. Electrical wiring configurations and childhood cancer. Am J Epidemiol. 1979 Mar;109(3):273-84. Wertheimer N, Leeper E. Electrical wiring configurations and childhood cancer. American journal of epidemiology, 1979, 109: 273-284.
3) 60 Hz DNA Damage
Lai H, Singh NP. Magnetic-field-induced DNA strand breaks in brain cells of the rat. Environ Health Perspect 2004b; 112:687- 94.
Although short-term animal studies are considered less relevant for cancer risk assessment than long-term carcinogenicity and co- carcinogenicity studies, they can provide important contributions to understanding the mechanisms of carcinogenic effects. Genotoxicity of ELF magnetic fields was studied by Lai and Singh (2004b), who reported significantly increased DNA damage after exposure to a 60 Hz, 10 μT magnetic field for 24 or 48 hours. Although the effect was relatively small, it was seen in several independent experiments. The effects were blocked by treatment with a radical scavenger, a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor and an iron chelator, suggesting involvement
of free radicals and iron in the effects of magnetic fields.
4) Meta-analysis 1
Guo H, Kang L, Qin W, Li Y. Electromagnetic Radiation Exposure and Childhood Leukemia: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review. Altern Ther Health Med. 2023 Nov;29(8):75-81. PMID: 37678874.
Conclusions: The collective results of three meta-analyses, encompassing magnetic field strengths ranging from 0.1 μT to 2.38 μT, underscore a statistically significant association between the intensity of magnetic fields and the occurrence of childhood leukemia.
5) Meta-analysis 2
Ghahremani, S., Shiroudbakhshi, K., Salimi Kordasiabi, A. H., FiroozBakht, M., Hosseinzadegan, M., Ashrafinia, F., Rahafard, S. (2020). 'Exposure to Magnetic Fields and Childhood Leukemia: An Overview of Meta-Analysis', International Journal of Pediatrics, 8(5), pp. 11361-11365
Three meta-analyses showed a statistical association between magnetic field intensity and childhood leukemia (ranged 0.1-2.36 μT). The results of one study also showed that there was no relationship between exposure to ≥ 0.1μT and childhood leukemia. These results revealed an association between leukemia incidence and magnetic field intensity of ≥0.3μT. In comparison, negative results have been reported about exposure to magnetic field intensity of less than 0.01 to 0.03 μT (14).
6) Very Good Modern Meta-analysis #3 showing strong evidence in the potential dangers of 60 Hz EMF.
Angelillo IF, Villari P. Residential exposure to electromagnetic fields and childhood leukaemia: a meta-analysis. Bull World Health Organ. 1999;77(11):906-15
7) Brabant C, Geerinck A, Beaudart C, Tirelli E, Geuzaine C, Bruyère O. Exposure to magnetic fields and childhood leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies. Rev Environ Health. 2022 Mar 15;38(2):229-253.
Our results suggest that ELF-MF higher than 0.4 μT can increase the risk of developing leukemia in children, probably acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Prolonged exposure to electric appliances that generate magnetic fields higher than 0.4 μT like electric blankets is associated with a greater risk of childhood leukemia.
Note: pulsing 60 hz and using heat in the healthywave is just as bad or worse than electric blankets BECAUSE the 60 Hz is amplified.
8) Zhao L, Liu X, Wang C, Yan K, Lin X, Li S, et al. Magnetic fields exposure and childhood leukemia risk: a meta-analysis based on 11,699 cases and 13,194 controls. Leukemia research. 2014;38(3):269-74.
The results of a review article evaluating case-control studies by Zhao et al. (2014) showed a positive and significant association between residential exposure to electromagnetic radiation sources and the occurrence of childhood leukemia.
9) Ahlbom et al. (2000) and Kheifets et al. (2000) also reported a significant association between exposure to magnetic field intensity of ≤0.3 and ≤0.4 μT and childhood leukemia (10, 14).
Ahlbom A, Day N, Feychting M, Roman E, Skinner J, Dockerty J, et al. A pooled analysis of magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia. British journal of cancer. 2000;83(5):692-8.
10) Kheifets L, Ahlbom A, Crespi CM, Draper G, Hagihara J, Lowenthal RM, Mezei G, Oksuzyan S, Schüz J, Swanson J, Tittarelli A, Vinceti M, Wunsch Filho V. Pooled analysis of recent studies on magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia. Br J Cancer. 2010 Sep 28;103(7):1128-35
Conclusions: Our results are in line with previous pooled analyses showing an association between magnetic fields from power lines and childhood leukaemia. Overall, the association is weaker in the most recently conducted studies, but these studies are small and lack methodological improvements needed to resolve the apparent association. We conclude that recent studies on magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia do not alter the previous assessment that magnetic fields are possibly carcinogenic.
