An environmental researcher proposes acoustic monitoring as a complementary exposure-assessment method an…

This submission is from the perspective of an Independent Environmental Health Researcher, and focuses on evidence in support of the use of acoustic monitoring as a complementary approach for characterising and better understanding the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) environment, as part of new research and regulatory compliance efforts. A short note which highlights some data from recent field research, undertaken as part of the International Acoustics Research Organisation’s Acoustical Characterisation of Human Environments research initiative (iaro.org.nz) is attached, with a slidedeck from a recent presentation given at a research workshop on sensory aspects of the energy transition. The examples provide evidence that electromagnetic pollution and natural phenomena can also be observed acoustically, and suggest that there is significant potential for advancing exposure science through taking an integrated approach. I have also attached Prof Dennis Henshaw’s recent paper with Alasdair Philips ‘A mechanistic understanding of human magnetoreception validates the phenomenon of electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS)’ as key evidence that should be used to inform future research. I believe that it is important that a sensory approach is incorporated into assessment, and besides physiological measures, this should be informed by existing and new research on High Sensory Perception and Environmental Sensitivity. Finally, I have also attached a summary of Prof Gerry Pollack’s recent book ‘Charged: The Unexpected Role of Electricity in the Workings of Nature’ as key evidence/reading for informing future electromagnetic radiation health research. Dr Lynette Robertson, Independent Researcher.