Additional info on smart meter concerns
Regarding the Dec. 29 Recorder article “Eversource customers express concerns over smart meter rollout,” I’d like to thank the reporter, Aalianna Marietta, for presenting a thorough and balanced coverage of this issue. One clarification is important — the presumed health risks from this sort of radiation exposure are not due to its thermal impact, as one of the sources stated.
While that was the original concern when the FCC OK’d microwave towers in the 1990s, we now know that the impact is not thermal (the radiation is not of the same intensity as in microwave ovens), but electrical. These wireless EMF emissions disrupt cell function by altering electrical signaling within the cell, especially the voltage-dependent sodium channels that regulate nerve function. As Dr. Chamberlin described, there are many peer-reviewed studies documenting this impact (here’s his 15′ presentation to the NH Health Commission about the concerns raised by wireless communication: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Y7lldtJSI).
We should heed these warning signs.
Eric Leskowitz, MD, research affiliate, Harvard Medical School
Buckland