11) Michaelis, J., H. Schuz, R. Meiner, E. Zenmann, J.-P. Grigat, P. Kaatsch, U. Kaletsch, A. Miesner, K. Brinkmann, W. Kalkner and H. Karner. 1998. Combined risk estimates for two German population-based case-control studies on residential magnetic fields and childhood acute leukemia. Epidemiology 9:92-94.
12) Linet MS, Hatch EE, Kleinerman RA, Robison LL, Kaune WT, Friedman DR, Severson RK, Haines CM, Hartsock CT, Niwa S, Wacholder S, Tarone RE. Residential exposure to magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children. N Engl J Med. 1997 Jul 3;337(1):1-7.
13) Report on Travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan to attend the International Conference: "Electromagnetic Fields and Human Health" September 4-12, 2003 by Karl Maret, M.D., M.Eng. on behalf of the Foundation for Alternative Medicine, Washington, D.C. Specially Note section - Yuri Grigoriev : "EMF as a Risk Factor for the Population's Health (Current State ofthe Problem)”.
14) Johansson, Olle. (2006). Electrohypersensitivity: State-of-the-Art of a Functional Impairment. Electromagnetic biology and medicine. 25. 245-58
NOTE: One interesting observation is that the net response (positive minus negative symptoms) decreased with increasing grade level (Table 6). What this suggests is that younger students may be more sensitive than older students to poor power quality. Similar results were observed for childhood leukemia with residential exposure to magnetic fields. Younger children were at greater risk for developing leukemia than older children.
Havas, M., Illiatovitch, M., & Proctor, C. (2004, October). Teacher and student response to the removal of dirty electricity by the Graham/Stetzer filter at Willow Wood school in Toronto, Canada. Paper presented at the 3rd International Workshop on Biological Effects of EMFs, Kos, Greece.
15) Wertheimer N, Savitz DA, Leeper E. Childhood cancer in relation to indicators of magnetic fields from ground current
sources. Bioelectromagnetics. 1995;16(2):86-96
60 Hz Lowers Melatonin - Melatonin - anti-cancer, So melatonin disruption puts one at increased risk of cancer
Studies investigating the effect of power frequency (50–60 Hz) electromagnetic fields (EMF) on melatonin synthesis in rats
16) Henshaw DL, Reiter RJ. Do magnetic fields cause increased risk of childhood leukemia via melatonin disruption? Bioelectromagnetics. 2005;(Suppl 7):S86–97.
17) Stevens RG. The melatonin hypothesis: electric power and breast cancer. Environ Health Perspect. 1996;104:135–40
Melatonin Receptor Disrupted by EMF
18) Girgert R, Hanf V, Emons G, Gründker C. Signal transduction of the melatonin receptor MT1 is disrupted in breast cancer cells by electromagnetic fields. Bioelectromagnetics. 2010;31:237–45
Part 2: Studies Showing Dirty Electricity is Unhealthy:
Beginning with the 1972 oil embargo and the changing energy usage patterns, there had been a move to more energy efficient devices including ones that use more pulsed power and various forms of switching power supplies that all generate many high frequency transients. These impulse and transient spikes, with their complex harmonic relationships, are generated by many of our modern electronic devices including TVs, solar panels, tesla chargers, computers, printers, dimmer switches and so on. These signals are “parasitic oscillations” that ride on top of the existing 60 Hz power and radiate electromagnetic fields through the house wiring into our bodies. The studies below show many harmful effects of this “dirty electricity”.
1. Wertheimer N, Leeper E. Electrical wiring configurations and childhood cancer. Am J Epidemiol 1979;109(3):273–84.
2. Graham MH. Circuit for measurement of electrical pollution on power line. United States Patent 6,914,435 B2; 2005.
3. Havas M, Stetzer D. Dirty electricity and electrical hyper- sensitivity: Five case studies. World Health Organization Workshop on Electrical Hypersensitivity. 25–26 October, Prague, Czech Republic; 2004, available online at: http:/ /www.stetzerelectric.com/filters/research/havas_stetzer_ who04.pdf
4. Armstrong B, Theriault G, Guenel P, Deadman J, Goldberg M, Heroux P. Association between exposure to pulsed electro- magnetic fields and cancer in electric utility workers in Quebec, Canada, and France. Am J Epidemiol 1994;140(9):805–20.
5. Milham S, Ossiander EM. Historical evidence that residential electrification caused the emergence of the childhood leukemia peak. Med Hypoth 2001;56(3):290–5.
6. Milham S, Morgan LL. A new electromagnetic field exposure metric: High frequency voltage transients associated with increased cancer incidence in teachers in a California school. Am J Ind Med 2008;51(8):579–86.
