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GSM-Straling in strijd met Grondwet
Persbericht
GSM-STRALING IN STRIJD MET GRONDWET
De elektromagnetische straling, uitgezonden door mobiele telefoons en
GMS/UMTS basiszenders, is in strijd met artikel 11 van de Nederlandse
Grondwet. De straling veroorzaakt namelijk biologische effecten,
waarvan een aantal schadelijk zijn, zoals onder andere ook uit het
onderstaande persbericht van het ECOLOG instituut in Hamburg blijkt.
Het landelijk dekkende netwerk van GSM basiszenders maakt het
bovendien onmogelijk om de ongewenste straling uit de weg te gaan. Het
Grondwetsartikel 11 stelt, dat iedere Nederlander recht heeft op de
onaantastbaarheid van het lichaam. De ons lichaam binnendringende
bestraling, die op korte of lange termijn biologische effecten
veroorzaakt en waaraan niemand zich kan onttrekken, valt daarom onder
dit wetsartikel. Iedere Nederlander heeft het grondwettelijke recht om
te zeggen: 'Ik wens niet kunstmatig bestraald te worden, wat de
gevolgen ook zijn'.
Over dit thema verschijnt in mei/juni een boek, getiteld: 'GSM
straling en het grondwettelijke recht op lichamelijke
onaantastbaarheid'. In dit boek wordt dieper ingegaan op het
Grondwetsartikel 11 en op de biologische inwerking van de GSM
stralingen. De Nederlandse stralingsnormen gaan, evenals de ICNIRP
normen, uit van een limiet van ca. 1000 microwatt per vierkante cm.
Daarbij wordt echter alleen gelet op eventuele
verwarmingsverschijnselen door energieoverdracht van hoogfrequente
stralingen, d.w.z. alleen acute schade wordt vermeden. In het boek, en
ook in het onderstaande ECOLOG bericht, wordt een drastische verlaging
van de zendersterkten bepleit, omdat ook al bij veel lagere
zendersterkten biologische effecten optreden die op langere termijn
schadelijk kunnen zijn voor de gezondheid. De stralingen zijn
kankerbevorderend, ze verzwakken het immuunsysteem en ze beïnvloeden
het centrale zenuwstelsel en cognitieve functies.
De aanbevolen normstelling in het ECOLOG persbericht is 0,01 W/cm2 en
dat komt overeen met één microwatt per vierkante centimeter, een
factor 1000 lager dan de Nederlandse normstelling. Tijdens de Salzburg
conferentie in juli 2000 over straling en gezondheid werd een nog
lagere sterkte van maximaal 0,1 microwatt per cm2 aanbevolen. Pas dan
zou er enige zekerheid ontstaan over de onschadelijkheid van de
biologische effecten. Merkwaardig is, dat ECOLOG om redenen van
technische haalbaarheid bij de huidige stand van de techniek
aanbeveelt de limiet voorlopig te stellen op 0,5 W/m2 (50 microwatt
per cm2). Kennelijk gaat ook hier weer het geldelijke gewin boven de
gezondheid. Wel stellen zij, evenals de Engelse Stewart groep, dat een
GSM telefoon zeker geen kinderspeelgoed is, omdat bij kinderen en
schooljeugd hun lichaam nog volop in ontwikkeling is. Landen als
Italië en Zwitserland hebben de consequenties van deze scherpere
normstellingen al in hun wetgeving opgenomen.
Boekgegevens:
'GSM straling en het grondwettelijke recht op lichamelijke
onaantastbaarheid', Gerrit Teule, Sigmapress, Tilburg. (Een excerpt
van dit boek is via email te verkrijgen bij de auteur.)
'GSM straling, nieuwe feiten en inzichten', Gerrit Teule, Sigmapress,
Tilburg
Adresgegevens:
Uitgeverij Sigmapress
Postbus 259
5000 AG Tilburg
Email: info@sigmapress.nl
Website: www.sigmapress.nl
G. Teule
Buitenweg 26
8414 MA Nieuwehorne
0513-542481
Email: teuleger@wxs.nl
Persbericht van het ECOLOG Instituut, Hannover
Cellular telephones and health
The ECOLOG-Institute, Hannover, has analysed and evaluated the present scientific level of knowledge on possible health effects of the electromagnetic fields emitted by cellular telephones and their base stations under the criterion of precautionary health protection. The results and recommendations of the comprehensive study carried out by order of the German T-Mobil, in which physicists, medical scientists, and biologists took part, are present now.
