Researchers look into the affects of electrical pollution on human health

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Researchers look into the affects of electrical pollution on human health

Christians Against Zionism - December 2004

Dave Stetzer (from left), Professor Magda Havas and Art Hughes recently met at Stetzer Electric in Blair to discuss the issue of electrical pollution and to formulate ideas of how to research the topic. Havas holds a meter, perfected by Stetzer, which reads the amount of electrical distortion flowing through the wires. By Ken Luchterhand of the Jackson County Chronicle A couple of experts in the electrical field are in the area, conducting research of the affects of electrical pollution on living beings, including humans.

Professor Magda Havas, environmental and resource studies professor at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, is studying the effects of electrical pollution on teachers and students at a Canadian school. She is hoping to get another school to participate in her research for additional data.

Also conducting research is Art Hughes, Ph.D., Austin, Texas, who is working together with Havas and Dave Stetzer of Stetzer Electric, Blair, to see how electrical pollution affects animals and human health.

Stetzer is one of the most prominent authorities on the subject of electrical pollution, and all gathered recently at Stetzer's Blair office to compare notes.

Havas first became aware of problems associated with electrical pollution when Michelle I.'s niece, Katherine K. was diagnosed as having Chronic Fatigue Syndrome through the symptoms she was exhibiting. Katherine contacted Stetzer and asked his advice, since she knew that he had conducted a great deal of research on farms.

Stetzer told her to turn off all power except for the refrigerator. Within a few days, Katherine was feeling a lot better. The house then was equipped with electrical filters and Katherine's Chronic Fatigue went away, Havas said.

Not only did her health improve, but also the health of everyone in the house improved, including the dogs.

But the home situation was not the only concern when it comes to electrical pollution. Michelle's daughter had to change schools, as well. She was so sensitive to the electrical problems in the school, she could only stand being in the building for a half-day. Usually, she would come home in the afternoon.

Havas conducted research at a small, private school in Toronto. The principal agreed to install electrical filters in the school building. After waiting for a time for adjustment, Havas evaluated the results.

She found that 2 percent of the 50 students and staff were extremely sensitive to the Rf waves emitted from the electrical wires and equipment, while 20 percent were moderately sensitive. So not to prejudice the results, the students and staff filled out questionnaires when they didn't know what, or if anything, had been done. They weren't even aware that filters had been installed. The only people who knew about the research and the changes were the principal and the custodian.

"The results were absolutely astounding," Havas said. "69 percent of the people who responded said their health improved. They were less fatigued, less frustrated, more satisfied, had less pain, fewer headaches and less flu-like symptoms."

Students from first grade through grade 12 were included in the study.

The degree of fatigue and frustration without the filters were more obvious in the afternoon, because the effects of the electrical pollution took its toll with longer exposure, she said.

The filters and a meter to read the radio frequency in the kilohertz range were developed by Dr. Martin Graham Professor Emeritus Berkeley, California, along with Dave Stetzer. Governments in counties overseas have more of a tendency to recognize the problems associated with electrical use and have taken steps to correct the problems that has an affect on health. The Republic of Kazakhstan called upon Stetzer to address the issue in May 2003.

"Radio wave sickness is common," he said. "They were looking at cell towers as a possible source."

Recognizing the serious threat to human health, the government immediately convened an international conference on the issue, with Stetzer playing a major role in presenting the information.

"Four out of the seven presenters said it was the number one problem in health," he said.

Dr. Graham and Stetzer began working to develop an easy-to-use meter to read the frequency, or RF energy, of the alternating current flowing through the power lines. Previously an oscilloscope was used to measure frequency, but many people needed to have an-easy-to-use handheld meter. Then, a guideline figure needed to be established to as a baseline for better health. The Republic of Kazakhstan set a figure of 50 as a basic guideline, with electrical circuit frequencies to be at or below that mark. Anything above 50 has increasing negative affects on human health, Republic of Kazakhstan said. As a result, the Republic of Kazakhstan created a law last November that requires the RF energy to be at 50 or below on the microsurge meter.

Each electrical component, such as a computer or television, alters the amount of "noise" on the electrical lines, Havas said.