7.Reynolds P, Elkin EP, Layefsky ME, Lee JM. Cancer in California school employees. Am J Ind Med 1999;36:271.
8. Milham S. Historical evidence that electrification caused the 20th century epidemic of diseases of civilization. Med Hypoth 2010;74(2):337–45.
9. Dode AC et al. Mortality by neoplasia and cellular telephone base stations in the Belo Horizonte municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Sci Total Environ 2011;409(19):3649–65.
10. Milham S, Stetzer D. Dirty electricity, chronic stress, neurotransmitters and disease. Electromagn Biol Med 2013;32(4):500– 11. Milham S. Evidence that dirty electricity is causing the world- wide epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Electromagn Biol Med 2013;33(1):75–8.
11. Li DK, Chen H, Odouli R. Maternal exposure to magnetic fields during pregnancy in relation to the risk of asthma in offspring. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2011;165:945–50.
12. Li DK, Ferber J, Odouli R et al. Prospective study of in-utero exposure to magnetic fields and the risk of childhood obesity. Sci Rep 2012, doi:10.1038/srep00540.
13. Havas M, Colling D. Wind turbines make waves: Why some resident near wind turbines become ill. Bull Sci, Technol Soc 2011;31(5):414–26.
14. Westman JA, Ferketich KA, Kauffman RM et al. Low cancer incidence rates in Ohio Amish. Cancer Causes Control 2010;21:69–75.
15. Havas, M., & Olstad, A. (2008). Power quality affects teacher wellbeing and student behavior in three Minnesota Schools. Science of the Total Environment, 402, 157-162.
16. Havas, M., Illiatovitch, M., & Proctor, C. (2004, October). Teacher and student response to the removal of dirty electricity by the Graham/Stetzer filter at Willow Wood school in Toronto, Canada. Paper presented at the 3rd International Workshop on Biological Effects of EMFs, Kos, Greece.
17. Havas, M. (2006b). Electromagnetic hypersensitivity: Biological effects of dirty electricity with emphasis on diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, 25, 259-268.
18. Levallois, P. 2002. Hypersensitivity of human subjects to environmental electric and magnetic field exposure: A review of the literature. Environmental Health Perspectives Vol. 110:613-618.
19. Levallois, P. 1999. Study Review of Hypersensitivity of Human Subjects to Environmental Electric and Magnetic Field Exposure. Report to The Public Health Institute and the California Department of Health Services.
20. Havas M. Electromagnetic hypersensitivity: biological effects of dirty electricity with emphasis on diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Electromagn Biol Med. 2006;25(4):259-68
21. Pall ML. Electromagnetic fields act via activation of voltage-gated calcium channels to produce beneficial or adverse effects.
22. "The Health Effects of Electrical Pollution" published by the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine.
23. La Quinta Middle School Cancer Cluster Report by Dr. Sam Milham and Lloyd Morgan indicates strong evidence of a relationship between power quality and cancer.
24. A report to the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) made on June 5, 2008 by Dr. Magda Havas. The report is titled "Health Concerns associated with Energy Efficient Lighting and their Electromagnetic Emissions."
25. New Discoveries - Dirty Electrical Power Affects Cows, September 11, 2002
26. Appeal to Fellow Citizens -- Help Remove Cancer-Promoting EMFs From Powerlines, Homes, Schools, and Workplaces, March 7, 2004.J Cell Mol Med. 2013 Aug;17(8):958-65. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12088. Epub 2013 Jun 26
27. Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Affect Milk Production and Behavior of Cows; Results Using Shielded Neutral Isolation Transformer, July 2004
28. Medical Alert - "An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure" - Leukemia and Diabetes Increase with Electrical Exposure (EMF), October 26, 2004
29. Electric Transmission Lines: Individual Rights vs. Utility Rights of Public Domain, January 10, 2005
30. Magnetic Fields in Homes and School: Source and Mitigation in Our Home, May 2005
31. Exposure to Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Linked to Neuro-Endocrine Stress Syndrome: Increased Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, & Cancer, November 2005
32. Legislative Alert! Uncontrolled Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) in Homes, Schools, and Workplaces Cause Increased Heart Rate, High Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease in Michigan. You Can Do Something about Control of Electric Power Quality and Disease., April 2006
33. Legislative Letter To Members of the Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate, and Adminstrative Officers, April 2006
34. Effects of Excessive Electrical Exposure on Human and Animal Health, Special Edition for Ingham County Farm Bureau, September 13, 2007
Popular Books with Tons of Research Showing the Dangers of 60 Hz and Dirty Electricity!!
1. Havas M. Dirty electricity elevates blood sugar among electrically sensitive diabetics and may explain brittle diabetes.
