Catherine Kleiber has a background in zoology and molecular biology. She is an independent researcher and author and webmaster of www.electricalpollution.com. She has been raising awareness and educating about radiofrequency sickness (a.k.a. microwave sickness) since 2001 when she realized that her health problems, previously diagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome, were actually caused by environmental radiofrequency (RF) exposure from "dirty" electricity. Since then she has worked to raise awareness about the very serious adverse health effects RF exposure is already having for many people, as well as steps people can take to minimize their RF exposure, resulting in improved health for most people. She is also working to raise awareness about the serious environmental damage being caused by radiation from wireless technology, as well as its considerable energy consumption which contributes to climate change.
All sources of anthropogenic RF exposure - "dirty" electricity, radiation from wireless technology, FCC Unintentional Radiators (devices which generate RF radiation for internal communication and operation or send it by conduction e.g. computers, tablets, other electronics) and Incidental Radiators (which generate or emit RF while operating e.g. electrical motors, power supplies, dimmer switches, etc.), and RF emitted through the "Rusty-bolt" effect, can have detrimental biological effects. According to Soviet research, RF sickness can develop within 3-5 years, depending on exposure levels and individual characteristics. Initial symptoms can begin almost immediately. Most people are already experiencing some symptoms. Many are experiencing serious illnesses whose link to radiofrequency sickness is, as yet, not widely acknowledged.
Radiofrequency (RF) Sickness was one of the original names given to the illness resulting from overexposure to RF. Radiofrequency Sickness is simple, clear, and descriptive. The radiofrequency spectrum ranges from about 9 kHz to 3000 GHz. All electrical lines and electrical devices are polluted by or emit radiofrequency signals. This "dirty" electricity or electrical pollution on wiring has been shown to cause detrimental health effects that are essentially identical to those caused by deliberately transmitted RF and improve with mitigation. In fact, the FCC classifies almost all electrical devices that are not Intentional radiators or Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Equipment or Equipment Operating in Licensed Radio Services, as either Incidental or Unintentional Radiators due to the RF radiation they emit during the course of operation (https://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/rfdevice).
The name Radiofrequency Sickness harmonizes with past terminology and current regulatory structure, is simple and easy to understand, explains why devices which evoke symptoms in many individuals - e.g. energy efficient lights and computers - do so, and puts the blame for the illness squarely where it belongs - on the cause - RF exposure.
These attributes of the name "Radiofrequency Sickness" helped the Judges hearing the Environmental Health Trust, et al vs. Federal Communications Commission case to understand how inadequate the FCC's RF exposure limits were. Maintaining the same terminology will help keep the issue clear and facilitate obtaining biologically-based population-protective RF safety limits to protect public health. For a more in-depth discussion, please read the Amicus Curiae Brief and Appendix and watch the presentation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3174&v=faSSMkA6jUo&feature=emb_logo.
In a court case referring to Radiofrequency Sensitivity, a name which seems to set the affected individuals apart from the rest of the population, this "separateness" was used in part to justify an adverse ruling.
"Whatever the validity of their FHA and ADA analyses, their allegations depend on the presence, within the range of a hub or relay antenna, of an individual who is adversely affected by radiofrequency radiation. The upshot is that there necessarily will be circumstances in which the amendment of the Order will have no adverse consequences because no such individual is in the vicinity. Yet in order to succeed in their facial challenge, petitioners had to show that there are no circumstances in which amendment of the regulation would be valid." Children's Health Defense v. Federal Communications Commission, 25 F.4th 1045 (2022), 455 U.S.App.D.C. 421 (emphasis added)
This is asinine law, but we still have to address/work around it.
