Monday 11 March 2013

No Cancer from Cell Tower Radiation says Norwegian Study


In the past decade, cell phones/mobile phones have transformed the way we communicate. They have become an indispensable part of our modern existence. Unfortunately, there co-exists another negative & false perception about cell phone technology. There is growing resentment & skepticism because some people 'allege' that there is a carcinogenic quality in the cell phone tower radiations.

In any debate, there will always be two sides to the story. In this case, its fair to say that the least one can do, is make oneself properly aware. And with a little bit of time & effort, one can easily find thorough, large-scale and completely scientific studies that have been conducted by very reputable organizations & governments; that ought to form the basis, for deciding if there is any merit in these accusations of cell phone tower radiation, being harmful, possibly even cancerous!

One great example to point out here and use is a very recent & exhaustive Norwegian study. This study, a comprehensive examination going upto 200 pages, was administered by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. In this effort, the scope of the study has been all-encompassing (cell phone radiation as well as cell tower radiation). And the has study found that the electromagnetic fields generated by mobile phones are all below acceptable minimum levels recommended by the International Commission on Non-ionizing radiation protection (ICNIRP). Not just 'merely' lower, but a massive 50 times lower than what the ICNIRP would consider potentially tissue or nerve-cell damaging. A significantly lower rating, negligible almost! the minimum value of electromagnetic radiation required to cause heating of human tissue or stimulation of nerve cells.

So where is the question of any kind of harm, leave alone something as severe as cancer! In any case, Cell Phone Towers are positioned too far up in the sky for any trickle down effect. We barely come in contact with the already, inherently weak radiations. The possibility of these radiations from cell phone towers then causing cancer are about the same as an elephant scaling Mount Everest!

One can only help get the truth out, and hope that enough people tap into scientific fact-finding and then make their decisions. Then, maybe we will be thankful, rather than disgruntled, at the boon that cell phones are in our lives today.