2. Firstenberg, Arthur. The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life. Chelsea Green Publishing. March 9, 2020
3. Milham, Samuel. Dirty Electricity: Electrification and the Diseases of Civilization (2nd Edition). iUniverse Star. July 16, 2010
4. Debaun, Ryan. Radiation Nation: Complete Guide to EMF Protection & Safety - The Proven Health Risks of EMF Radiation & What You Can Do to Protect Yourself & Family. Icaro Publishing. March 20, 2017
5. Mercola, Joseph. EMF*D: 5G, Wi-Fi & Cell Phones: Hidden Harms and How to Protect Yourself. Hay House LLC; Reprint edition (October 12, 2021)
6. Pineault, Nicolas. The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs: How to Fix Our Stupid Use of Technology. N & G Media (2019).
7. Davis, Devra. Disconnect: The Truth about Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family. Dutton; American First edition (September 23, 2010)
8. Blank, Martin. Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and What You Can Do about It. Seven Stories Press; Illustrated edition (September 29, 2015)
9. Rea, William. EMF Effects from Power Sources and Electrosmog (Electromagnetic Frequency Sensitivities). CRC Press; 1st edition (June 13, 2022)
10. Reilly, J.P. 1992. Applied Bioelectricity: From Electrical Stimulation to Electropathology, Cambridge University Press.
Websites and other resources
www.magdahavas.com deals primarily with electromagnetic issues intended for a general audience. https://www.electricalpollution.com/
https://www.dirtyelectricity.org/
Magnetic Fields on the Organism (WBLDB/LEEMFO) - Research Center for Bioelectromagnetic Interaction: http://wbldb.femu.rwth-aachen.de/index.php3?l=e
Alliant Energy informational leaflet entitled "Energy Basics: Power Surges": www.powerhousetv.com/basics/powersurges/index.php3
Pacific Gas and Electric Companies website on power quality: www.pge.com/002_biz_svc/002c1a_pwrqual.shtml, an introduction to power quality problems and www.pge.com/002_biz_svc/002c1f_emi_prob.shtml which talks about the problems created for electronics by capacitive coupling to powerline "noise" created by variable-frequency drive (VFD). The other items on the menu at the top of the page are also worth reading.
The Associated Bioelectromagnetics Technologists site on health effects of high frequencies. It contains many scientific reports on the subject including reports that have been ignored by mainstream
media.: www.emfbioeffects.org
The Power Line Task Force's site on "The state of scientific evidence regarding the impact of magnetic fields on human health" : www.powerlinefacts.com
Dr. Marino's website on Powerline Electromagnetic Fields and Human Health: ortho.sh.lsuhsc.edu/Faculty/Marino/Powerline/PowerlineTOC.html
Vermont educational and networking group - sample journal articles, information about measuring tools:www.emrnetwork.org
Discusses events around the radaring of the United States Embassy in Moscow and the health problems embassy personnel experienced from exposure to the high
frequencies: http://www.geocities.com/adrian9999999999/pandora.htm
Citizens' Initiative Omega:http://www.grn.es/electropolucio/00omega.htm
Dr. Neil Cherry's website at which you can purchase and download his papers: http://www.neilcherry.com
Farm and human health effects, Chris Hardie, Editor, LaCrosse Tribune Newspaper, funded by The Pew Center: www.strayvoltage.org
Mike Holt Enterprises, Inc. - Articles about "stray
voltage" www.mikeholt.com/technical.php?id=strayvoltage/technicalstrayvoltagenewslettersmenu
EMF Interface Consulting's website on the health effects of EMF: www.emfinterface.com EMF Facts Consultancy, Tasmania, Australia: www.emfacts.com
EMR and the immune system: www.chem-tox.com/immunesystem/radiation/emr.htm
Testimony in Michigan Stray Voltage lawsuit by Dave Stetzer, Dr. Martin Graham, Dr. Donald Hillman among others. Once on the attorney general's environmental page, go to the page directory and select the stray voltage lawsuit. You will then be able to view the testimony for the State of Michigan. www.ag.state.mi.us/ep_nr/ep_nr.htm
Website for Stetzer Electric, Inc.: www.stetzerelectric.com
EMF Carcinogenicity Dialog Data Base. Compiled/Discussed by J. Jyrkkanen, BSC. (Be sure to scroll to the end and read the conclusion): http://www.geocities.com/Jormabio/archive/emfcarcinogenicity.html
The power quality portion of the website for Goeke Enterprises: www.pq.goeke.net The Save Animals From Electricity website: www.safe.goeke.net
Part 1: Studies that show 60 Hz is Unhealthy
Evidence has accumulated indicating the speed of vibrations that powers our household appliances at 50 or 60 Hz can have an unhealthy effect on us. And with the plethora of electronic devices in our world, we are bombarded with frequencies that don’t support the health of our body cells. For this reason, it can be important to have the tools to expose our body cells to healthy frequencies.
