We are the founders and directors of Radia Smart since 2016.
Stefan became first aware of the potential health effects caused by EMF whilst working as a biomedical engineer at various hospitals in Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Unwillingly, Stefan developed health symptoms associated with EMF exposure due to the high level of radiofrequency from nearby cell towers. In 2016, Stefan began exploring ways of providing effective shielding solutions and tested several materials following IEEE 299-2006: Method for Measuring the Effectiveness of Electromagnetic Shielding Enclosures.
Stefan is a certified EMF Testing Technician, Biomedical Engineer, and Indoor Environmental Professional (IEP). He is a certified Building Biologist.
Kristin first became aware of EMF radiation when she was pregnant with her first child ( oh wow, that is more than 12 years ago). Like many mums, she wants to provide the best environment for her baby. With an increased population using radiation-emitting devices like cell phones, iPad, and wireless networks each year, she started to wonder what the risks and health impacts for pregnant women and families in the long term.
Kristin is a tech-savvy mum of three children, who is mindful of EMF radiation and its health effects, an entrepreneur, she has a background in business and IT. She is in charge of product design and business development, as well as customer relations.
The facts
The current generation of children are the first to be exposed to radiofrequency radiation for almost their whole lives. This sort of radiation has a cumulative effect. Some numbers, for the past 50 years, the artificial electromagnetic (EMF) radiation has increased by quintillion time, that is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 or 1 followed by 18 zeros. The U.S adds 20,000 new cell towers per year. As of 2018, there is approximately 350,000 cell towers in the US and there are 4.88 billion of mobile phone users worldwide.
On average, people spend approximately 3 hours per day using their smartphones, that is 3 hours of EMF exposure on daily basis. In the UK, 53% of children are now cell phone owners by the age of seven. One in four children spend 4 to 6 hours online a day. The current generation of children are the first to be exposed to radiofrequency radiation for almost their whole lives. The risks for children are genuinely concerning.
What do we do?
With increasing evidence and advice from government and health experts, we felt that more people need to know, particularly parents and pregnant women about the effects of radiation.
We are here to provide simple and actionable solutions to reduce your EMF radiation. More importantly, We are on the journey of helping people to become more aware of EMF radiation and its potential health risks for families, special families with children who are more vulnerable to these radiations.
We know once a person becomes aware that person will start taking precautions to reduce EMF radiation. It can be as simple as putting the WIFI in the garage, leaving the cell phone away from you when you sleep, or using a speaker phone when chatting, these are all small wins for us. Raise awareness, and reduce the EMF exposure.
Much love from Melbourne, Australia.
Stefan & Kristin Irwanto
Directors & Founders of Radia Smart® Since 2016
