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Cellphone Radiation Exposure Fact Sheet Draft Released By California Health Officials
CBS SF News ^ | Joel Moskowitz

Posted on 03/03/2017 4:32:03 PM PST by blam

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — After keeping it hidden for years, California’s Department of Public Health has released a draft document outlining health officials’ concerns about cellphone radiation exposure.

The previously unpublished document was released this week after a judge indicated she would order the documents be disclosed in the case Moskowitz v. CDPH.

Joel Moskowitz, Ph.D., who is the director of the Center for Family and Community Health at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, sued the state in 2016 under the California Public Records Act to get the document released.

The document is dated April 2014, but Moskowitz says the document was originally prepared seven years ago and updated several times, but never released to the public.

He previously told KPIX 5 why he decided to sue the state.

“I would like this document to see the light of day because it will inform the public that there is concern within the California Department of Public Health that cellphone radiation is a risk, and it will provide them with some information about how to reduce those risks,” Moskowitz.

The two-page document, which the Department of Public Health first emailed to the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday afternoon, looks like any other fact sheet released by the state, except that this one has, in big bold letters “Draft and Not for Public Release” stamped across the pages.

Among the information in the document, which is titled simply, Cell Phones and Health, are summaries of scientific studies that suggest long-term cellphone use may increase the risk of brain cancer, among other health problems.

The draft fact sheet states that radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs), a type of radiation, are emitted from cellphones and that because they are “used frequently and kept close to the head and body, cellphone EMFs...

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(Excerpt) Read more at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cancer; cellphone; cellphonehealth; cellphoneradiation; emf; radiofrequency
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To: blam

Oh boy, another Prop 65 warning label: “Known by the state of California to cause cancer.”


21 posted on 03/03/2017 4:55:38 PM PST by Yo-Yo ( Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: jonascord

Heh, great post!


22 posted on 03/03/2017 5:00:30 PM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: Sacajaweau

Color TV has been said to emit radiation...

If you sit 6 inches away from your color TV for 24 hours a day for 6,046 years, you’ll die....


23 posted on 03/03/2017 5:02:41 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: blam

FREAK-A-ZOID stuff


24 posted on 03/03/2017 5:05:08 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country.)
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To: blam

This will have the same impact that the Prop 65 cancer warning signs have which are plastered on EVERY product you buy and on EVERY building you enter. Zip, Zilch, Nada.


25 posted on 03/03/2017 5:07:23 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: blam

Electro-magnetic radiation (EMF) is produced by all alternating current sources. Your hair dryer, since it has a stationary brushes in contact with the revolving commutator, releases electro-magnetic radiation as current reversal occurs as the rotor rotates from pole to pole. Both your computer and monitor creates emit EMFs. Here is the List:

Sources of EMF:

Power Lines:

An enormous amount of electricity is created at power generating stations and sent across the country through wires that carry high voltages. All power lines radiate electromagnetic fields.

Transformer:

EMFs near a transformer can be quite high, but due to its small structure, the field strength diminishes rapidly with distance, as it does from any point source.

Home Wiring:

Loop wiring in the home may create large EMF.

Computers:

Computers are a complicated subject. Know this: EMFs radiate from all sides of the computer. Thus, you must not only be concerned with sitting in front of the monitor but also if you are sitting near a computer or if a computer is operating in a nearby room.

Electric Blankets and Water beds:

Electric blankets create a magnetic field that penetrates about 6-7 inches into the body.

Electric Clocks:

Electric clocks have a very high magnetic field, as much as 5 to 10 mG up to three feet away. If you are using a bedside clock, you are probably sleeping in an EMF equivalent to that of a power line.

Fluorescent Lights:

Fluorescent lights produce much more EMFs than incandescent bulbs. A typical fluorescent lamp has readings of 160 to 200 mg 1 inch away.

Microwave Ovens and Radar:

Microwave ovens and radar from military installations and airports emit two types of radiation–microwave and ELF.

Telephones and Answering Machines:

Telephones can emit surprisingly strong EMFs, especially from the handset. This is a problem because we hold the telephone so close to our head.

Electric Razors and Hair Dryers:

Electric razors and hair dryers emit EMFs as high as 200 to 400 mG.


26 posted on 03/03/2017 5:10:00 PM PST by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental illness: A totalitarian psyche.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

My cousin was a telemarketer for years


Did he use a cell phone as a telemarketer?


27 posted on 03/03/2017 5:11:01 PM PST by marktwain (We wanted to tell our side of the story. We hope by us telling our story...)
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To: jonrick46

You left out spectral activity.

The ghost hunters use EMF all the time to detect ghost and the like.

Pesky as heck!


28 posted on 03/03/2017 5:14:30 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Not tired of winning yet!)
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To: blam

So at some point I guess I should fell ashamed of sticking my brother’s head in the microwave and turned it on?


29 posted on 03/03/2017 5:19:21 PM PST by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)
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To: Logical me

Logical, that is just what I was going to post. And I live here.


30 posted on 03/03/2017 5:24:51 PM PST by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: blam

Billions of cell phones and no one harmed except by exploding batteries!


31 posted on 03/03/2017 5:32:22 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: blam

Some people will believe anything.


32 posted on 03/03/2017 5:38:48 PM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: marktwain
"Did he use a cell phone as a telemarketer?
Yes, as I said, all day for years. But the funny thing about radiation is that there is no way to tell if it's the culprit or just a bystander. You can receive 10 times the lethal dose and be fine or a tiny dose and be not so fine.

33 posted on 03/03/2017 5:41:19 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Logical me

It is only the “Free Obama Phones” that cause brain damage and its effect has been quite evident for several years now.


34 posted on 03/03/2017 5:53:54 PM PST by TonyM
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Radiation damage is somewhat random. But there are strong indications that small doses do no harm.

It is all about the dose. You see the same thing with chemical poisons. A “fatal” dose is determined by the effects. When half the population dies from a dose, that is the LD50 level (lethal dose, 50%) terminology.

There are many items that are essential for life that are lethal in sufficient quantities.


35 posted on 03/03/2017 5:54:13 PM PST by marktwain (We wanted to tell our side of the story. We hope by us telling our story...)
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To: JBW1949

“Color TV has been said to emit radiation...”

CRT TVs do emit a tiny amount of x-ray radiation ... If a B+ voltage regulator in a TV starts to fail, there’s a chance the TV can generate slightly more tiny amounts of x-ray radiation. The B+ voltage plays a role in regulating the high voltage needed by a CRT.


36 posted on 03/03/2017 6:02:41 PM PST by edh (I need a better tagline)
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To: blam

I’d want to see the effects of cell phone radiation compared to the effects of solar radiation. It’s probably like being in light shade at the very very worst.


37 posted on 03/03/2017 6:04:16 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: edh

OMG, think of the episodes of Ozzie and Harriet that have streamed through my body from Direct TV and Wifi. Scarey!


38 posted on 03/03/2017 6:14:14 PM PST by poconopundit
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To: blam

From an engineering standpoint, this is all old news, not surprising, and lots of people do take precautions. The PDF is so high-level that I don’t know what the problem is in reporting it. Would be helpful to see some stats and engineering data. Definitely not dismissing this, and people with kids should give it consideration and not rejection because of source or inconvenience.


39 posted on 03/03/2017 6:18:01 PM PST by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: blam

Everything that you need, enjoy, or find useful is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and cancer.


40 posted on 03/03/2017 6:20:09 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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