1) 60 Hz unhealthy because if can cause fibrillation (too close to natural heartbeat)
https://jmkengineering.com/electric-shock-human-body
2) Wertheimer and leeper 1979 - Famous study showing link between 60 Hz power and childhood leukemia
Wertheimer N, Leeper E. Electrical wiring configurations and childhood cancer. Am J Epidemiol. 1979 Mar;109(3):273-84. Wertheimer N, Leeper E. Electrical wiring configurations and childhood cancer. American journal of epidemiology, 1979, 109: 273-284.
3) 60 Hz DNA Damage
Lai H, Singh NP. Magnetic-field-induced DNA strand breaks in brain cells of the rat. Environ Health Perspect 2004b; 112:687- 94.
Although short-term animal studies are considered less relevant for cancer risk assessment than long-term carcinogenicity and co- carcinogenicity studies, they can provide important contributions to understanding the mechanisms of carcinogenic effects. Genotoxicity of ELF magnetic fields was studied by Lai and Singh (2004b), who reported significantly increased DNA damage after exposure to a 60 Hz, 10 μT magnetic field for 24 or 48 hours. Although the effect was relatively small, it was seen in several independent experiments. The effects were blocked by treatment with a radical scavenger, a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor and an iron chelator, suggesting involvement
of free radicals and iron in the effects of magnetic fields.
4) Meta-analysis 1
Guo H, Kang L, Qin W, Li Y. Electromagnetic Radiation Exposure and Childhood Leukemia: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review. Altern Ther Health Med. 2023 Nov;29(8):75-81. PMID: 37678874.
Conclusions: The collective results of three meta-analyses, encompassing magnetic field strengths ranging from 0.1 μT to 2.38 μT, underscore a statistically significant association between the intensity of magnetic fields and the occurrence of childhood leukemia.
5) Meta-analysis 2
Ghahremani, S., Shiroudbakhshi, K., Salimi Kordasiabi, A. H., FiroozBakht, M., Hosseinzadegan, M., Ashrafinia, F., Rahafard, S. (2020). 'Exposure to Magnetic Fields and Childhood Leukemia: An Overview of Meta-Analysis', International Journal of Pediatrics, 8(5), pp. 11361-11365
Three meta-analyses showed a statistical association between magnetic field intensity and childhood leukemia (ranged 0.1-2.36 μT). The results of one study also showed that there was no relationship between exposure to ≥ 0.1μT and childhood leukemia. These results revealed an association between leukemia incidence and magnetic field intensity of ≥0.3μT. In comparison, negative results have been reported about exposure to magnetic field intensity of less than 0.01 to 0.03 μT (14).
6) Very Good Modern Meta-analysis #3 showing strong evidence in the potential dangers of 60 Hz EMF.
Angelillo IF, Villari P. Residential exposure to electromagnetic fields and childhood leukaemia: a meta-analysis. Bull World Health Organ. 1999;77(11):906-15
7) Brabant C, Geerinck A, Beaudart C, Tirelli E, Geuzaine C, Bruyère O. Exposure to magnetic fields and childhood leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies. Rev Environ Health. 2022 Mar 15;38(2):229-253.
Our results suggest that ELF-MF higher than 0.4 μT can increase the risk of developing leukemia in children, probably acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Prolonged exposure to electric appliances that generate magnetic fields higher than 0.4 μT like electric blankets is associated with a greater risk of childhood leukemia.
Note: pulsing 60 hz and using heat in the healthywave is just as bad or worse than electric blankets BECAUSE the 60 Hz is amplified.
8) Zhao L, Liu X, Wang C, Yan K, Lin X, Li S, et al. Magnetic fields exposure and childhood leukemia risk: a meta-analysis based on 11,699 cases and 13,194 controls. Leukemia research. 2014;38(3):269-74.
The results of a review article evaluating case-control studies by Zhao et al. (2014) showed a positive and significant association between residential exposure to electromagnetic radiation sources and the occurrence of childhood leukemia.
9) Ahlbom et al. (2000) and Kheifets et al. (2000) also reported a significant association between exposure to magnetic field intensity of ≤0.3 and ≤0.4 μT and childhood leukemia (10, 14).
Ahlbom A, Day N, Feychting M, Roman E, Skinner J, Dockerty J, et al. A pooled analysis of magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia. British journal of cancer. 2000;83(5):692-8.
