Saturday, August 18, 2012
New mobile radiation norms from Sept 1 - An Eyewash
The recent article - New mobile radiation norms from Sept 1 - in Times of India - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/New-mobile-radiation-norms-from-Sept-1/articleshow/15499480.cms dated Aug 15, 2012 is not enough from health point of view and is only an eyewash. Please read below:
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Cell Tower Radiation Tranquilizers: Times of India - Aug 5, 2012, Page 22
Transmission Tranquilizers: Times of India - Aug 5, 2012, Page 22
A similar protection against radiation from towers is offered by Mumbai-based NESA Radiation Solutions.Among the products in its portfolio are radiation detectors as well as shielding films and curtains which can be put inside buildings close to towers."The electronic components in the shielding films can convert microwave energy into heat energy and then dissipate it.They have been found to have 90-95 % effectiveness," says the companys director, Neha Kumar.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Almost 50% of mobile phone towers in Mumbai are illegal
Hindustan Times: Mumbai, July 27, 2012
Of the 3,705 mobile phone towers across the city that can jeopardise your health and life, 1,830 — that’s roughly half of them — are illegal, says the civic body. But the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which discovered this fact last June when it conducted a survey of mobile phone towers, has done nothing for the past 13 months to remove the illegal ones.
So far, officials have taken action against only 140 illegal towers.
As reported in HT’s July 15 edition, it’s common for people living close to mobile towers to experience the side-effects of radiation, such as headaches, joint pains, disturbed vision, itchiness, anxiety, lack of concentration, sleep disturbances and fatigue, among other symptoms; cancer happens in extreme cases.
Civic officials said they cannot do anything against the illegal towers as a writ petition filed by mobile tower operators is pending in Bombay high court. “The court has directed us to maintain status quo, so we cannot take action,” said CL Undage, assistant engineer, building and proposals department, BMC.
Experts said the BMC should at least work towards controlling radiation levels and reducing the health risk, if it cannot remove these mobile phone towers. “To avoid having to make the big investment needed to install more towers, mobile tower owners increase the radiation level of the existing towers. The high level of radiation affects the health of people living in the vicinity,” said Professor Girish Kumar, department of electrical engineering, IIT Bombay.
In January 2011, an inter-ministerial committee report recommended that radiation exposure be reduced to 450 mw/sq m, but the suggestion has not yet been implemented.
“The solution is to reduce the radiations levels and install towers only on the tallest building in a locality, which has no buildings of similar height around it,” said Kumar.
Vinod Shah, a resident of Carmichael Road in D-ward, which has the second highest number of mobile phone towers in the city – 303, of which 141 are illegal – said the BMC should contest the issue in court.
“The BMC should bring the health hazards owing to radiation to the notice of the high court,” he said.
Shah said the towers have affected the health of many people in D-ward, which includes Malabar Hill, Kemp’s Corner and Grant Road. “The radiation levels are very high even when measured 200 to 300 meters away from the site. Residents have health issues all the time,” he said.
Shah, who lives at Ajanta Apartments, added, “We have had two fatal cases of cancer in our building since these towers have been erected.”
The K-west ward, which includes Andheri (West) and Oshiwara, have the highest number of mobile phone towers at 323, of which more than 50% - 198 — are unauthorised.
Almost 50% of mobile phone towers in Mumbai are illegal - Hindustan Times
So far, officials have taken action against only 140 illegal towers.
As reported in HT’s July 15 edition, it’s common for people living close to mobile towers to experience the side-effects of radiation, such as headaches, joint pains, disturbed vision, itchiness, anxiety, lack of concentration, sleep disturbances and fatigue, among other symptoms; cancer happens in extreme cases.
Civic officials said they cannot do anything against the illegal towers as a writ petition filed by mobile tower operators is pending in Bombay high court. “The court has directed us to maintain status quo, so we cannot take action,” said CL Undage, assistant engineer, building and proposals department, BMC.
Experts said the BMC should at least work towards controlling radiation levels and reducing the health risk, if it cannot remove these mobile phone towers. “To avoid having to make the big investment needed to install more towers, mobile tower owners increase the radiation level of the existing towers. The high level of radiation affects the health of people living in the vicinity,” said Professor Girish Kumar, department of electrical engineering, IIT Bombay.
In January 2011, an inter-ministerial committee report recommended that radiation exposure be reduced to 450 mw/sq m, but the suggestion has not yet been implemented.
“The solution is to reduce the radiations levels and install towers only on the tallest building in a locality, which has no buildings of similar height around it,” said Kumar.
Vinod Shah, a resident of Carmichael Road in D-ward, which has the second highest number of mobile phone towers in the city – 303, of which 141 are illegal – said the BMC should contest the issue in court.
