Health Effects of Electrical Pollution, Dirty Power or Stray Voltage

While the terms "electrical pollution", "dirty power" and "stray voltage" may not be scientific terms there has been plenty of research and case studies performed in order to better understand the connection between electrical pollution and the human body and health. Dr. Robert O. Becker, author of Cross Currents and The Body Electric has stated that "I have no doubt in my mind that at the present time that the greatest polluting element in the earth's environment is the proliferation of electromagnetic fields. I consider that to be far greater on a global scale than warming... ".

With the worldwide consumer demand for electricity, those who study electrical pollution maintain that the modern electrical environment is dangerous to human health. With the abundance of computers and other electrical and electronic equipment, devices and appliances, exposure to "diry power" has seen a significant increase. Researchers of electrical pollution explain that our present electrical distribution infrastructure cannot properly handle the increased dependance and demand of modern technology. Therefore, millions of people are being constantly exposed to harmful electrical phenomena.

Many cases have been documented illustrating that decreasing the amount of exposure to "dirty power" has lessened the effects of health problems and exacerbated complications. Some of the health problems being attributed to electrical pollution include;

fibromyalgia ~ attention deficit disorder ~ asthma ~ chronic fatigue syndrome ~ diabetes ~ various cancers

Laboratory tests demonstrate the evidence that chronic exposure to even "low-level" electromagnetic fields clearly affects growth and development, stress response, immune response, and many neurological functions. These results are not surprising as at the cellular level we humans are "electrical" beings. We have our own "self contained" electrical system which controls everything from the brain down throughout the whole of the body. It is easy to see how these electromagnetic fields could cause disruption to the normal funtions of the human body. Epidemiologic studies relate electromagnetic fields to birth defects, psychosis, childhood leukemia and a variety of other cancers, especially brain and other reproductive tumors. From the first "awareness" of the detrimental health effects related to electromagnetic fields decades ago.. non-localized neurological symptoms have been very prominent ~ these include;

headache ~ dizziness ~ nausea ~ difficulty concentrating ~ memory loss ~ irritability ~ depression

anxiety ~ insomnia ~ fatigue ~ weakness ~ tremors ~ muscle spasm ~ numbness ~ tingling

altered reflexes ~ muscle and joint pain ~ leg and foot pain ~ "Flu-like" symptoms

You should suspect "radio wave sickness" when you have a significant number of symptoms on the list and there doesn't seem to be any other cause. The simultaneously diagnostic and therapeutic measure is to "eliminate" the electrical pollution found in the home and/or the workplace.

Pure Power Canada can detect and measure for sources of dirty power and advise on affordable, cost effective ways of mitigating your exposure to it.

For further information regarding Electrical Pollution or for a residential, workplace or office inspection and consultation please contact us at purepower@purepowercanada.ca or (519) 719 - 0287 or (519) 451 - 5924.

Why bother? The July 5, 1999 issue of Fortune (industrial issue) states that "Dirty power costs U.S. industry anywhere from $4 billion to $6 billion a year, according to Karl Stahlkopf, a vice president at the utility financed Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)." Due to insufficient isolation between the phase wires and the primary neutral, "cleaning up" the power returning to the utilities will "clean up" the power coming from the utilities. "Cleaner" power can pay great dividends by extending equipment lifetime and reducing down time. Furthermore, "cleaner" power would reduce human and animal exposure to high frequencies, thereby reducing the incidence and severity of symptoms of radio wave sickness, leading to a healthier more productive future.