Reply re Mobile Phone Masts
Thank you for your comments on this subject. I will add a few comments and try to reply to some of the ideas. Firstly for mistericeman - yes, if those antenna were transmitting 24/7 and you would need to be careful but of course most transmissions from that system would last less than 30 seconds at a time but they still warn you to stay away for health reasons.
A few comments were made about the reduced signal strength directly under the antenna which of course is correct but it is only a small cone of safety and certainly in most Aires you would be in the beam of the antenna. Quick story - a multi-millionaire near to us bought a grand house with a mobile phone mast next to it. He spent more money building an additional house next door for his daughter and family. That was about 10 years ago and he dismissed all concerns about the danger of masts. Recently one of his workers has died of cancer and the owner himself has had very bad cancer. He now realises the risk of phone masts but may struggle to sell his house. For info on health problems near masts have a look at the chart by Magda Havas on Health problems near masts. She has defined them at 100/200 and 300 yards distances.
And of course firefighters in Californa have campaigned to have mobile phone masts removed from their work areas because they were suffering a number of symptoms. The masts are now being removed from all their fire stations on health grounds!
There are many, many independent studies not funded by the telecoms industry that show health problems - take a look at work by Martin Pall, Ollie Johansson, Lennart Hardell and Devra Davies. There are many more but
Environmental Health Trust Environmental Health Trust - Education, Research, and Policy to Reduce Environmental Risks. is a good start for a background read.
A couple of other points - radiation from mobile phones is classified by the WHO as a probable carcinogen - 2 studies published this year, one by the National Toxicology Program in the US shows increased brain and heart cancers caused by mobile phone radiation - actually 8.7% of male rats were effected compared with the control group.
No company has ever said that mobile phone radiation is safe; they will only say that there is no conclusive evidence of harm - a very different statement.
If you look in the legal notes section on your phone you will see that it says that, for safety reasons, the phone should be kept at least 5-10 mm away from the body depending on the make of phone. So if you comply with this how can you use it? Lloyds of London and Swiss Re the 2 major re-
insurance Groups will not cover damage caused by mobile phone radiation so no company can insure against this risk.
There is of course a lot more knowledge available to research but for me all this says that staying in an Aire or campsite with a mobile phone mast in or next to it may not be good for my or my families health so I shall be going elsewhere.
Happy travelling
PS If you can't play the ball, play the man!
