Hazards of Technology - Cell Phone and Tower Radiation (in Hindi)

Aha Zindagi, Bihar. Magazine of Dainik Bhaskar Group

The following article appeared in Aha Zindagi on 19th April 2015 in Bihar edition.

The author, Arun Lal gives details of the dangers of cell phones and towers on health and environment and the damaging effects it would have in the coming future generations if no precaution is taken immediately.

India has about 0.5 million cell phone towers and about 900 million mobile subscribers. These towers are located in dense areas and hundreds of people are exposed to the radiation effects.

Additionally, the Indian Government guideline is thousands of time higher than what is suggested for continuous safe exposure.

Example:
- 0.1 milliWatt/m²= Safe standard as per Bioinitiaitve Report 2007[for Continuous Indoor Exposure]
- 450 milliWatt/m²= 1/10th of ICNIRP - Department of Telecommunications, India adopted this norm from 1 sept 2012. ICNIRP Guidelines are meant for short term exposure and not for long term exposure. Short term exposure guideline is only for 6 minutes/day. People living close to cell tower radiation are exposed to radiation 24x7.

In addition Neha Kumar talks about the hazards of radiation, guidelines and the journey to bring down the radiation norm to 1/10th that is effective since 1st Sept. 2012.

Full PDF is available at: https://www.scribd.com/doc/265106210/Hazards-of-New-Technology-Cell-Tower-Radiation-in-Hindi-Neha-Kumar

Tune to 92.7 BIG FM Delhi tomorrow (Oct. 28, 2014) to know more on 'Mobile Tower Radiations Hazards and Precautionary Measures'

Prof. Girish Kumar and Actress Juhi Chawla go LIVE on 92.7 BIG FM Delhi - “Dilli Meri Jaan” tomorrow (Oct. 28, 2014) between 8 and 9 am to talk on 'Mobile Tower Radiations Hazards and Precautionary Measures' that the Government and Citizens should take to protect themselves

Apple Co-Founder & Virgin Mobile Founder are NOT pro cell phone next to the head.

A video by Kevin Kunze from San Francisco where Apple Co-Founder Steve Woznaik & Virgin Mobile Founder Richard Brandson advice not to use cell phone next to the head. It also highlights why the President of the United States Barack Obama is not doing anything against the cell phone industry!

Mobile Phone Tower Radiation Hazards and Solutions

There are about 7 billion mobile phone users worldwide and 5+ million mobile towers to support those phones and meet the communication demand.

Hundreds of people live close to these towers and several people are being bombarded with this invisible dangerous radiation often without their knowledge.

Prolonged exposure to radiation from cell phones and towers is causing health problems like - sleep disturbance, headaches, concentration problems and skin irritation. Severe problems include miscarriages, infertility, irregular heart beat and even cancer.

Sweden, which was one of the first countries where the mobile technology was in use is now host to a list of problems and today 1/30th i.e, 300,000 out of a total population of 9 million in 20 years of exposure is Electro Hyper Sensitive (EHS), i.e are sensitive to radiation and are not able to stay in a high radiation environment for too long. The Swedish government recognized this as a problem and provides compensation to their people.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Cell Phone and Cell Tower Radiation as a possible human carcinogen on 31st May 2011. Even mobile phone use manuals worn users to keep their phones away from the body and talk on phone for limited time.

The cell phone industry is a trillion dollar industry. It is a similar case as the tobacco industry. However, this time it is an invisible danger and affecting an even bigger number of people!

At the end of the presentation, there are precautionary suggestions for safer use of mobile phones.

For further reading with references to scientific publications, please visit - http://www.scribd.com/doc/44736879

Check this video - Mobilze: http://youtu.be/eSJ7hQ4QgxY - A documentary on cell phone radiation and the long-term health effects on the brain and body.  A video where Apple Co-Founder Steve Woznaik & Virgin Mobile Founder Richard Brandson advice not to use cell phone next to the head.