“The BMC should bring the health hazards owing to radiation to the notice of the high court,” he said.
Shah said the towers have affected the health of many people in D-ward, which includes Malabar Hill, Kemp’s Corner and Grant Road. “The radiation levels are very high even when measured 200 to 300 meters away from the site. Residents have health issues all the time,” he said.
Shah, who lives at Ajanta Apartments, added, “We have had two fatal cases of cancer in our building since these towers have been erected.”
The K-west ward, which includes Andheri (West) and Oshiwara, have the highest number of mobile phone towers at 323, of which more than 50% - 198 — are unauthorised.
Almost 50% of mobile phone towers in Mumbai are illegal - Hindustan Times
Towering Heights: Pros and Cons
by Neha Kumar
Article in Elektor India - August Issue 2012- Microcontroller Special Issue - Pg 54
Towering Heights: Pros and Cons
Monday, July 23, 2012
High Court to Govt: Ban on mobile phone towers within 50 metre of schools, hospitals and residential localities
Jul 23, 201 - Times of India
Delhi HC issues notice to govt over mobile towers
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court Monday issued notices to central and Delhi governments on a plea to ban high-frequency mobile phone towers in residential areas as its radiation causes health hazards.
Justice Rajiv Shakdher sought response from the Department of Telecommunication, the Chief Secretary of the Delhi government and a leading mobile service provider by Jan 14, 2013.
The court's direction came on a plea of Ramnath Garg seeking imposition of ban on installation of high frequency mobile phone towers within 50 metre of schools, hospitals and residential localities.
The petition said: "Respondents to be directed to stop the radio frequency waves emitted from cell phone towers causing radiation in the schools, hospitals and residential localities, in which the towers be not allowed to be installed in 50 metres of the places."
"The radiation from the cell phone towers causes different type of swelling in the brain, head, hearing disorder, headache and anxiety neurosis... but no action is taken for the safety of the persons living around the towers," the petition further said.
Garg also sought directions to the Department of Telecom, private operators and the state government to take steps to reduce exposure to radiation.
The petition asked the court to enforce guidelines prepared by a committee formed in 2010 to study health hazards from cell phone towers.
Garg also claimed compensation of Rs 50 lakh, saying that his 30-year-old son died of cancer caused by radiation from a mobile tower on the roof of his house. He said the common man is being misled by the cell phone companies and even the civic authorities.
"The amount to be given for the negligence of the respondents causing death to his son," said the petition.
Garg claimed that local state government officials approached him in 2009 with a proposal to install a tower on the roof of his house in Surajmal Vihar. Though he urged the officials not to erect a very high frequency tower, they misled him, said the petition.
As per the petition, all his family members gained weight over one year, but with time they faced sleeping difficulties, digestion problems and their health began to deteriorate.
Then a doctor advised him to get the tower removed from his house, suspecting it might be responsible for their health problems, the petition added.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachan on Mobile Tower Radiation Hazards
Video screened at Workshop on Cell Tower/Cell Phone Radiation Hazards and Solutions organized by Prof. Girish Kumar at IIT Bombay on 9th July 2012
Snapshots of: Shahrukh Khan and Kajol from the movie - My Name is Khan
Amitabh Bachan, Farah Ali Khan, Pritish Nandy and Shekhar Kapoor share their views on Twitter and Blogger
Amitabh Bachan - KBC chat on sparrow decline due to excessive radiation from mobile towers.
Workshop Website: http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/~mwave/workshop2 Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/Celltowerradiation
Sunday, July 1, 2012
ICNIRP Guideline - averaged over 6min exposure! Then why adopted for 24*7?
The Industry and Government bodies like TERM Cell have consistently been stating that they are within "International Standards" for Cell Tower Radiation and, hence are completely safe. Let us have a closer look at what these "standards" are:
1) ICNIRP 1998 - stands for International Commission on Non- Ionizing Radiation Protection. These guideline are averaged over only 6 minutes exposure, however the Indian Government has adopted it for 24*7 exposure:
2) Several other countries have adopted much lower values. Please have a look at: http://neha-wilcom.blogspot.in/2012/04/mobile-tower-radiation-hazards.html for standards adopted by different countries.
The question is - Why do each of these countries have different standards ranging from several hundred to thousand times in magnitude?
3) The maximum value measured by TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) was 100 times lower than the ICNIRP guideline. In that case why do they have an apprehension in reducing the guideline by 10 times (which has been proposed since Feb 2011)
Even if government adopts 1/10th of ICNIRP, the industry will be within norm and does not have to reduce the power transmission
4 Why does Blackberry manual carry warning messages "keep the device 0.98 inches away from your body?" http://neha-wilcom.blogspot.in/2011/06/in-cell-phone-manufacturers-own-words.html
5) Why do we see warning signals on mobile towers " CAUTION: Non Ionizing Radiation" when the industry has been saying non-ionizing radiation is completely safe.
