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Electromagnetic radiations from the cell phone towers

08/29/2009 12:20 AM

I want to know whether Electromagnetic radiations from the cell phone towers erected on the buildings are harmful to the humanbeings.

If yes, what are the measures to be take in mitigating the problem

Dr.A.M.Salsingikar,

Mumbai

29th Aug 09

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08/29/2009 12:26 AM
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Re: Electromagnetic radiations from the cell phone towers

08/29/2009 7:33 AM

Evidence seems to be building that your cell phone, not the tower, is more likely to give you brain cancer.

If you use a cell phone a lot, get a "hands off" headset so you can keep the antenna radiating from your antenna away from your head.

Cell phone radiation is invisible but not insignificant.

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08/29/2009 11:33 PM

I have been around every kind of radar during my service years in WW2 and afterward in my employment in the radar industry. It covers a lot of different types of high powered pulse and other types that have been built and extends for over 60 years. Some of the wartime radars were very high powered pulsed radar. I am in great health at the age of 88. One case proves very little but it is one person subjected to a lot of radiation over a life time, so it has some validity. During one period we were required to carry a negative unexposed film to determine if we had excessive exposure to radiation.

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Re: Electromagnetic radiations from the cell phone towers

08/30/2009 12:43 AM

There are hue and cry among folks.

These cell phone waves, reduced the population small sparrows. Could this be true?

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08/30/2009 12:26 AM

All speculations on cell-tower dangers have been based on bad science.

To the best of current knowledge, there's nothing to fear.

And tell yourself that the power of the cell signals is VERY low. For example, it a satellite in orbit (I don't know which type .. it could be near of far) emits signals around 200 Watts (two 100 W incandescent light bulbs!) in strength. And those signals have to cross THOUSANDS of kilometers through space and atmosphere.

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08/30/2009 1:12 AM

there are a number of lawyers who try to get jury awards for this kind of stuff. The big problem they have is the inability to show any harm from a 1 watt cellphone signal or a 25 watt cel repeater station. The incidence of all cancers is the same among cell users and non cell users, so no causal relationship can be formed.

The internet is full of crooks who will sell you tinfoil hats for $200, and other similar items, but no proof of damage.

It is generally accepted that non-ionizing radiation does not harm tissue. With enough power you can boil water, as in a metal box with 1000 watts per cubic foot, as in a microwave on a cup of water for 3 minutes at about 2500 Mhz. Now with 1/1000 of the power, ( a 1 watt phone)you might raise the head(20 cups) about 1/10 degree, if it was dead already. With blood circulation it will not move at all.

the electric field will not do anything at all either, the brain is salt water = an ionic good conductor.

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Re: Electromagnetic radiations from the cell phone towers

08/30/2009 5:38 PM

Short answer, No. See previous threads on CR4 as this has been covered in depth a few times (I even included links to Australasian government electromagnetic standards and conducted research in one or two of the threads).

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09/01/2009 8:56 AM

As i remember, you get cancer by having free radicals or radiation knock bits and peices of your dna and rna out. A cell phone doesn't have the power concentration to do this. Period. You're subjected to more power walking outside and feeling the sun for 10 minutes than a years worth of cell phone conversations. Lol, if you took an electromagnetic spectrum analyzer and just scanned for ALL the radio waves floating around out there, you would understand that the itsy bitsy tiny little signal coming from your cell phone is infantismal compared to the background radiation. Try scanning near an airport while you're at it... that should get your nerves on edge... Anyone here seen a comm antenna on a naval ship sprayed with saltwater? snap crackle and pop baby... I will say this. I worked as a radar tech in the navy for 6 years... ALL the guys in our division that had kids, had girls, and that was a lot of girls..

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09/01/2009 12:44 PM

I would think the frequency of the radiation would be the largest factor in determining the effects of EMR on the human body... With proximity and radiated power the next two dominate factors. The FM radio band resonates with the human muscles and tissues with far greater efficiency than the AM radio band. As far as I have read and learned non-ionizing radiation just generates heat in the human body with varying levels of efficiency dependent on frequency.

This can become a problem with prolonged exposure when organs and other structures in the human body, that do not have heat dissipation abilities, are not given a chance to 'cool' down. Mainly, the eyes and organs are susceptible to damage with prolonged exposure.

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09/03/2009 8:47 AM

The anwser is, almost cerainly, yes, given enough time; however, your question did not state where the human beings would be postioned relative to the tower.

Typically, accepted/established standards dictate placement and height of cellular/wireless towers (and beaming direction) so that human exposure falls within set standard by which are calculated that risk will be eliminated or minimalized...that is to say, at worst, that the exposure time required to cause injury would be so long as to make it extremely unlikely that a self-professed victim could sustain a claim for tort liability.

Another example of regulating to mitigate (claims against industry and governments) is exemplified in the practice across most local jurisdictions that cell towers shall not be located other than on commercial properties (unless circumstances dictate otherwise).

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