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PFC’s Effects on fertility
A newly published study has found what appears to be an
association between blood levels of certain PFC's (perfluorinated chemicals) and fertility. The higher a woman's blood
levels of the PFC's in early pregnancy, the more likely it was that she had
taken longer to become pregnant.
The
Bioinitiative Report states that "there is little doubt that exposure to ELF (from
electrical and electronic appliances and power lines) causes childhood
leukaemia". However, the biological mechanism by which magnetic fields may have
this effect is yet to be determined. Chinese researchers have now found that
children who have a modified gene are unable to fully repair damaged DNA. They
are 4 times more likely to develop leukaemia if they live within 100m power
lines than are children who live in the same area but have a fully functioning
version of this gene.
Spanish researchers have found a significant correlation
between electric fields associated with radiation from mobile phone base
stations and the incidence of symptoms of “microwave syndrome” in exposed
people.
Bisphenol A (BPA) may potentially cause Metabolic Syndrome
American researchers have found
that bisphenol A – a chemical used in the manufacture of various consumer
products, including polycarbonate food and drink containers and metal food and
beverage can linings – inhibits the release of a hormone that protects humans
from metabolic syndrome.
Researchers at the University of Bern have found that people
living within 50 metres of a high voltage (220 – 380kV) power line had a higher
than normal risk of dying from Alzheimer’s Disease. As the risk increased over
time, after 15 years of living near these lines, the risk was double the
expected rate.