These are just some of the points. For more information you can read: http://www.scribd.com/doc/93413060
1) ICNIRP 1998 - stands for International Commission on Non- Ionizing Radiation Protection. These guideline are averaged over only 6 minutes exposure, however the Indian Government has adopted it for 24*7 exposure:
2) Several other countries have adopted much lower values. Please have a look at: http://neha-wilcom.blogspot.in/2012/04/mobile-tower-radiation-hazards.html for standards adopted by different countries.
The question is - Why do each of these countries have different standards ranging from several hundred to thousand times in magnitude?
3) The maximum value measured by TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) was 100 times lower than the ICNIRP guideline. In that case why do they have an apprehension in reducing the guideline by 10 times (which has been proposed since Feb 2011)
Even if government adopts 1/10th of ICNIRP, the industry will be within norm and does not have to reduce the power transmission
4 Why does Blackberry manual carry warning messages "keep the device 0.98 inches away from your body?" http://neha-wilcom.blogspot.in/2011/06/in-cell-phone-manufacturers-own-words.html
5) Why do we see warning signals on mobile towers " CAUTION: Non Ionizing Radiation" when the industry has been saying non-ionizing radiation is completely safe.
These are just some of the points. For more information you can read: http://www.scribd.com/doc/93413060
Friday, June 29, 2012
Prof. Girish Kumars open challenge - Stand in front of your towers for 10 days!
29 June 2012 - Rajasthan Patrika
Prof. Girish Kumar gives open challenge - Stand in front of your towers at ICNIRP guideline for 10 days! If nothing happens, he will never speak on Cell Tower Radiation Hazards.
http://epaper.patrika.com/44685/Rajasthan-Patrika-Jaipur/29-06-2012#page/2/1
The main point here is - Indian government has adopted a very high standards for radiation from Cell Towers - ICNIRP 1998 - which is averaged over only 6min/day exposure, however we have adopted it for 24*7! Also, assuming ICNIRP guideline is safe, if you take the cumulative power and compare with the power of a microwave over, it implies that it is safe to keep a human body in microwave oven for 19min/day and then safe you are safe. The issue is why adopt such high standards?? Industry is within this norm however still several thousand times higher from health point of view. Please go through: http://www.scribd.com/doc/98808287/ICNIRP-Guideline-averaged-over-6min-exposure-Why-adopted-for-24-7
The challenge was given more than 1.5 years ago. Till date no Industry or Government rep has excepted it!
Prof. Girish Kumar gives open challenge - Stand in front of your towers at ICNIRP guideline for 10 days! If nothing happens, he will never speak on Cell Tower Radiation Hazards.
http://epaper.patrika.com/44685/Rajasthan-Patrika-Jaipur/29-06-2012#page/2/1
The main point here is - Indian government has adopted a very high standards for radiation from Cell Towers - ICNIRP 1998 - which is averaged over only 6min/day exposure, however we have adopted it for 24*7! Also, assuming ICNIRP guideline is safe, if you take the cumulative power and compare with the power of a microwave over, it implies that it is safe to keep a human body in microwave oven for 19min/day and then safe you are safe. The issue is why adopt such high standards?? Industry is within this norm however still several thousand times higher from health point of view. Please go through: http://www.scribd.com/doc/98808287/ICNIRP-Guideline-averaged-over-6min-exposure-Why-adopted-for-24-7
The challenge was given more than 1.5 years ago. Till date no Industry or Government rep has excepted it!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Jaipur: Mobile Towers causing Cancer!
MAY 23, 2012 - MEDIA ACTION GROUP
Mobile Towers cause cancer in the people who live in the regions nearby….The fact doesn’t remain a hyperbolic statement and is very much proved. Several cases in Surya Nagar Colony and other areas of the Pink City are enough to prove the relation between mobile towers and occurrence of cancer disease. The case studies say that the mobile companies have been proved merely boastful which used to say that no connection exists between cancer occurrence and mobile towers.
http://www.mediaactiongroup.in/?p=3740
Rajasthan High Court directs State Govt to check Mobile Tower Radiation
4 June 2012
A writ petition in the Rajasthan HC has left the Gehlot government in the state dialing the Centre for help. Acting on a complaint against alleged deadly radiation emanating from cellular towers, the Rajasthan HC has directed the state government to conduct spot emission checks and ensure that cellular tower operators adhere to prescribed emission norms. The direction came after the High Court rejected the radiation emission report prepared by the Department of Telecom, in the capital.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Mumbaiites get their own radiation shields
Hindustan Times - Mumbai, June 24, 2012
The full-length windows in Narendra Doshi’s Mulund (West) flat are covered with a dark film that has electronic chips attached to the side. The film is meant to protect the Doshis from radiation from the 3 mobile phone antennae on the building wall. Doshi is among a growing number of
Mumbaiites protecting themselves from such radiation. While there is conflicting research on the harmful effect of such radiation, housing societies can earn up to Rs. 1 lakh a month in rent from mobile phone firms to allow signal boosting towers and antennae on their buildings.