The problem is that electrical distortion is not running under strict standards, which would take a movement from the utility companies to clean up, but they don't even address the issue.

"The standards are there, but the utility companies were made the policemen," Stetzer said. "The easiest place to clean it up would be on the grid."

One of the biggest problems is the fact that one electrical user can create problems for other people. One customer creating electrical distortion on the line will affect his neighbors, as well, sending it down the electrical line.

The easiest, relatively inexpensive way to clean up electrical pollution would be to have all manufacturers of electrical components incorporate filters into the circuits.

"It would take a filter that cost less than $5 for a television," Stetzer said. Because of the additional cost to equip the items with filters, plus the fact there are no regulations, the manufacturers don't include filters in the consumer products.

Until there is a lot of public pressure to get utility companies to set some regulations, however, nothing will change and people's health will continue to be adversely affected.

Meanwhile, Havas is hoping to get another school to participate in her study on the affects of electrical pollution on human health.

She knows of many people who have been diagnosed with diabetes, only to have blood sugar levels return to normal when electrical distortion levels are decreased, or the people leave the electrical environment.

"Many people are misdiagnosed," Havas said.

To prove the point, Stetzer referred to a study which was done with chicken eggs in incubators.

The normal mortality rate for fertilized chicken embryos is 25.6 percent, but embryos exposed to a high frequency distortion for four hours per day suffered a 31 percent mortality rate. Embryos with the same frequency exposure, but equipped with filters, had a mortality rate reduced to 18 percent.

"You apply these results to hatcheries and there can be a huge savings," Stetzer said. "But you can also apply these standards to humans, especially mothers with babies. Results like this is revolutionary, something that gets the medical establishment upset."

The Russians have analyzed with affects of humans to high amounts of electrical Rf distortion. They have concluded that the affects are cumulative, similar to sun exposure. Also notable, some people are more sensitive to the effects than others.

"It's similar to pollutants - it behaves that way and has an impact on people," Stetzer said. "No one is immune to this. There is no way you can't be affected."

All the information on electrical pollution is not disputed by electrical companies, but to say it is correct would create a liability problem. The lawyers would have quite a battle to determine who is to blame and what are the margins of acceptance when dealing with electrical pollution standards.

A study has been done, with conclusive results published. Yet, that information has been made difficult for the average person to obtain.

"No one can argue what Rf distortion causes," Stetzer said. "The reports have been suppressed by utility lobbyists."

A book on the study costs $25,000. It is so highly priced so that it is out of reach for most people, thus suppressing the information.

Another problem is the increased use of electricity on an aged system, Hughes said.

He equates the present 50-year-old electrical line system to an old sewer system in which more houses have been added.

In the hypothetical situation, new sewer pipes could be added to handle the additional load, which would be the proper route to follow. But, instead, holes would be drilled in the pipe to allow the additional sewage to flow out into the ground.

Similarly, additional return lines are needed to serve the electrical line system. But instead of adding a return line, the power companies will use a grounding post, making the return path of electricity use the earth as a route instead of an additional line.

Electricity uses the path of least resistance, therefore, it will go through anything in its path, including buildings, animals and people.

"It's not stray voltage - it was put there on purpose," Hughes said. "The body acts like a capacitor. It's not like burning on the skin, but more internal. The energy is dissipated into the internal parts of the body, causing damage over a long period of time."

There have been many studies on the affects of electricity of humans, but nothing is being done to correct it because of the political circumstances.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed a report on electricity's affect on health in 1992, but the results have not been made public to this date.

The number one source of "soft" money to politicians in the United States is the pharmaceutical companies, Stetzer said. The number two source is the utility companies.

"Utilities, manufacturers and homeowners are going to have to become concerned about this problem before anything will get done," Stetzer said. "It's going to take a cooperative effort."

On October 25-26, 2004 Dr. Havas presented some of her findings to the World Health Organization in Prague, Czech Republic. She concluded her presentation by reporting that, "Graham/Stetzer filters and the microsurge meters enable individuals to monitor and improve power quality in buildings and they provide scientists with a tool for studying the effects of dirty electricity."

More information can be found at stetzerelectric.com and electricalpollution.com