10) Kheifets L, Ahlbom A, Crespi CM, Draper G, Hagihara J, Lowenthal RM, Mezei G, Oksuzyan S, Schüz J, Swanson J, Tittarelli A, Vinceti M, Wunsch Filho V. Pooled analysis of recent studies on magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia. Br J Cancer. 2010 Sep 28;103(7):1128-35
Conclusions: Our results are in line with previous pooled analyses showing an association between magnetic fields from power lines and childhood leukaemia. Overall, the association is weaker in the most recently conducted studies, but these studies are small and lack methodological improvements needed to resolve the apparent association. We conclude that recent studies on magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia do not alter the previous assessment that magnetic fields are possibly carcinogenic.
11) Michaelis, J., H. Schuz, R. Meiner, E. Zenmann, J.-P. Grigat, P. Kaatsch, U. Kaletsch, A. Miesner, K. Brinkmann, W. Kalkner and H. Karner. 1998. Combined risk estimates for two German population-based case-control studies on residential magnetic fields and childhood acute leukemia. Epidemiology 9:92-94.
12) Linet MS, Hatch EE, Kleinerman RA, Robison LL, Kaune WT, Friedman DR, Severson RK, Haines CM, Hartsock CT, Niwa S, Wacholder S, Tarone RE. Residential exposure to magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children. N Engl J Med. 1997 Jul 3;337(1):1-7.
13) Report on Travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan to attend the International Conference: "Electromagnetic Fields and Human Health" September 4-12, 2003 by Karl Maret, M.D., M.Eng. on behalf of the Foundation for Alternative Medicine, Washington, D.C. Specially Note section - Yuri Grigoriev : "EMF as a Risk Factor for the Population's Health (Current State ofthe Problem)”.
14) Johansson, Olle. (2006). Electrohypersensitivity: State-of-the-Art of a Functional Impairment. Electromagnetic biology and medicine. 25. 245-58
NOTE: One interesting observation is that the net response (positive minus negative symptoms) decreased with increasing grade level (Table 6). What this suggests is that younger students may be more sensitive than older students to poor power quality. Similar results were observed for childhood leukemia with residential exposure to magnetic fields. Younger children were at greater risk for developing leukemia than older children.
Havas, M., Illiatovitch, M., & Proctor, C. (2004, October). Teacher and student response to the removal of dirty electricity by the Graham/Stetzer filter at Willow Wood school in Toronto, Canada. Paper presented at the 3rd International Workshop on Biological Effects of EMFs, Kos, Greece.
15) Wertheimer N, Savitz DA, Leeper E. Childhood cancer in relation to indicators of magnetic fields from ground current
sources. Bioelectromagnetics. 1995;16(2):86-96
60 Hz Lowers Melatonin - Melatonin - anti-cancer, So melatonin disruption puts one at increased risk of cancer
Studies investigating the effect of power frequency (50–60 Hz) electromagnetic fields (EMF) on melatonin synthesis in rats
16) Henshaw DL, Reiter RJ. Do magnetic fields cause increased risk of childhood leukemia via melatonin disruption? Bioelectromagnetics. 2005;(Suppl 7):S86–97.
17) Stevens RG. The melatonin hypothesis: electric power and breast cancer. Environ Health Perspect. 1996;104:135–40
Melatonin Receptor Disrupted by EMF
18) Girgert R, Hanf V, Emons G, Gründker C. Signal transduction of the melatonin receptor MT1 is disrupted in breast cancer cells by electromagnetic fields. Bioelectromagnetics. 2010;31:237–45
Part 2: Studies Showing Dirty Electricity is Unhealthy:
Beginning with the 1972 oil embargo and the changing energy usage patterns, there had been a move to more energy efficient devices including ones that use more pulsed power and various forms of switching power supplies that all generate many high frequency transients. These impulse and transient spikes, with their complex harmonic relationships, are generated by many of our modern electronic devices including TVs, solar panels, tesla chargers, computers, printers, dimmer switches and so on. These signals are “parasitic oscillations” that ride on top of the existing 60 Hz power and radiate electromagnetic fields through the house wiring into our bodies. The studies below show many harmful effects of this “dirty electricity”.
1. Wertheimer N, Leeper E. Electrical wiring configurations and childhood cancer. Am J Epidemiol 1979;109(3):273–84.
2. Graham MH. Circuit for measurement of electrical pollution on power line. United States Patent 6,914,435 B2; 2005.
3. Havas M, Stetzer D. Dirty electricity and electrical hyper- sensitivity: Five case studies. World Health Organization Workshop on Electrical Hypersensitivity. 25–26 October, Prague, Czech Republic; 2004, available online at: http:/ /www.stetzerelectric.com/filters/research/havas_stetzer_ who04.pdf
4. Armstrong B, Theriault G, Guenel P, Deadman J, Goldberg M, Heroux P. Association between exposure to pulsed electro- magnetic fields and cancer in electric utility workers in Quebec, Canada, and France. Am J Epidemiol 1994;140(9):805–20.
