Electromagnetic Fields

[Bizz]

The nagging fear is that electromagnetic waves emitted by wireless technology could become the tobacco smoke of the 21st century.

"They found a significantly increased risk of brain cancer for use of a period of more than 10 years on the same side of the head where the tumor developed,"

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/23/news/wireless24.php

[Maestro]

The article puts wireless access points and mobile phones held against your ear into the same bag. Does this make sense, electronically or oncologically?

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Maestro

[monty]

No sense at all in my opinion...

Wireless works at very little power outputs (100mw or less) while mobile phones emit up to 2 watts (factor 20 more)

Although in Thailand there maybe some actual risk, due to the phone habits of the Thai youth @ maybe 14 hours a day with the bloody thing propped against their ears

[RKASA]

The attached solution.

[backflip]

The OP has a "nagging fear", and we should all respect his Luddite perspective.

[markwhite]

The nagging fear

I picked up a BBC (possibly Panorama) documentary on this from an online source and it seems that the nagging fears are accepted by certain countries, with such recommendations as not employing wireless in schools. Sweden recognises sensitivity to EM waves like this as real illness and pays for people to have their rooms painted with EM shielding paint. There were a number of interviews with various people: one was (from memory) important in the WHO for this sort of recommendation, and he used to be employed by Nokia though states this doesn't affect his view that there is no problem. Another interview was with a man the UK government asked to produce a report on this which had the basic outcome that it can be harmful.

Strangely to me the wireless part seemed to be concerned with using wireless receivers, and not being in the vicinity of wireless transmitters. I'm not sure if I misunderstood this point or if that's how they intended to represent it. So it's not so bad to sit in a room with a wireless router, but its worse to use a laptop with a wireless NIC.

Anyway, watching the doc was interesting to me to try to get differing viewpoints. I'm not one who tends to jump on bandwagons and decry or support this sort of thing without a little more research myself. Right now I'm in the 'sit in a wifi room but aren't too concerned' camp. Though I'm happy to accept it might cause problems to some people, without claiming to be an expert on the subject.

[Dissolution]

With any luck, the tumor/mutation will allow me to stream the 'net or satTV directly into my brain!

Huzzah!

Brb, off to duct tape router+mobile to the sides of my head.

[RKASA]

The nagging fear is that electromagnetic waves emitted by wireless technology could become the tobacco smoke of the 21st century.

"They found a significantly increased risk of brain cancer for use of a period of more than 10 years on the same side of the head where the tumor developed,"

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/23/news/wireless24.php

Most studies are way overstated.  I was part of a group monitored for near 20 years.  I lived in the near field of a 3 million watt transmitter for a year at a time, twice, and lived and worked in high RF fields all the time.  Most of these fields were to be more haz. then a high freq. low power wifi or cell.  Of the hundreds of service people that were monitored not one ever got sick or damaged in anyway that can be related to the near field effect.  To say that we are at risk is vary subjective.  I would not let this issue be of much concern.  You can be sure that setting in an I cafe with wifi going is safe even if your data is not..  If putting a phone to your ear hours at a time is a problem would get a headset other then bluetooth just use the cheap wired type.  

[frodo]

I love the choice of words in this article, "Electromagnetic Waves." Nowhere did it mention where on the electromagnetic spectrum these waves are found; Radio waves. While other waves in the spectrum are very dangerous, ie, ultraviolet, microwave, and gamma waves, radio waves are not dangerous. They are found nearly anywhere and almost everywhere. Think I'll take my chances on this one.

[Tywais]

Nowhere did it mention where on the electromagnetic spectrum these waves are found; Radio waves.

Actually mobile frequencies border microwave and are above radio waves, especially the 1800 & 1900 MHz bands.

[elkangorito]

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...st&p=778498