In our work we have found that one of the most recent rapidly growing areas of concern is the proliferation of wi-fi in schools. It is a complicated area as the Rudd government is understandably stating that all Australian children must have access to a computer at school. The easiest and most cost effective way of doing this is through wireless connectivity in the form of wi-fi. This more convenient and cost effective form of wireless internet connectivity is however already being linked to adverse health effects in children. Some of whom can no longer attend school as they have now become electrically sensitive. A condition that can become very debilitating and life limiting.

The Noida Authority in India is working on guidelines set by the Allahabad High Court to relocate mobile phone towers out of residential areas due to concerns about radiation risks.

ARPANSA – The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency has finally admitted that they cannot be completely sure that there is no risk associated with the use of wireless technology.

When conducting building inspections the most underestimated environmental health hazard is mould. We cannot over stress the importance of ensuring that the building in which you work or live does not have one or more of the following issues:

Little or no ventilation (many openable windows)

Limited natural sunlight (dark indoor environment that requires artificial lighting during the day)

Water ingress issues due to sloping land, leaking roof / water pipes and insufficient water proofing
Many non breathable surfaces due to plastic paints and other synthetic finishes

WiFi in schools and concern for children being persistently exposed to pulsed microwave high frequency electromagnetic radiation

Children being exposed to wireless technology in schools as well as at home, on such a relentlessly ongoing basis is finally being acknowledged by many organisations and through quite literally thousands of studies conducted worldwide. Below are just some references relating to the fact that current obsolete exposure standards that relate to old technology and heating effects on the body only, are simply not sufficient to protect people and in particular children from long term biological effects.

Ecolibria have been one of the very few companies that place a large emphasis on the testing of ultrafine dust particulates. The ultrafine particles are extremely small and capable of affecting the deepest parts of the lungs. When these ultrafines carry toxic pollutants like vehicle emissions or industry pollutants, the adverse health effects can be far worse.

This video interview with Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt who is both a medical practitioner and Building Biologist is highly informative and well worth watching.

The Danish Cancer Society is reporting that the number of men diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most malignant type of brain cancer has nearly doubled over the last ten years. Hans Skovgaard Poulsen, the head of neuro-oncology at Copenhagen University Hospital, is calling it a “frightening development.”

While mould is considered an asthma trigger and risk factor for exacerbating asthma, new research links three mould species to childhood development of asthma, according to a study by University of Cincinnati researchers. Black mould is often referred to as almost a category of mould but it is important to know that when black mould is present in a building it almost always consists of a number of different genera that can cause many health effects including asthma, skin conditions and depression. This article takes a closer look at the link between particular common species of mould and childhood asthma.

The Supreme Court of Italy has affirmed a ruling granting worker’s compensation to a businessman who developed a tumour after using a cell phone for 12 years. This is the first time that a high court in any country has ruled in favour of a link between mobile phone radiation and tumour development.

Two Swiss researchers, Damiano Urbinello and Martin Roosli, set out to measure personal mobile phone radiation exposure during car, bus and train trips when one’s own phone was in standby mode. There were some interesting results due to the fact that electromagnetic radiation (EMR) or electromagnetic energy (EME) is more concentrated in metal modes of transport. Furthermore the fact that the mobile phones are constantly on the move means they check in too the nearest mobile phone base station or phone tower more frequently.

After interviewing Raphael Siket of Ecolibria and Nicole Bijlsma the following article appeared in G magazines that details how your home could be making you sick. The article discusses potential EMF and wireless radiation concerns as well as indoor air quality and VOC issues.

Infants exposed to certain types of mould are at greater risk for childhood asthma, according to a new study. Mould has always been linked to respiratory issues and infants are more susceptible. However the link to specific types of mould to asthma in infants is an interesting and significant breakthrough.

This report on electromagnetic fields takes a strong stand that society must acknowledge the biological effects of electromagnetic fields, educate the population about the risks from wireless technologies, and develop safer technologies. The group, AAEM, is an international association of physicians and professionals that has been dedicated to expanding the knowledge of human health in relationship to the environment since 1965. They have been first to recognize many conditions, including Gulf War Syndrome, chemical sensitivity and the role of mould in the development of systemic illness.

It is important to understand that people react differently to different form of electromagnetic fields and radiation. Governments and the processes involved in implementing so called “safe exposure standards” would like every human being to react to every form of electromagnetic field in the same way and provide exactly the same results every time. However this is almost always never the case and hence the enormous difficulty at setting standards applicable to entire populations of people. Populations of people consist of male and female adults, children of all ages, the sick, the elderly, smokers, non-smokers, the genetically strong and the genetically weak.