This deck highlights some of the common 'fears' amongst people concerning Cell Towers. It exposes that these 'fears' are indeed baseless & the claims are substantiated with strong research studies & facts!
2. Present scenario - 2013
• More than 90 crore cell phone
subscribers
• 5 lakh cell phone towers
3. Consumer Concerns
• Harmful radiation from cell phone cause cancer
• Common complaints - Sleep Disorder, Headache,
Depression, Hearing Loss, Joint Problems, etc
• Severe Problems – Paralysis, Seizure, Miscarriages,
Cancer
• Children & pregnant women are more vulnerable
4. Lesser-known facts
• Cell tower radiation has a million times less
energy than that of x-rays or gamma rays.
• Radiation cannot damage the cells in your
body, nor can it change some of them into
rogue cells that multiply uncontrollably to
cause cancer.
5. WHO Factsheet no. 304 states...
“Considering the very low exposure levels
and research results collected to date, there
is no convincing scientific evidence that the
weak RF [radio frequency] signals from base
stations and wireless networks cause
adverse health effects...”
6. Findings of other research studies
• No increased risk of brain cancer has been
observed by Interphone
• IARC's list of carcinogenic agents includes
coffee, picked vegetables, certain fatty acids
in coconut oil used to make soaps, talcum
powder
• IMC states that there is no conclusive
proof of harm from cell tower radiation