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Science - corruption by industry

Many independent scientists are concerned at how much influence industry has over regulators and some scientists involved in this area. Just as with tobacco, asbestos and some chemicals, some parts of industry operating with environmental pollutants want to use their wealth to hide independent science and maximize their profits.

• Baur X et al.: "Ethics, morality, and conflicting interests: how questionable professional integrity in some scientists supports global corporate influence in public health" Int J Occup Environ Health (2015) PMID: 25730664
  
• Bohme SR et al.: "Maximising profit and endangering health: corporate strategies to avoid litigation and regulation" Int J Occup Environ Health (2005) PMID: 16350467
• Hardell L et al.: "Secret ties to industry and conflicting interests in cancer research" Am J Ind Med.  (2007) PMID: 17086516
• Huff J: "Industry influence on occupational and environmental public health" Int J Occup Environ Health (2007) PMID: 17427355
• Mark Hertsgaard and Mark Dowie: "How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation: The disinformation campaign—and massive radiation increase—behind the 5G rollout" (The Nation, March 29 2018)
  
• Huss A et al.: "Source of funding and results of studies of health effects of mobile phone use: systematic review of experimental studies" Environ Health Perspect. (2007) PMID: 17366811
• Kopald DE: "The Conference on Corporate Interference with Science and Health: Fracking, Food and Wireless: genesis, rationale, and results" Rev Environ Health (2013) PMID: 24413210
• Michaels, David: "Doubt is their product: how industry's assault on science threatens your health" (Oxford University Press, 2008, ISBN: 978-0195300673)
  
• Walker, Martin J (ed.): "Corporate Ties That Bind: An Examination of Corporate Manipulation and Vested Interest in Public Health" (Skyhorse Publishing, 2017, ISBN: 978-1510711884)
  
• Seymour WN, Seymour GN: "Dollars, lobbying, and secrecy: how campaign contributions and lobbying affect public policy" Rev Environ Health (2013) PMID: 24413211
• Louis Slesin: "Show Me the Studies! “The Nation” Resurrects an Old Controversy: George Carol is back ... again!" (Microwave News, May 7 2018)

Documentaries and videos:

• ABC Catalyst: "Mobile Phone Radiation Risks" (February 16 2016, 29 min.)
  This excellent programme, "Wi-Fried", was later withdrawn by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. There had been criticism from the cellphone industry. It was alleged to be an unusual case of open and blatant censorship.
  "19/02/2016 - Australian ABC TV Catalyst RF/WiFi documentary" (Powerwatch commentary, 2016)
  
• Devra Davis: "The truth about mobile phone and wireless radiation" (2015, 61 min.)
• Robert Morris et al: "Children Absorb Higher Doses of Radio Frequency Radiation From Mobile Phones Than Adults" (2015, 4 min.)
• Septiemefactory: "Microwaves, Science and Lies" (2014, 91 min., trailer 2 min)
  ​"11/11/2014 - Microwaves, Science and Lies" (Powerwatch commentary, 2014)

How industry stalls research by false "Replication" studies

One common way which industry has used to slow study into harmful health effects of EM exposure is to pretend to conduct "replication" studies of a newly discovered effect, but to change to conditions slightly so as to find no effect. Although such a study is clearly not a true replication study, industry and some government regulators have tried to use such negative effects to justify questioning the original positive effects.

In science, a positive finding always has priority. A negative effect is never conclusive and can never over-ride a single positive study, if the positive study is reliable. Even hundreds of negative studies cannot outweigh a single positive study if the single positive study is reliable.

• Dariusz Leszcynski: "Where science and big money collide…" (April 28 2017)
  
• Louis Slesin: "Radiation Research’ and the Cult of Negative Results: A Microwave News Investigation” (Microwave News, July 31 2006)
• Louis Slesin: "Peer Review in the Raw: N.P. Singh, the Comet Assay and “Radiation Research”" (Microwave News, April 27 2017)

See also: Pro-industry Regulators