Cell Phone Towers

Cell Phone Towers

Lynn Quiring

Is it a cactus? A palm tree? A water tower? No! It's a cell phone tower! It could very well be a cell phone tower. Cell phone towers, sometimes-called masts, or mobile phone towers, weren't an issue years ago when they were few and far between. Today cell phone towers have increased dramatically in number. It may be that there's a cell phone tower close by.

How Mobile Phone Towers Work

Cell phone towers emit signals in a "flower petal" pattern around the tower. This 360-degree radius around the tower is called a "cell" and this is what the term "cell" in cell phone means.

Studies Show Adverse Health Effects From Cell Phone Towers

Below are listed six studies that have shown significant adverse health effects on people living near cell phone towers. All six studies show clear and significant ill-health effects.

1. Santini et al. found significant health problems in people living within 300 meters of a cell phone base station or tower.

2. A Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research study entitled, "Effects of Global Communications System Radio-Frequency Fields On Well Being and Cognitive Function of Human Subjects With and Without Subjective Complaints" found significant effects on well being including headaches, muscle fatigue, pain, and dizziness from tower emissions well below the "safety" level.

3. Gerd, Enrique, Manuel, Ceferino and Claludio conducted a Spanish study called "The Microwave Syndrome" and found adverse health effects from those living near two cell phone base stations.

4. From an Israeli study published in the International Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 2004, Wolf and Wolf reported a fourfold increase in the incidence of cancer in people living within 350 meters of a cell phone tower as compared to the Israeli general population.

5. In the Naila Study from Germany, November 2004, five medical doctors collaborated to assess the risk to people living near a cell phone tower.

6. According to scientists this is the first proof that a cell phone tower significantly affects electrical circuits in the brain.

Cell Phone Towers Affect Animals

Animals aren't exempt from exposure the cell phone tower radiation either. Firefighters Vote To Suspend Cell Tower Construction On Fire Stations.

How Many Cell Phone Towers Are Near You? Watch The Signal Bars On Your Cell Phone. This allows an easier connection from your cell phone to the nearest cell phone tower.

Don't live near a cell phone tower if you have a choice. Don't let cell phone companies install cell phone antennas on the roofs of schools where your children attend.