Doshi, a financial consultant, started researching the harmful effects of radiation after his daughter-in-law delivered a premature baby. In April, a private firm found the radiation levels in his house to be 70 milliwatt/metre square. Though this was below the permissible limit in India (4,500 milliwatt/metre square), the international standard is 1 milliwatt/metre square.
“We do not have any proof the tower is a health hazard. But we cannot wait for health problems to take precautions,” said Doshi’s neighbour, Biju Sumugan.
“People contact us when they start getting headaches or sleep disorders,” said Neha Kumar, director, NESA Radiation Solutions, which has installed such films in about 20 city homes. “The shield reduces 99% of the radiation,” claimed Kumar’s father, Girish Kumar, a professor at IIT-B.
Mumbaiites get their own radiation shields - Hindustan Times
The full-length windows in Narendra Doshi’s Mulund (West) flat are covered with a dark film that has electronic chips attached to the side. The film is meant to protect the Doshis from radiation from the 3 mobile phone antennae on the building wall. Doshi is among a growing number of
Mumbaiites protecting themselves from such radiation. While there is conflicting research on the harmful effect of such radiation, housing societies can earn up to Rs. 1 lakh a month in rent from mobile phone firms to allow signal boosting towers and antennae on their buildings.
Doshi, a financial consultant, started researching the harmful effects of radiation after his daughter-in-law delivered a premature baby. In April, a private firm found the radiation levels in his house to be 70 milliwatt/metre square. Though this was below the permissible limit in India (4,500 milliwatt/metre square), the international standard is 1 milliwatt/metre square.
“We do not have any proof the tower is a health hazard. But we cannot wait for health problems to take precautions,” said Doshi’s neighbour, Biju Sumugan.
“People contact us when they start getting headaches or sleep disorders,” said Neha Kumar, director, NESA Radiation Solutions, which has installed such films in about 20 city homes. “The shield reduces 99% of the radiation,” claimed Kumar’s father, Girish Kumar, a professor at IIT-B.
Mumbaiites get their own radiation shields - Hindustan Times
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Jaipur - Mobile Tower Radiation - Cancer and illness - Three different societies protest
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13th May 2012:
Protest against mobile towers in three different places.
Rajapark colony, Neerman Nagar, Malviya Nagar: People face severe health problems (cancer, headaches, loss of sleep, fatigue, dizziness, tiredness, miscarriages) and protest to remove cell towers
Radiation levels were measured and found to be in danger and caution zones in most places
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SIX Died from cancer and TEN people fighting with cancer. Miscarriage and other cases reported too in Mohalla Kayamkhaniyan, Jaipur
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13th May 2012:
Mohalla Kayamkhaniyan - SIX Died from cancer and TEN people fighting with cancer. Miscarriage and other cases reported too.
Harmada Colony - FIVE people suffering from severe illness (cancer and severe headache and fatigue cases)
Rajapark - ONE women suffering from cancer and illness in EVERY house (severe headaches, loss of sleep, fatigue, dizziness, tiredness)
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Mobile Tower Radiation Hazards and Solutions Proposed to Government - May 2012.
Mobile Tower Radiation Hazards and Solutions Proposed to Government.
Following presentation was made to Shri Milind Deora, honorable Minister of State for IT and Communication and Department of Telecommunications (DOT), India on 1 May 2012 in Delhi
Prof. Girish Kumar from IIT Bombay has written down some simple solutions to reduce radiation hazard from cell phones.
Step 1 - Convince the operators to reduce the transmitted power from current 20W/carrier to max. 1 to 2 W especially in the dense urban area.
It is very simple to implement - all they have to do is to remove the power amplifier or reduce the gain of the amplifier.
Lots of other benefits of reducing the power - cooling of the amplifier will not be required, then it may not require Air conditioner. Total power requirement will be reduced, so Diesel Generator is not required and solar panel can meet this requirement. Operators can claim carbon
credit and it truely leads to Green Telecom. You can see the attached TRAI-Green-Telecom-openho use-GKreport.pdf
Disadvantage of reducing the power - range will reduce. So people living at larger distance may have signal problem initially.
Operators have to install more number of towers or they can provide low power repeaters/boosters/signal enhancers, which will cost them more money.
