Significant correlations between certain spectra of atmospherics and different biological and pathological parameters

Hoffmann, Georg; Vogr, Siegfried; Baumer, H.; Kempski, Oliver; Ruhenstroth‐Bauer, G.

doi:10.1007/bf01041838

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“…Correlations between certain environmental electrical ®elds associated with weather (sferics) and several diseases or biological parameters have been reported by Hoffmann et al [1991]. RuhenstrothBauer et al [1984 and reported that seizures in humans are positively correlated with 28 kHz pulsed signals and negatively correlated with 10 kHz signals from sferics.…”

Section: Nervous Systemmentioning

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Health and safety implications of exposure to electromagnetic fields in the frequency range 300 Hz to 10 MHz

Litvak

Foster

Repacholi

2001

Bioelectromagnetics

102

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An international seminar on health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) in the frequency range from 300 Hz to 10 MHz (referred to as the Intermediate Frequency (IF) range) was held in Maastricht, Netherlands, on 7-8 June 1999. The seminar, organized under the International EMF Project, was sponsored jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), and the Government of the Netherlands. This report does not attempt to summarize all of the material presented at the conference, but focuses on sources of exposure, biophysical and dosimetric considerations pertinent to extrapolating biological data from other frequency ranges to IF and identifies potential health concerns and needs for developing exposure guidelines. This paper is based on presentations at the conference and reports of working groups consisting of the speakers and other experts. It concludes with recommendations for further research aimed at improving health risk assessments in this frequency range.

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Section: Nervous Systemmentioning

confidence: 85%

Health and safety implications of exposure to electromagnetic fields in the frequency range 300 Hz to 10 MHz

Litvak

Foster

Repacholi

2001

Bioelectromagnetics

102

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“…It has often been stated that 'correlation does not necessarily imply causation', and this creed has tended to handicap the investigation of many interesting possible links between intractable environmental parameters and biological phenomena (e.g. Hoffmann et al, 1991). Nevertheless, correlations, if supported by sufficient replicates and statistically significant P-values, do hint at relationships between variables which might be worthy of further consideration (for an excellent example of this, see Juckett and Rosenberg, 1993).…”

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Lunisolar tidal force and the growth of plant roots, and some other of its effects on plant movements

Barlow

Fisahn

2012

Annals of Botany

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At present, the evidence for a lunar or a lunisolar influence on root growth or, indeed, on any other plant system, is correlative, and therefore circumstantial. Although it is not possible to alter the lunisolar gravitational force experienced by living organisms on Earth, it is possible to predict how this putative lunisolar influence will vary at times in the near future. This may offer ways of testing predictions about possible Moon-plant relationships. As for a hypothesis about how the three-body system of Earth-Sun-Moon could interact with biological systems to produce a specific growth response, this remains a challenge for the future. Plant growth responses are mainly brought about by differential movement of water across protoplasmic membranes in conjunction with water movement in the super-symplasm. It may be in this realm of water movements, or even in the physical forms which water adopts within cells, that the lunisolar tidal force has an impact upon living growth systems.

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“…In addition, lightning has been connected with a worsening of arthritis through increased swelling in the joints. More generally, some authors have suggested that the body's connective tissues become more susceptible to a range of physiological effects during periods of lightning, this being linked to the radio emissions from lightning at frequencies between 10 and 28 kHz (Hoffmann et al, 1991).…”

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Using the GANDOLF system as a tool to aid the forecasting of lightning strikes

Soul

Archibald

Hardaker

et al. 2002

Meteorological Applications

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In partnership with the Environment Agency, the Met Office has developed a short‐period thunderstorm forecasting system based on a conceptual life‐cycle model of convective cells. Although originally intended to provide forecasts of intense precipitation, the model provides a mechanism for predicting other forms of severe weather phenomena associated with thunderstorms. This paper investigates the possibility of using GANDOLF to generate a forecast of lightning risk. Model life‐cycle stages are compared against observed lightning locations in order to derive a basis for forecasting risk, and this was then tested on data for three different events. The results from this initial investigation seem promising and suggest this type of approach can be effective. Copyright © 2002 Royal Meteorological Society

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Significant correlations between certain spectra of atmospherics and different biological and pathological parameters

Abstract: Atmospherics are very short naturally occurring electromagnetic impulses of between 4 and 50 kHz. In this review we summarize our results concerning the correlations between certain spectra of atmospherics and several biological and pathological parameters.

Cited by 10 publications

References 7 publications

Health and safety implications of exposure to electromagnetic fields in the frequency range 300 Hz to 10 MHz

Health and safety implications of exposure to electromagnetic fields in the frequency range 300 Hz to 10 MHz

Lunisolar tidal force and the growth of plant roots, and some other of its effects on plant movements

Using the GANDOLF system as a tool to aid the forecasting of lightning strikes

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