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Mobile towers hurting biological systems of birds: Study |
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The Times of India, 12 October 2011
NEW DELHI: Electromagnetic radiation ( EMR) from mobile towers was interfering with the biological systems of birds, a study released by the environment ministry said and called for a law for the protection of flora and fauna.
"The review of existing literature shows that the EMRs are interfering with the biological systems in more ways than one and there had already been some warning bells sounded in the case on bees and birds, which probably heralds the seriousness of this issue and indicates the vulnerability of other species as well," the study found.
The ministry in September 2010 had constituted a 10-member committee under Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) director Asad Rahmani to study the impact of mobile phone towers on birds and bees and formulating guidelines for their installations.
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Could wireless antennas be the next asbestos? |
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Business Insurance, 13 September 2010
Could radio frequency-producing antennas that are essential for the wireless world be the next asbestos for the insurance industry? They could, writes Gloria Vogel, managing director of New York-based Vogel Capital Management. The insurance industry must reassess its risk management tools and beef up loss control operations—especially its application of risk management to worker safety within the wireless ecosystem to avoid potentially huge claims in the future, she says.
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WHY IS THERE MORE CONCERN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IN FRANCE?? |
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/173740/reduce_radio_wave_exposure_warns_french_government_agency.html
Reduce Radio Wave Exposure, Warns French Government Agency
Peter Sayer, IDG News Service
Thursday 15th October 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:10 AM PDT
A French government agency has warned that measures should be taken to reduce everyday exposure to radio signals -- even though, it said, there is
no definitive proof that such signals have a negative effect on human health.
The French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety conducted a review of around 3,500 studies and publications.
Around 10 studies indisputably demonstrate that radio signals have an effect on the activity of cells, the agency said, but only one mechanism has so far
been identified by which the signals affect cells: the heating effect due to the very high signal levels typically only found close by transmitters.
The agency suggested a number of measures to cut exposure in its report "An updated expert evaluation relating to radio frequencies" published (in
French) on Thursday.
Among the measures recommended, it called on authorities to identify the areas of the country subjected to the strongest radio signals, and take
efforts to reduce them. However, it also warned city authorities not to introduce local regulations limiting the power of transmitters for mobile
phone networks, which might lead to an increase in the number of transmitters, with as-yet unknown consequences.
It also encouraged phone companies and ISPs to supply cordless phones based on the latest low-power technologies and to supply DSL modem-routers with multiple Ethernet jacks and an easily accessible physical on-off switch for the Wi-Fi interface.
Consumers should also be given more information about the specific absorption rate (SAR) of all devices emitting radio signals. SAR is a
measure of the heating effect of the signals on human tissue, and is already published for most mobile phones, allowing consumers to choose a model with a lower SAR if they are concerned about the effect of radio signals.
The agency recognized that some people undeniably experience pain and other symptoms that those people attribute to their hypersensitivity to radio
signals, but said there is no proof that radio signals are indeed the cause of the pain.
French businesses are cashing in on fears about the health effects of radio waves, with health-food stores selling all manner of sprays and
self-adhesive patches that supposedly protect their wearers from radio signals.
However, the agency said, "The effectiveness of these products has not been proven."
Legislators are already taking action to limit the exposure of those they believe most vulnerable to the radio signals. The French Senate last week
approved a bill forbidding schoolchildren from using mobile phones in the classroom in primary and middle schools. The bill also requires the approval
of the National Assembly before it can become law, but it has not yet been scheduled for debate there. |
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