Step 2 - Radiation measurements have to be done at residences, offices,schools, hospitals. If the power density level is still high (i.e,more than 0.1 to 1 milliwatts/sq.m after reduction of the transmitted power, then either towers have to be relocated or height of the towers has to be increased or direction of the antenna has to be hanged. Again, any of these steps will require additional investment.
People have to decide
1. Health versus wealth.
2. Good cell phone connectivity at the expense of health of people living near cell tower or somewhat poor connectivity for the people living at larger distance from the tower.
Mobile Tower Radiation Danger and Solutions Proposed to Government - Prof. Girish Kumar - May 2012
Following presentation was made to Shri Milind Deora, honorable Minister of State for IT and Communication and Department of Telecommunications (DOT), India on 1 May 2012 in Delhi
Prof. Girish Kumar from IIT Bombay has written down some simple solutions to reduce radiation hazard from cell phones.
Step 1 - Convince the operators to reduce the transmitted power from current 20W/carrier to max. 1 to 2 W especially in the dense urban area.
It is very simple to implement - all they have to do is to remove the power amplifier or reduce the gain of the amplifier.
Lots of other benefits of reducing the power - cooling of the amplifier will not be required, then it may not require Air conditioner. Total power requirement will be reduced, so Diesel Generator is not required and solar panel can meet this requirement. Operators can claim carbon
credit and it truely leads to Green Telecom. You can see the attached TRAI-Green-Telecom-openho use-GKreport.pdf
Disadvantage of reducing the power - range will reduce. So people living at larger distance may have signal problem initially.
Operators have to install more number of towers or they can provide low power repeaters/boosters/signal enhancers, which will cost them more money.
Step 2 - Radiation measurements have to be done at residences, offices,schools, hospitals. If the power density level is still high (i.e,more than 0.1 to 1 milliwatts/sq.m after reduction of the transmitted power, then either towers have to be relocated or height of the towers has to be increased or direction of the antenna has to be hanged. Again, any of these steps will require additional investment.
People have to decide
1. Health versus wealth.
2. Good cell phone connectivity at the expense of health of people living near cell tower or somewhat poor connectivity for the people living at larger distance from the tower.
Mobile Tower Radiation Danger and Solutions Proposed to Government - Prof. Girish Kumar - May 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
Cell Tower Radiation - Citizens Speak Up
Video prepared by students of IIT Bombay - PAF Team
Several hundreds of people living near mobile towers are suffering from headaches, sleep disturbance, miscarriages and even cancer etc. The problem is that the Indian governement has ADOPTED THE WORST RADIATION NORMS in the world and something should be done before it is too late! There are enough evidence evidence to see the causal link and solutions have been suggested to the government and industry. However, everyone is trying to blame one another and ignoring the solutions and avoiding responsibility. Please go through the presentation for info: http://www.scribd.com/Neha@Scribd/d/58797743-MOBILE-PHONE-TOWER-RADIATION-HAZARDS
Mobile Tower Radiation Threat: Six Cancer cases in Shalimar Colony,Jaipur
May 11, 2012: SIX CANCER CASES; Three died in Shalimar Colony in Jaipur
Five months ago SEVEN cancer cases reported in C-Scheme near mobile towers in Jaipur. EMF levels were very high at all these places. The question is - When will this end? or is this just the beginning?
Monday, April 23, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Minutes of ASSOCHAM meeting "“Ensuring Public Health and Safety in the Mobile Industry” in New Delhi on Feb. 7-8, 2012 by Prof. Girish Kumar
MINUTES OF THE MEETING AT ASSOCHAM, INDIA on Feb 7-8, 2012 by Prof. Girish Kumar
On 7th-8th Feb 2012 The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) held a workshop and a conference on “Ensuring Public Health and Safety in the Mobile Industry” in Delhi where - Dr. Paolo Vecchia - Chairman ICNIRP, Dr. CK Chou, Chairman IEEE Electromagnetic Safety, Dr. Vijayalaxmi - University of Texas, Prof Kenneth Foster - University of Pennsylvania, Prof. Niels Kuster - IT'IS Foundation, Dr. Jack Rowley - Director Research & Sustainability, GSMA etc were invited. Prof. Girish Kumar from IIT Bombay was also invited however "due to limitation in time" as mentioned by the host speaker his session which was at the end of all the above speakers on 8th Feb was cancelled.
Here are his comments, which he would have liked to make but could not, and are not part of the workshop and conference.
Minutes of ASSOCHAM meeting "“Ensuring Public Health and Safety in the Mobile Industry” in New De...
