- The Metro – microwave radiation article
Yet another article appeared this week highlighting the question that everyday appliances such as mobile phones and microwaves could be detrimental to our health. The piece was written by Yanar Alkavat and published in The Metro. The article stated that Swedish studies over the past decade suggest by using a mobile phone for more than an hour a day could double your chance of developing brain cancer. Cordless landline phones (digital DECT phones) operate on a similar frequency to mobile phones (1,880MHz compared to 3G’s 2,100MHz) with most constantly emitting an endless stream of pulsed microwave radiation.
The conclusions of the article quote some countries precautionary approach’s to the issue.
- Some Parisian libraries have suspended wireless connections following findings from a worldwide study called The BioInitiative Report, which claims current radiation limits need to be urgently reviewed. The French government is to also ban mobile phones in primary schools to reduce risk to children.
- A local education authority in Frankfurt has banned wireless networks in schools, as they ‘did not wish to conduct a large-scale human experiment’.
- In May this year, a Court of Appeal in Versailles ordered Bouygues Telecom to dismantle a phone mast on grounds of uncertainty to public health.
- Sweden recognises electromagnetic sensitivity as a medical condition.
- The European Parliament is calling for tighter restrictions and more research on safety standards from wireless technologies. Britain is pumping £3.1m into a decade-long study investigating the links between brain cancer and mobile phone use.