New Review of Cell Tower Science by B. B. Levitt and H. Lai
A new review of cell towers and other transmission infrastructure was published on November 5, 2010 in the Canadian journal, Environmental Reviews, a publication of Canadian Science Publishing.
The paper, “Biological Effects from Exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation Emitted by Cell Tower Base Stations and Other Antenna Arrays” was co-written by award winning medical/science journalist and author B. Blake Levitt and renowned bioelectromagnetics researcher, Henry Lai, PhD. Dr. Lai is a research professor at the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington.
Environmental Reviews Press Release
This extensive literature review contains over 100 citations, approximately 80% of which showed biological effects, many of which have adverse health implications.
The paper builds a compelling case for the need to change radiation exposure standards, which now only consider one exposure at a time, instead of exposures from more realistic cumulative exposures, and from a myriad of sources. It also builds the case for a need for setbacks from antenna infrastructure. Co-author, B. Blake Levitt, cautions that using a simple distance measure is an unreliable gauge of actual exposure. She says, “There can be coupling effects, genetic predispositions, issues related to building materials, topography, trees, and more. The only way to know the actual exposure is to measure.”
Interview with B. Blake Levitt
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In an interview with Henry Lai, Ph.D., Dr. Lai says that the review showed biological effects near antenna infrastructure at .16 mW/cm2, where reproduction was shut down in mice, in contrast to the 1 W/ cm2 allowed for human exposure. At 60 mW/cm2 brainwave changes occurred. A Table in the paper outlining the research reviewed and the biological effects can be found on pages 375-378. See Environmental Reviews Vol 18, 2010
Interview with Dr. Henry Lai
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“Biological Effects from Exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation Emitted by Cell Tower Base Stations and Other Antenna Arrays”
Corresponding author B. Blake Levitt (e-mail: [email protected])