On 7th-8th Feb 2012 The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) held a workshop and a conference on “Ensuring Public Health and Safety in the Mobile Industry” in Delhi where - Dr. Paolo Vecchia - Chairman ICNIRP, Dr. CK Chou, Chairman IEEE Electromagnetic Safety, Dr. Vijayalaxmi - University of Texas, Prof Kenneth Foster - University of Pennsylvania, Prof. Niels Kuster - IT'IS Foundation, Dr. Jack Rowley - Director Research & Sustainability, GSMA etc were invited. Prof. Girish Kumar from IIT Bombay was also invited however "due to limitation in time" as mentioned by the host speaker his session which was at the end of all the above speakers on 8th Feb was cancelled.
Here are his comments, which he would have liked to make but could not, and are not part of the workshop and conference.
Minutes of ASSOCHAM meeting "“Ensuring Public Health and Safety in the Mobile Industry” in New De...
MOBILE TOWER RADIATION HAZARDS - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. What are the Health Hazards faced with Mobile Towers Radiations?
Sleep Disturbance, Headaches, Memory Loss, Lack of Concentration, Fatigue, Joint Pains, Vision Distortion, Miscarriage, Heart Problems, Brain Tumour, Leukaemia, Cancer, etc.
Also, it affects birds, animals, fruit yield of the trees, and environment.
2. Do we have any Medical Reports to prove these?
Overuse of cell phones leads to hearing loss and ear tumour, and this has been reported by several doctors in India. On May 31, 2011, WHO reported, “The electromagnetic fields produced by mobile phones are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as possibly carcinogenic to humans.”
There are several epidemiological studies done in various countries, such as, Germany, Austria, Brazil, Israel, etc. where they have reported increase in cancer cases in 5 to 10 years, where radiation level was more than 1 mW/m2. Cancer is the last stage and before that people living close to mobile phone towers have reported sleep disturbance, headaches, memory loss, lack of concentration, fatigue, joint pains, vision distortion, miscarriage, heart problems, etc. There are cluster of cancer cases in India also, which occurred after a few years of installation of mobile towers, and where radiation levels were around 10 mW/m2.
One of the links with peer reviewed publications on EMF effect on human and environment with epidemiological and experimental studies. http://www.cellphonetaskforce.org/
Link to a new statement from the American Academy of Environmental Medicine:
http://www.facebook.com/l/LAQEeBjKhAQFX9ofuyhZi2_RzaXSLVuozVog6HsiiXM_6ng/aaemonline.org/emf_rf_position.html
3. What are the Indian Standards of EMF radiation levels permitted?
India follows ICNIRP Guidelines of safe radiation density of 4500 milliwatt/m2 for GSM900 and 9200 milliwatt/m2 for GSM1800. However, ICNIRP guidelines clearly state that these are for short term exposure, averaged over 6 minutes and not for long term exposure. Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) Report recommended adopting 1/10th of ICNIRP guidelines in Jan. 2011.
4. What is the highest reading of EMF radiation level recorded so far?
Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has reported highest measured reading of power density as 450 mW/m2 and most of their readings are within 1 to 100 mW / m2. That’s why they always claim that they are within the safe limits. However, from health point of view, safe limit for 24 hours exposure should be less than 0.1 mW / m2.
5. What are the EMF radiation level standards prevailing in other countries.
Safe Limits adopted in various countries for GSM900 are given below:
6. How far is far from Mobile Towers / Base Station so that there is no health hazard faced by humans?
Radiation level at a place depends upon power transmitted, radiation pattern of the antenna, and distance from the transmitting towers. From health point of view, for 24 hours exposure and assuming human life span of 70 years, safe radiation density is less than 0.1 mW/m2, which includes apartments, schools, hospitals, offices and playgrounds. Safe radiation density can be 10mW/m2, where people spend few minutes a day. Currently in India, base stations transmit 20W/carrier, so in the main beam, a distance of less than 300m is not safe. If the power transmitted is reduced by 100 times, then safe distance will reduce by 10 times.
7. Why should mobile phone towers not be close to Hospitals, Schools and Residences where pregnant ladies and Senior Residents reside? At what distance they should be?
Children and pregnant ladies are more sensitive to radiation, and hence they should not be exposed to high radiation for longer time. Senior residents and patients have week immune system and hence they are more susceptible to high radiation. Please see Point 6 for more details.
8. Are there any International standards for :
Height at which the Towers should be installed – 30 m
Distance at which the Towers should be installed from Residences, Hospitals, Schools – 50 m
Power Transmission by the Towers – 1 to 2W in the dense urban area
9. The Cell Phone Service providers are very strong financially and have strong political contacts. They conduct Seminars in 5 Star Hotels, invite foreign delegates, and distribute printed leaflets manipulated at times. The Civil Society does not have all this. How to put our point forward? We need technical studies literature to support.
There are plenty of technical literatures reporting health hazards to human, birds, animals, plants, trees, etc. We need to raise funds, which can be utilized for creating awareness and fund epidemiological studies.
