[This 2010 article concerns worker safety but would also apply to everyone exposed to radiofrequency radiation: this includes people living near cell phone towers, using cell phones, tablets and other wireless gadgets, Wi-Fi, smart meters...]
"Decades of scientific research dating back to 1960 has determined that excessive exposure to radiofrequency radiation is hazardous to human health."
by Richard J. Burnheimer, rmmagazine.com, 1st August 2010
The wireless industry has experienced rapid growth since the first cell phone call was made in 1973. Today, there are more than 285 million wireless subscribers on commercial networks in the United States alone. To supply this vast consumer base (more than 90% of Americans) with coverage, the industry has dramatically expanded its networks. In 1996, there were fewer than 23,000 cell sites throughout the United States. Today, there are more than 247,000 commercial cell sites in the country, according to industry advocacy group CTIA. If you add in government-run sites, that number jumps to 600,000. In the near future, there will be more than one million. And each of these antennas creates a radiofrequency radiation hazard zone.
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