Cell Phone / Cell Tower Radiation Hazards and Solutions by Neha Kumar

Neha Kumar, founder, NESA, take up cudgels against radiation hazards

Neha Kumar from Mumbai developed solutions which can reduce radiation levels by 90-99% in the form of window film, curtains and wallpaper. Young and raing to go, Neha is determined to create awareness on the harmful effects of radiations

The adverse effects from electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phone towers are no longer hidden. From headache, sleep disturbance to memory loss, hearing problems, the degree of health hazards rising from cell phone tower radiation can even move upto cancer, heart problems, neurodegenerative disorder, infertility, miscarriage, and many more.

Indian Government has not taken active measures to counter the effects of such radiation. It was only in the year 2008 that the government adopted radiation norms specified by International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines of 1998. However, ICNIRP guideline is outdated as it is only intended to protect the public against short term gross heating effects and not against ‘biological' effects.

Braving against such a critical issue is Neha Kumar. Based out of Mumbai, she transformed her research experience into an entrepreneurial venture to safeguard the society against such hazards. She founded Nesa Radiation Solutions (NESA stands for Non- Ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation Shielding Alternatives), which carries out radiation measurement and has cell tower radiation measurement products as well as several radiation shielding products.

How it all started?

It started on a personal note. Neha's father Prof Girish Kumar from IIT Bombay had been working in the field of Antennas and Microwaves for past 30 years and faced health problems in 2001, the cause of which was continuous exposure to electromagnetic radiation and he started working on it around that time.


After Neha finished her B Tech in Biotechnology from Anna University in 2009, she started studying the biological effects of cell phone/ tower radiation during which she also interacted with researchers, doctors, patients in India and abroad. "People living in nearby areas to towers started contacting us for measuring the radiation levels and we found a strong correlation between high radiation levels and health problems ranging from mild to even grave health problems-cases of miscarriage, infertility and cancer at levels much below the government guidelines," said Neha Kumar.

"People started asking us to develop a solution to the problem and we started working on that front. We also developed a simple, effective and low-cost radiation monitor which we named DETEX 189 to enable people to check levels from health point of view. With more awareness we could motivate the Government of India to bring down the radiation level to 450 from 4500 milliWatt (mW) per square meter. However, this is still way above the safe level of 0.1," added Neha.

NESA's technology and products

Neha developed three solutions which can reduce radiation levels by 90-99% in the form of window film, curtains and wallpaper. For detection, NESA came up with a low cost, simple and easy to use Cell Tower Radiation Detector, DETEX 189 based on the health recommendation for continuous exposure.

The technology works with an antenna behind each product that receives cellphone tower signals and converts it to heat energy, through an AC (alternating current) to DC (direct current) adapter. The heat generated is mild to the tune of 0.0001 degree centigrade which then dissipates into the environment. The curtains and wall papers can effectively block 95-99% of radiation and it is necessary for those living close to a mobile phone tower.

Customer Reception
In the last one year, NESA has clocked in revenues of `1 crore. "We are going to continue marketing our product through word of mouth and are looking at setting up a physical distribution chain," added Neha.

Funding Challenge

NESA was self funded with `5 lakh and have raised investment of `1 crore from its raw material vendor, Chirag Vadilal Savla, in exchange for 50% stake in the startup.

Days Ahead

Neha is constantly working on developing better products both efficiency wise as well as concerning aesthetics since these products are used in residences and offices. She is also working on mobile phone shielding and aprons for pregnant woman, quilts and shielding clothing for young and elderly.

Link: http://www.dqchannels.com/dq-channels/news/204107/anti-radiation-crusader

A Detector that Informs About Radiation Levels Around You - DETEX 189

A Detector that Informs About Radiation Levels Around You - DETEX 189 - NESA Radiation Solutions Pvt Ltd. - Electronics for You Magazine - December 2013 Issue



Detex 189 Cell Phone Tower Radiation Detector aims to empower people to measure the cumulative radiation levels in their immediate environment in order to take precautions to minimise their exposure to it. Due to the lack of public awareness about the harmful effects of cell-phone tower radiation, Indians are unwillingly exposing themselves to serious health hazards.

Abhishek Mutha from EFY got in touch with Prof. Girish Kumar to learn more about his innovative product

BBC World News - Solution to shield yourself from Cell Tower Radiation

NESA Radiation Solutions coverage in BBC World News, Start Up Stories - Solution to shield yourself from Cell Tower Radiation

Appeared on 1 December 2013




In this section of start up stories, Neha Kumar, Director, NESA Radiation Solutions Pvt. Ltd. talks about her companies Radiation Meaurement service and Shielding Products along with her entrepreneurial experience.