10. Unless we are able to create public awareness, nothing is going to happen as telcos lobby is very strong. How do we go about it to create mass awareness through TV and media? How do we engage NGOs and Political parties especially opposition parties to raise relevant questions in the Parliament and also create public awareness.
We have to create public awareness through digital media, i.e., facebook, twitter, blog, email, SMS, etc. We can also request cricketers and bollywood people to join the campaign, as reporters like to cover them. Also, involve school and college children; let us not underestimate youth of our country.
11. Can we get copies of rules and regulations for the radiation norms in the countries like Switzerland, Russia, Australia and Italy which countries seem to have adopted norms which are safe enough for all living beings?
We can get copies of rules and regulations of the radiation norms adopted in the other countries through internet.
Sleep Disturbance, Headaches, Memory Loss, Lack of Concentration, Fatigue, Joint Pains, Vision Distortion, Miscarriage, Heart Problems, Brain Tumour, Leukaemia, Cancer, etc.
Also, it affects birds, animals, fruit yield of the trees, and environment.
2. Do we have any Medical Reports to prove these?
Overuse of cell phones leads to hearing loss and ear tumour, and this has been reported by several doctors in India. On May 31, 2011, WHO reported, “The electromagnetic fields produced by mobile phones are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as possibly carcinogenic to humans.”
There are several epidemiological studies done in various countries, such as, Germany, Austria, Brazil, Israel, etc. where they have reported increase in cancer cases in 5 to 10 years, where radiation level was more than 1 mW/m2. Cancer is the last stage and before that people living close to mobile phone towers have reported sleep disturbance, headaches, memory loss, lack of concentration, fatigue, joint pains, vision distortion, miscarriage, heart problems, etc. There are cluster of cancer cases in India also, which occurred after a few years of installation of mobile towers, and where radiation levels were around 10 mW/m2.
One of the links with peer reviewed publications on EMF effect on human and environment with epidemiological and experimental studies. http://www.cellphonetaskforce.org/
Link to a new statement from the American Academy of Environmental Medicine:
http://www.facebook.com/l/LAQEeBjKhAQFX9ofuyhZi2_RzaXSLVuozVog6HsiiXM_6ng/aaemonline.org/emf_rf_position.html
3. What are the Indian Standards of EMF radiation levels permitted?
India follows ICNIRP Guidelines of safe radiation density of 4500 milliwatt/m2 for GSM900 and 9200 milliwatt/m2 for GSM1800. However, ICNIRP guidelines clearly state that these are for short term exposure, averaged over 6 minutes and not for long term exposure. Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) Report recommended adopting 1/10th of ICNIRP guidelines in Jan. 2011.
4. What is the highest reading of EMF radiation level recorded so far?
Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has reported highest measured reading of power density as 450 mW/m2 and most of their readings are within 1 to 100 mW / m2. That’s why they always claim that they are within the safe limits. However, from health point of view, safe limit for 24 hours exposure should be less than 0.1 mW / m2.
5. What are the EMF radiation level standards prevailing in other countries.
Safe Limits adopted in various countries for GSM900 are given below:
6. How far is far from Mobile Towers / Base Station so that there is no health hazard faced by humans?
Radiation level at a place depends upon power transmitted, radiation pattern of the antenna, and distance from the transmitting towers. From health point of view, for 24 hours exposure and assuming human life span of 70 years, safe radiation density is less than 0.1 mW/m2, which includes apartments, schools, hospitals, offices and playgrounds. Safe radiation density can be 10mW/m2, where people spend few minutes a day. Currently in India, base stations transmit 20W/carrier, so in the main beam, a distance of less than 300m is not safe. If the power transmitted is reduced by 100 times, then safe distance will reduce by 10 times.
7. Why should mobile phone towers not be close to Hospitals, Schools and Residences where pregnant ladies and Senior Residents reside? At what distance they should be?
Children and pregnant ladies are more sensitive to radiation, and hence they should not be exposed to high radiation for longer time. Senior residents and patients have week immune system and hence they are more susceptible to high radiation. Please see Point 6 for more details.
8. Are there any International standards for :
Height at which the Towers should be installed – 30 m
Distance at which the Towers should be installed from Residences, Hospitals, Schools – 50 m
Power Transmission by the Towers – 1 to 2W in the dense urban area
9. The Cell Phone Service providers are very strong financially and have strong political contacts. They conduct Seminars in 5 Star Hotels, invite foreign delegates, and distribute printed leaflets manipulated at times. The Civil Society does not have all this. How to put our point forward? We need technical studies literature to support.
There are plenty of technical literatures reporting health hazards to human, birds, animals, plants, trees, etc. We need to raise funds, which can be utilized for creating awareness and fund epidemiological studies.