5. Milham S, Ossiander EM. Historical evidence that residential electrification caused the emergence of the childhood leukemia peak. Med Hypoth 2001;56(3):290–5.
6. Milham S, Morgan LL. A new electromagnetic field exposure metric: High frequency voltage transients associated with increased cancer incidence in teachers in a California school. Am J Ind Med 2008;51(8):579–86.
7.Reynolds P, Elkin EP, Layefsky ME, Lee JM. Cancer in California school employees. Am J Ind Med 1999;36:271.
8. Milham S. Historical evidence that electrification caused the 20th century epidemic of diseases of civilization. Med Hypoth 2010;74(2):337–45.
9. Dode AC et al. Mortality by neoplasia and cellular telephone base stations in the Belo Horizonte municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Sci Total Environ 2011;409(19):3649–65.
10. Milham S, Stetzer D. Dirty electricity, chronic stress, neurotransmitters and disease. Electromagn Biol Med 2013;32(4):500– 11. Milham S. Evidence that dirty electricity is causing the world- wide epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Electromagn Biol Med 2013;33(1):75–8.
11. Li DK, Chen H, Odouli R. Maternal exposure to magnetic fields during pregnancy in relation to the risk of asthma in offspring. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2011;165:945–50.
12. Li DK, Ferber J, Odouli R et al. Prospective study of in-utero exposure to magnetic fields and the risk of childhood obesity. Sci Rep 2012, doi:10.1038/srep00540.
13. Havas M, Colling D. Wind turbines make waves: Why some resident near wind turbines become ill. Bull Sci, Technol Soc 2011;31(5):414–26.
14. Westman JA, Ferketich KA, Kauffman RM et al. Low cancer incidence rates in Ohio Amish. Cancer Causes Control 2010;21:69–75.
15. Havas, M., & Olstad, A. (2008). Power quality affects teacher wellbeing and student behavior in three Minnesota Schools. Science of the Total Environment, 402, 157-162.
16. Havas, M., Illiatovitch, M., & Proctor, C. (2004, October). Teacher and student response to the removal of dirty electricity by the Graham/Stetzer filter at Willow Wood school in Toronto, Canada. Paper presented at the 3rd International Workshop on Biological Effects of EMFs, Kos, Greece.
17. Havas, M. (2006b). Electromagnetic hypersensitivity: Biological effects of dirty electricity with emphasis on diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, 25, 259-268.
18. Levallois, P. 2002. Hypersensitivity of human subjects to environmental electric and magnetic field exposure: A review of the literature. Environmental Health Perspectives Vol. 110:613-618.
19. Levallois, P. 1999. Study Review of Hypersensitivity of Human Subjects to Environmental Electric and Magnetic Field Exposure. Report to The Public Health Institute and the California Department of Health Services.
20. Havas M. Electromagnetic hypersensitivity: biological effects of dirty electricity with emphasis on diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Electromagn Biol Med. 2006;25(4):259-68
21. Pall ML. Electromagnetic fields act via activation of voltage-gated calcium channels to produce beneficial or adverse effects.
22. "The Health Effects of Electrical Pollution" published by the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine.
23. La Quinta Middle School Cancer Cluster Report by Dr. Sam Milham and Lloyd Morgan indicates strong evidence of a relationship between power quality and cancer.
24. A report to the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) made on June 5, 2008 by Dr. Magda Havas. The report is titled "Health Concerns associated with Energy Efficient Lighting and their Electromagnetic Emissions."
25. New Discoveries - Dirty Electrical Power Affects Cows, September 11, 2002
26. Appeal to Fellow Citizens -- Help Remove Cancer-Promoting EMFs From Powerlines, Homes, Schools, and Workplaces, March 7, 2004.J Cell Mol Med. 2013 Aug;17(8):958-65. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12088. Epub 2013 Jun 26
27. Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Affect Milk Production and Behavior of Cows; Results Using Shielded Neutral Isolation Transformer, July 2004
28. Medical Alert - "An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure" - Leukemia and Diabetes Increase with Electrical Exposure (EMF), October 26, 2004
29. Electric Transmission Lines: Individual Rights vs. Utility Rights of Public Domain, January 10, 2005
30. Magnetic Fields in Homes and School: Source and Mitigation in Our Home, May 2005
31. Exposure to Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Linked to Neuro-Endocrine Stress Syndrome: Increased Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, & Cancer, November 2005
32. Legislative Alert! Uncontrolled Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) in Homes, Schools, and Workplaces Cause Increased Heart Rate, High Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease in Michigan. You Can Do Something about Control of Electric Power Quality and Disease., April 2006
33. Legislative Letter To Members of the Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate, and Adminstrative Officers, April 2006
34. Effects of Excessive Electrical Exposure on Human and Animal Health, Special Edition for Ingham County Farm Bureau, September 13, 2007
Popular Books with Tons of Research Showing the Dangers of 60 Hz and Dirty Electricity!!
