RIKI OTT

June 04, 2009 at 11:38AM AKST

It is more dangerous and prevalent than the swine flu. You cannot see it, taste it, or smell it. It is one of the most pervasive environmental exposures in industrialized society today. There is virtually no unexposed population.

What is it? Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) or electromagnetic fields (EMFs).

There are two types of EMFs: low frequency electromagnetic fields from electrical and electronic appliances and power lines; and radiofrequency radiation from wireless devices such as cell phones and cordless phones, cellular antennas and towers, and broadcast transmission towers.

The City of Cordova has given GCI conditional use permits to install four cellular towers within our city limits. There is a rapidly growing body of evidence – going back 30 years – that shows health risks can and do occur at low exposure levels to EMFs: everyday levels that can be thousands of times below public safety limits.

Read More...
http://www.thecordovatimes.com/news/show/6234


Informant: Martin Weatherall



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