The only way to approach the health hazard that RF exposure poses that is likely to be successful is to address RF exposure as the public health hazard that it is. Public health hazards endanger EVERYONE. No one requires that people with lead, mercury, ...poisoning be able to “feel” and identify it and the source. Nor are people with lead, mercury, ... poisoning classified as lead, mercury, ... sensitive, even if they can “feel” or detect the harm it is doing in their body. Standards are established to prevent everyone from being harmed. Radiofrequency poisoning, known as Radiofrequency Sickness, should be no different. The lists of symptoms that are directly attributed to overexposure to RF are broad and prevalent in our RF exposed society (Dodge 1969, Navy, and Electromagnetic Fields and the Life Environment by Marha, Musil, and Tuhá).
For a list of steps to minimize your RF exposure, please also visit the Solutions page.
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"Hazards of Wireless Technologies, 5G, and the IoT"
Wisconsin for Safe Technology has posted a video of the talk on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3174&v=faSSMkA6jUo&feature=emb_logo
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Kleiber Amicus Curiae Brief Appendix to Kleiber Amicus Curiae Brief Dan and Catherine Kleiber filed an Amicus Curiae Brief in support of The Environmental Health Trust and Children’s Health Defense in their lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for violating The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and The Administrative Procedures Act (APA) when the FCC elected to retain their outdated thermally-based guidelines for exposure to radiation emitted by wireless technology. The Kleiber family does not use wireless technology, but has been injured by involuntary exposure to biologically-active levels of ambient radiofrequency/microwave (RF/MW) radiation occurring as a direct result of the FCC promoting the use of wireless technology without first establishing or asking the The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish biologically-based population- and environmentally-protective safety standards for the RF/MW radiation exposure.
EHT et al V FCC U.S. Court of Appeals Decision
See press releases below.
More information can be found at https://ehtrust.org/in-historic-decision-federal-court-finds-fcc-failed-to-explain-why-it-ignored-scientific-evidence-showing-harm-from-wireless-radiation/
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Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine Issue 3, 2017
Radiation from wireless technology elevates blood glucose and body temperature in 40-year-old type 1 diabetic male
Catherine E. Kleiber ABSTRACT A type 1 diabetic male reports multiple instances when his blood glucose was dramatically elevated by the presence of microwave radiation from wireless technology and plummeted when the radiation exposure ended. In one instance, his body temperature elevated in addition to his blood glucose. Both remained elevated for nearly 48 h after exposure with the effect gradually decreasing. Possible mechanisms for microwave radiation elevating blood glucose include effects on glucose transport proteins and ion channels, insulin conformational changes and oxidative stress. Temperature elevation may be caused by microwave radiation-triggered Ca 2+ efflux, a mechanism similar to malignant hyperthermia. The potential for radiation from wireless technology to cause serious biological effects has important implications and necessitates a reevaluation of its near-ubiquitous presence, especially in hospitals and medical facilities. http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZkJepCuxXFTme5AuRkyY/full, also available through Kudos (https://goo.gl/h1iAua).
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Apr 12, 2018 - Cap Times (Madison, WI) - Catherine Kleiber: Save money and improve student behavior by reducing screen time Aug 31, 2017 - Cap Times (Madison, WI) - Catherine Kleiber: Safety calls for removing wireless technology from schools July 28, 2013 - Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV) - WHEN WIRELESS DEVICES GIVE YOU CANCER: How you carry them makes a difference January 26, 2013 - Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV) - Catherine Kleiber: Beware of danger from wireless devices
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March 23, 2020 - Injured Family Files Comment in Support of FDA Citizen’s Petition Seeking Declaration of Imminent Hazard for Wireless Technology http://www.electricalpollution.com/documents/PressRelease_ARTCitizenPetitonMar2022.pdf
August 25, 2021 - Appeals Court Tells FCC to Address Non-Thermal Health Impacts of Radiation from Wireless Technology on Children, the Public, and the Environment
September 2, 2020 - Injured Family Files Amicus Brief in Consumer and Environmental Protection Lawsuit Against FCC
February 12, 2020 - Inadequate Regulation of Electronic Product Radiation by FDA Causes Electrosensitivity a.k.a Radiofrequency/Microwave Sickness
December 13, 2016 - White House: Publicize U.S. National Toxicology Program Findings
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