1. Havas M. Dirty electricity elevates blood sugar among electrically sensitive diabetics and may explain brittle diabetes.
2. Firstenberg, Arthur. The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life. Chelsea Green Publishing. March 9, 2020
3. Milham, Samuel. Dirty Electricity: Electrification and the Diseases of Civilization (2nd Edition). iUniverse Star. July 16, 2010
4. Debaun, Ryan. Radiation Nation: Complete Guide to EMF Protection & Safety - The Proven Health Risks of EMF Radiation & What You Can Do to Protect Yourself & Family. Icaro Publishing. March 20, 2017
5. Mercola, Joseph. EMF*D: 5G, Wi-Fi & Cell Phones: Hidden Harms and How to Protect Yourself. Hay House LLC; Reprint edition (October 12, 2021)
6. Pineault, Nicolas. The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs: How to Fix Our Stupid Use of Technology. N & G Media (2019).
7. Davis, Devra. Disconnect: The Truth about Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family. Dutton; American First edition (September 23, 2010)
8. Blank, Martin. Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and What You Can Do about It. Seven Stories Press; Illustrated edition (September 29, 2015)
9. Rea, William. EMF Effects from Power Sources and Electrosmog (Electromagnetic Frequency Sensitivities). CRC Press; 1st edition (June 13, 2022)
10. Reilly, J.P. 1992. Applied Bioelectricity: From Electrical Stimulation to Electropathology, Cambridge University Press.
Websites and other resources
www.magdahavas.com deals primarily with electromagnetic issues intended for a general audience. https://www.electricalpollution.com/
https://www.dirtyelectricity.org/
Magnetic Fields on the Organism (WBLDB/LEEMFO) - Research Center for Bioelectromagnetic Interaction: http://wbldb.femu.rwth-aachen.de/index.php3?l=e
Alliant Energy informational leaflet entitled "Energy Basics: Power Surges": www.powerhousetv.com/basics/powersurges/index.php3
Pacific Gas and Electric Companies website on power quality: www.pge.com/002_biz_svc/002c1a_pwrqual.shtml, an introduction to power quality problems and www.pge.com/002_biz_svc/002c1f_emi_prob.shtml which talks about the problems created for electronics by capacitive coupling to powerline "noise" created by variable-frequency drive (VFD). The other items on the menu at the top of the page are also worth reading.
The Associated Bioelectromagnetics Technologists site on health effects of high frequencies. It contains many scientific reports on the subject including reports that have been ignored by mainstream
media.: www.emfbioeffects.org
The Power Line Task Force's site on "The state of scientific evidence regarding the impact of magnetic fields on human health" : www.powerlinefacts.com
Dr. Marino's website on Powerline Electromagnetic Fields and Human Health: ortho.sh.lsuhsc.edu/Faculty/Marino/Powerline/PowerlineTOC.html
Vermont educational and networking group - sample journal articles, information about measuring tools:www.emrnetwork.org
Discusses events around the radaring of the United States Embassy in Moscow and the health problems embassy personnel experienced from exposure to the high
frequencies: http://www.geocities.com/adrian9999999999/pandora.htm
Citizens' Initiative Omega:http://www.grn.es/electropolucio/00omega.htm
Dr. Neil Cherry's website at which you can purchase and download his papers: http://www.neilcherry.com
Farm and human health effects, Chris Hardie, Editor, LaCrosse Tribune Newspaper, funded by The Pew Center: www.strayvoltage.org
Mike Holt Enterprises, Inc. - Articles about "stray
voltage" www.mikeholt.com/technical.php?id=strayvoltage/technicalstrayvoltagenewslettersmenu
EMF Interface Consulting's website on the health effects of EMF: www.emfinterface.com EMF Facts Consultancy, Tasmania, Australia: www.emfacts.com
EMR and the immune system: www.chem-tox.com/immunesystem/radiation/emr.htm
Testimony in Michigan Stray Voltage lawsuit by Dave Stetzer, Dr. Martin Graham, Dr. Donald Hillman among others. Once on the attorney general's environmental page, go to the page directory and select the stray voltage lawsuit. You will then be able to view the testimony for the State of Michigan. www.ag.state.mi.us/ep_nr/ep_nr.htm
Website for Stetzer Electric, Inc.: www.stetzerelectric.com
EMF Carcinogenicity Dialog Data Base. Compiled/Discussed by J. Jyrkkanen, BSC. (Be sure to scroll to the end and read the conclusion): http://www.geocities.com/Jormabio/archive/emfcarcinogenicity.html
The power quality portion of the website for Goeke Enterprises: www.pq.goeke.net The Save Animals From Electricity website: www.safe.goeke.net