THE WACKIEST CELL TOWER RADIATION MYTHS

Introduction

There is a lot of ongoing hoopla about cell tower radiation and its effects on health

With more and more information made available on the web, there is an equal amount of bogus information that's getting propagated

The result- confused public blaming cell towers for everything!

While conducting research for my next blog, I came across some hilarious masterpieces.

LET ME SHARE THEM WITH YOU

Now, that’s

hilarious!

This is news to me. I

didn’t know our ears

had sweat glands!

Huh? Where did you find these

strange women in the first

place??

New age passive smoking?

Well the truth is, that not even International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection has stated for sure that cell phone radiation causes any harm to human health.

In the case of potential long-term effects of exposure, such as an increased risk of cancer, ICNIRP concluded that available data are insufficient to provide a basis for setting exposure restrictions,

Epidemiological research has provided suggestive, but unconvincing, evidence of an association between possible carcinogenic effects and exposure at levels of 50/60 Hz magnetic flux densities substantially lower than those recommended in these guidelines

Link: http://www.icnirp.de/documents/emfgdl.pdf

Facts:

Well, I don’t know about that. But I’m sure you’re in for

some serious fashion faux pas!

Facts:

The concept of wearing a tin foil hat for protection from such threats has become a popular stereotype and term of derision

The phrase serves as a byword for paranoia and persecutory delusions, and is associated with conspiracy theorists

The notion that a tin foil hat can significantly reduce the intensity of incident radio frequency radiation on the wearer's brain has little scientific validity

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_foil_hat

Err.. What exactly are

you trying to ask Ma’am?

Sir, I don't think you can contract an STD even if

you are humping the

tower!

I do like people with a

sense of Humour

Facts:

The use of commercial devices for reducing radiofrequency field exposure has not been shown to be effective.

-WHO Fact sheet N°193 dated June 2011 Link: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs193/en/index.html

Various products are being marketed that claim to increase the safety of mobile phone use. These products generally take the form of shielded cases, earpiece pads/shields, antenna clips/caps, special batteries and absorbing buttons

A mobile phone automatically operates on the lowest power necessary to maintain call quality. When an add-on device adversely affects the phones antenna, the phone will attempt to transmit more power up to its specified maximum

Scientific evidence does not indicate any need for shields on mobile phones. They cannot be justified on health grounds and the effectiveness of many such devices in reducing exposure is unproven

-GSMA Association Health Booklet

Could you please elaborate as to

why exactly would you want to do

that?

Facts:

You would be fine unless one of the wires was split open and you touched it. It would be like holding a working electrical cord.

If you touch the top you would get a slight shock but not electrocuted just like when your friend with slippers, rubs them on the carpet and pokes you and shocks you.

Are you ‘loosing’ your

mind too Ma’am?

Facts:

What you are referring to is colony collapse disorder (CCD)

In a majority of colonies tested in a specific scenario, a particular type of fungus was found in colonies experiencing CCD

From USDA site:"A new parasite or pathogen may be attacking honey bees. One possible candidate being looked at is a pathogenic gut microbe called Nosema. Viruses are also suspected."

Link: http://www.ars.usda.gov/News/docs.htm?do…

Conclusion

There is indeed a large amount of misinformation, ambiguity and absolutely crazy claims doing the rounds when it comes to mobile phone and cell tower radiation

It is advised to verify facts with credible sources like WHO, ICNIRP, IARC, etc and not any and every post shared via social networking sites and forums

Links You Can Use

FAQs on cell tower radiation answered by the National Cancer Institute

Link: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/cellphones

Sparrows leave cities because of noise pollution and lack of space, rather than radiation

Link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Noise-pollution-cause-of-dwindling-sparrow-population-Study/articleshow/17365478.cms

A summary of different studies on Cell tower radiation

Link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/To-date-no-proven-health-issue-over-mobile-use-but-studies-differ/articleshow/17422585.cms

A blog post on the truth about anti-radiation products and whether they really help

Link: http://rivetingrevelations.blogspot.in/2012/11/tall-claims-but-no-guarantees.html

Miscelleneous studies on the effects of cell phone radiation

http://www.willitsnews.com/ci_22066913/are-mobile-phones-hazardous-your-health

Main stream media unwittingly disseminate disinformation on cell phone tower radiation- Former secretary, AERB India http://bit.ly/VsAqnm 

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