10. Unless we are able to create public awareness, nothing is going to happen as telcos lobby is very strong. How do we go about it to create mass awareness through TV and media? How do we engage NGOs and Political parties especially opposition parties to raise relevant questions in the Parliament and also create public awareness.
We have to create public awareness through digital media, i.e., facebook, twitter, blog, email, SMS, etc. We can also request cricketers and bollywood people to join the campaign, as reporters like to cover them. Also, involve school and college children; let us not underestimate youth of our country.
11. Can we get copies of rules and regulations for the radiation norms in the countries like Switzerland, Russia, Australia and Italy which countries seem to have adopted norms which are safe enough for all living beings?
We can get copies of rules and regulations of the radiation norms adopted in the other countries through internet.
Cell Tower Microwave Radiation Presentation by Magda Havas
Cell Tower Microwave Radiation Presentation by Magda Havas
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Radiation from Mobile Towers in your Locality??
Concerned Person from Chennai (Name kept Anonymous)
"I must mention, where I stay, within 300 m, there are two cell phone towers, one of which is mounted on top of a one-story building housing a gym on the first floor"..." There are people living in the adjacent apartment of three-floors. On preliminary enquiring, I found that there was a cancer death in one of the tenants (old lady) on the second floor, (need to get more details); an aged person stricken with cancer on the third floor; another family on the third floor absolutely does not interact with anyone, avoidance behaviour (?); on the first floor, heart attack, sudden rise in blood sugar, joint pains, sleep disturbance. This is information collected on casual enquiry. The other cell phone tower is on top of a
one-story building, having many shops on the ground floor and facing many two-story apartments on the opposite side. There was a cancer death reported in one of the apartments there as well. There are many antennae mounted on this tower and some face the third floor of the apartment where I live (we live on the first floor). I have been staying here for 15 years, the towers have come up in the last 10 years, I need to check the exact date. I have made an observation of the trees, which show a very dull appearance"..
Concerned Person from Kolkata (Mr. Kisalay Mitra writes in his Blog - http://eco-friendly-ctn.blogspot.in/2012/04/radiation-solution-from-mobile-towers.html)
"I am very much concern to share the experience with others what I am facing high level of Radiations in my Residential building in my bed rooms emitted ( 24x7) from my adjacent cell tower installed 8 meters away from my building in another building's roof top , I am facing sleep disturbance, headache, lack of concentration, forgetful memory, joint pain -all these symptoms are happening in my family members, recently two of my close neighbors located very close to cell tower died in short gap in last January & Feb '12 due to sudden cardiac arrest & acute prostrate blockage"..
And there are many more from several other places, societies, cities and states who are complaining of similar health effects.
NOTE: Not everyone is exposed to similar amounts of radiation. People who are living in the main beam of an antenna or very near will be exposed to higher levels than others. This is one of the reasons why health effects are not uniformly seen among everyone in a building/locality.
"I must mention, where I stay, within 300 m, there are two cell phone towers, one of which is mounted on top of a one-story building housing a gym on the first floor"..." There are people living in the adjacent apartment of three-floors. On preliminary enquiring, I found that there was a cancer death in one of the tenants (old lady) on the second floor, (need to get more details); an aged person stricken with cancer on the third floor; another family on the third floor absolutely does not interact with anyone, avoidance behaviour (?); on the first floor, heart attack, sudden rise in blood sugar, joint pains, sleep disturbance. This is information collected on casual enquiry. The other cell phone tower is on top of a
one-story building, having many shops on the ground floor and facing many two-story apartments on the opposite side. There was a cancer death reported in one of the apartments there as well. There are many antennae mounted on this tower and some face the third floor of the apartment where I live (we live on the first floor). I have been staying here for 15 years, the towers have come up in the last 10 years, I need to check the exact date. I have made an observation of the trees, which show a very dull appearance"..
Concerned Person from Kolkata (Mr. Kisalay Mitra writes in his Blog - http://eco-friendly-ctn.blogspot.in/2012/04/radiation-solution-from-mobile-towers.html)
"I am very much concern to share the experience with others what I am facing high level of Radiations in my Residential building in my bed rooms emitted ( 24x7) from my adjacent cell tower installed 8 meters away from my building in another building's roof top , I am facing sleep disturbance, headache, lack of concentration, forgetful memory, joint pain -all these symptoms are happening in my family members, recently two of my close neighbors located very close to cell tower died in short gap in last January & Feb '12 due to sudden cardiac arrest & acute prostrate blockage"..
And there are many more from several other places, societies, cities and states who are complaining of similar health effects.
NOTE: Not everyone is exposed to similar amounts of radiation. People who are living in the main beam of an antenna or very near will be exposed to higher levels than others. This is one of the reasons why health effects are not uniformly seen among everyone in a building/locality.
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