Two Kindergardens were closed because of high radiation level, Doron Nahum Maariv newspaper 8.11.06 page 19
The mayor of Herzelia, Yael German, ordered to close two kindergardens in Herzelia, "Marganit" and "Calanit", and to move the children to another place. The decision was taken after it was found out that the electromagnetic radiation level in the kindergardens is higher than the Enviornment Ministry's recommended standard. The municipality's spokesman Ilan Phalo said that the children were moved immediately to a new area far from the place. The chairman of the municipal parents' committee, Eli Yacobi, told Maariv that "the muninicipal parents committee and the municipality, have been taking radiation measurements in education institutions during the last weeks". He said that in one of the kindergardens two measurements were done separately, which proved that there is radiation in the place, which is coming from powerlines above the kindergarden. In an additional kindergarden there was high radiation from an electricity box inside the building. The power company said that "the powerline received all the required permissions, including from the municipality of Herzelia. The powerline stands in the recommendations of the expert committee's report about non-ionizing radiation, which were set by the law for new powerlines. If one calculates the average field in which the children are present in different places in the kindergarden, it is impossible to attribute health effects to this powerline. If the municpality wants to change the line they can order it from the power company".
Informant: Iris Atzmon
