9:45AM Sunday September 16, 2007

By Geoffrey Lean

Germany already advises its citizens to used wired internet connections. Photo / Richard Robinson

Europe's top environmental watchdog is calling for immediate action to reduce exposure to radiation from Wi-Fi, mobile phones and their masts.

It suggests that delay could lead to a health crisis similar to those caused by asbestos, smoking and lead in petrol.

The warning, from the EU's European Environment Agency (EEA) follows an international scientific review which concluded that safety limits set for the radiation are "thousands of times too lenient", and an official British report last week which concluded that it could not rule out the development of cancers from using mobile phones.

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European Environment Agency calls for new guidelines
http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20071004_bioinitiative.asp


Informant: Iris Atzmon

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EU Watchdog Calls for Urgent Action on Wi-Fi Radiation
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/17/3893/

EU calls for urgent action on WiFi radiation
http://tinyurl.com/37dty9

L’Union Européenne appelle pour ne action urgente sur les rayonnements du WiFi
http://tinyurl.com/2s8mek



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