HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0986.602 2018-2020 From: Kelly Marcotulli
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2020 1:02 PM COUNTY CLERK
To: Council Testimony COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
Subject: I Support the Ban on 5G RECEIVED omY ''
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Dear Hawaii County Leadership, Date JUL 2020
I fully support a ban on 5G technologies as study after study has shown that Generations of prior technology have
proven harmful. There are thousands of studies proving that harmful effects from wireless devices are very real and
are detrimental to our health.
Kaiser Permanente presented evidence that women who use wireless devices during pregnancy are significantly more
likely to suffer miscarriage. This is just one example of the harm we are experiencing from the gratuitous use of
devices most of the public simply don't understand. Please uphold this ban on 5G, Thank you, Kelly Marcotulli
December 13, 2017
Study: Evidence of risks linked to magnetic field eqoosure
A Kaiser Permanente study of exposure to non-ionizing radiation from magnetic fields in
pregnant women found a significantly higher rate of miscarriage.
OAKLAND, Calif. — A study of real-world exposure to non-ionizing radiation from magnetic
fields in pregnant women found a significantly higher rate of miscarriage, providing new
evidence regarding their potential health risks. The Kaiser Permanente study was published
today in the journal Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group).
Non-ionizing radiation from magnetic fields is produced when electric devices are in use and
electricity is flowing. It can be generated by a number of environmental sources, including
electric appliances, power lines and transformers, wireless devices and wireless networks.
Humans are exposed to magnetic fields via close proximity to these sources while they are in
use.
While the health hazards from ionizing radiation are well-established and include radiation
sickness, cancer and genetic damage, the evidence of health risks to humans from non-
ionizing radiation remains limited, said De-tun I..A.ir._MD....pj , principal investigator of the study
and a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at the Kaiser Permanente Division of
Research in Oakland, California.
"Few studies have been able to accurately measure exposure to magnetic field non-ionizing
radiation," Dr. Li said. "In addition, due to the current lack of research on this subject, we don't
know the biological threshold beyond which problems may develop, and we also don't yet
understand the possible mechanisms for increased risks."
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In a new study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences researchers
asked women over age 18 with confirmed pregnancies to wear a small (a bit larger than a deck
of cards) magnetic-field monitoring device for 24 hours. Participants also kept a diary of their
activities on that day, and were interviewed in person to better control for possible confounding
factors, as well as how typicaltheir activities were on the monitoring day. Researchers
controlled for multiple_variables known to influence the risk of miscarriage,- including
nausea/vomiting, past history of miscarriage, alcohol use, caffeine intake and maternal fever
and infections.
Objective magnetic field measurements and pregnancy outcomes were obtained for 913
pregnant women, all members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Miscarriage occurred
in 10.4 percent of the women with the lowest measured exposure level (1st quartile) of
magnetic field non-ionizing radiation on a typical day, and in 24.2 percent of the women with
the higher measured exposure level (2nd, 3rd and 4th quartiles), a nearly three times higher
relative risk. The rate of miscarriage reported in the general population is between 10 and 15
percent, Dr. Li said.
"This study provides evidence from a human population that magnetic field non-ionizing
radiation could have adverse biological impacts on human health," he said.
Strengths of this study, Dr. Li noted, included that researchers used an objective measuring
device and studied a short-term outcome (miscarriage) rather than one that will occur years or
decades later, such as cancer or autoimmune diseases. The study's main limitation is that it
was not feasible for researchers to ask participants to carry the measuring device throughout
pregnancy.
Dr. Li noted that the potential health risk of magnetic-field non-ionizing radiation needs more
research. "We hope that the finding from this study will stimulate much-needed additional
studies into the potential environmental hazards to human health, including the health of
pregnant women."
In addition to Dr. Li, co-authors of the study were Hong Chen, MPH, Jeannette Ferber, MPH,
Roxana Odouli, MSPH and Charles Quesenberry, PhD, all of the Kaiser Permanente Division
of Research.
https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/our-story/health-research/news/new-kaiser-permanents-study-provides-evidence-
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