Results
There are a number of scientific findings from investigations on sub-populations with an elevated exposition to high frequency electromagnetic fields and from animal experiments that have to be taken seriously. These findings point on a cancer-promoting effect of high frequency electromagnetic fields used by cellular telephone technology. Experiments on cell cultures yielded clear evidence for geno-toxic effects of these fields, like DNA breaks and damage to chromosomes, so that even a cancer-initiating effect cannot be excluded any longer. The findings that high frequency electromagnetic fields influence cell transformation, cell promotion and cell communication also point on a carcinogenic potential of the fields used for cellular telephony. Moreover disturbances of other cellular processes, like the synthesis of proteins and the control of cell functions by enzymes, have been demonstrated.
In numerous experiments on humans as on animals influences on the central nervous system were proven, which reach from neuro-chemical effects to modifications of the brain potentials and impairments of certain brain functions. The latter effects for instance have been demonstrated by animal experiments and e.g. showed up as deficits in the ability to learn simple tasks when exposed to the fields. From experiments with volunteers, who were exposed to the fields of mobile telephones, there is clear evidence for influences on certain cognitive
functions. Possible risks for the brain also arise from an increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier to potentially harmful substances, observed in several experiments on animals exposed to mobile telephone fields.
The scientist at the ECOLOG-Institute also found some evidence for disturbances of the hormone and the immune system. High frequency electromagnetic fields cause stress reactions, showing up in an increased production of stress hormones in experimental animals and they lead to a reduction of the concentration of the hormone melatonin in the blood of exposed animals. The latter finding is important, because melatonin has a central control function for the hormone system and the diurnal biological rhythms and it is able to retard the development of certain tumours.
Comment
Dr. Peter Neitzke, co-ordinator of the working group at ECOLOG-institute:
'Our work focused on effects of the high frequency electromagnetic fields of cellular telephones on humans and animals, which occur at so small intensities that a thermal effect can be excluded. We critically checked the corresponding studies with respect to the applied methodology, completeness of the documentation, and strength of evidence of the results. During these checks it turned out that about 80 per cent of the papers published in scientific journals do not contribute anything to the evaluation of possible health risks due to the electromagnetic fields emitted by cellular telephones and their base stations. The remainder however, on which our assessment relies, is made so good and is in itself so consistent that we must take the findings referring to health risks seriously. In order to improve the protection of the public against the possibly harmful effects of the electromagnetic fields from cellular telephones and their base stations, we need much lower precautionary standards in Germany, as they already exist in some European neighbouring countries. The experiences
from these countries show that precautionary health protection and the use of the cellular telephone technology are compatible.'
Recommendations
The German safety standards for the frequencies used by cellular
telephone systems range from 2 to 9 W/m2. These values only limit the
warming up of the body due to the thermal effect of high frequency
electromagnetic fields to a tolerable degree. From the point of view
of the authors they are not suitable to exclude health risks for the
public as pointed out in their study. They are therefore not
compatible with the principles of precautionary health protection. The
ECOLOG-institute recommends not to exceed a precautionary standard of
0,01
W/m2 when siting cellular telephone base stations in the proximity of
dwellings, schools, kindergartens, hospitals, and similarly sensitive
uses. ECOLOG recommends also that the cellular telephone operators
keep this standard on their own immediately and that they not wait for
the ratification of the revised version of the federal emission
control law.
Keeping the standard recommended for the neighbourhood of cellular
telephone base stations is not possible with the direct use of mobile
telephones at the present state of the art, but in the opinion of the
scientists at the ECOLOG-institute a reduction to max. 0.5 W/m2 should
be urgently aimed at. They see a special problem in the use of mobile
telephones by children and young people, since their organism is still
developing and thus particularly sensitive. On the other hand
meanwhile many adolescents are regular users of mobile telephones.
ECOLOG recommends to stop at least advertising in this sub-population.
Additionally special efforts should be undertaken in order to reduce
the electromagnetic exposition when telephoning by technical
modifications at the telephones. Also by the use of head sets or
guarding pockets the intensity reaching the head can be reduced.
For further information contact:
Dr. H.-Peter Neitzke
ECOLOG-Institute for social-ecological research
Bnieschlagstr. 26
D 30449 Hannover
Tel/Fax 49-511-92456-46/-48
Email emailbox@ecolog-institut.de
Internet www.ecolog-institut.de
10 mei 01 11:06