She mentions that there is an immediate need for the government to reduce the radiation guidelines immediately to safeguard health of humans and environment.

YouTube link: http://youtu.be/2KOkNzoZwiw

Shield Yourself From Cellphone Radiation - NESA Interview in Entrepreneurindia.com - Oct 2013 issue

The adverse effects of mobile phone radiation on human health are no longer hidden. Cellphone radiation is known to cause cancer and genetic mutation over continued exposure.

Neha Kumar, Director, Nesa Radiation Solutions Pvt Ltd, in an interview with SMEntrepreneur elaborates on how she has undertaken a unique measure to shield individuals from cellphone tower radiation.

What are the kinds of health hazards that most urban dwellers are exposed to due to cellphone radiation?
There are two kinds of electromagnetic radiation emanating from mobile phones and towers. The thermal effects, which occur on holding the phone closely over a long period of time causes headache, sleep disturbance, memory loss, lack of concentration, tinnitus (ringing in the ears) along with increasing risk of brain cancer. Non-thermal effects relate to the damages that occur on the genes, cells and human DNA. Mobile towers present in the vicinity can cause such non-thermal effects including infertility, miscarriage, neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, etc), heart problems and cancer.

What made you start to an initiative to shield individuals from this hazardous radiation?
After graduating, I started researching on the health impact of cellphone tower radiations and met people living close to these towers. We interacted with government officials, educational institutions, medical professionals and residential societies about potential problems that could be triggered by continued exposure to high levels of cellphone tower radiation.

Initially, we focussed on pushing the government to bring down norms but when people started asking us for solutions, we decided to develop shielding solutions. We developed three solutions in the form of window film, curtains and wallpaper that can reduce radiation levels by 90-99 per cent.

For detection, NESA came up with a low cost, simple and easy to use Cell Tower Radiation Detector, DETEX 189 based on the health recommendation for continuous exposure.

Are your products available on a pan-Indian scale?
We have our offices in Bhandup, Mumbai and Vashi in Navi Mumbai as of now and have been handling outstation orders from here. Our team visits other cities based on the number of enquires on regular intervals.

What is the mode of operation for your products?
Our technology works with an antenna behind each product that receives cellphone tower signals and converts it to heat energy, through an AC (alternating current) to DC (direct current) adapter. The heat generated is mild to the tune of 0.0001 degree centigrade which then dissipates into the environment.

The curtains and wall paper can effectively block 95-99 percent of radiation and it is necessary for those living close to a mobile phone tower.

What is your target market?
We target people living in close proximity (within 300 meters or more) to mobile phone towers where radiation levels are high.

Are you the sole entrepreneur who is working in this cellphone radiation shielding space or do you have potential competitors?
We are the only ones who are using absorptive technology for reducing radiation levels and our products have shielding effectiveness of 95-99 per cent. There are other companies abroad that also have shielding solutions.

How many products have you sold till date? What has been your turnover and growth rate?
In the last one year, the company has clocked in revenues of Rs one crore. We are going to continue marketing our product through word of mouth and are looking at setting up a physical distribution chain.

Who all have been on your investor list giving significant boost to your enterprise?
We self-funded NESA with Rs five lakh and have raised investment of Rs one crore from our raw material vendor, Chirag Vadilal Savla, in exchange for 50 per cent stake in the start up. Chirag has been involved in the furnishing business for past several years and is now a partner in the business. He also helps NESA with manufacturing at our unit in Vashi. He has played a big role in shaping our products and in improving the aesthetics of the products.

How has the Indian Government reacted to your shielding techniques?
We started creating awareness and wrote to several telecom and government officials to reduce the radiation norms. They were not ready to immediately look into this matter. It was only after continued research followed by positive feedback from user that we could motivate the Government of India to bring down the radiation level to 450 from 4500 milliWatt (mW) per square meter. However, this is still way above the safe level of 0.1.

http://www.entrepreneurindia.com/interview/start-up/techpreneur/Shield-Yourself-From-Cellphone-Radiation-199/