Is WiFi Dangerous to your Health?

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Is WiFi Dangerous to your Health?

"Scientists have said there is no evidence to suggest a link between the use of wi-fi and damage to health."

So no then. This has caused a bit of chatter in the Blogsphere today as a BBC Panorama program (aired tonight) found that radiation levels from wi-fi in one school was up to three times the level of mobile phone mast radiation.

But to my mind, this just shows how silly the debate around mobile phone mast is, as the readings were 600 times below the government's safety limits.

That still doesn't convince you? Okay, try this. Wi-Fi radiation is 100,000 times less than that of a domestic microwave. Are you scared of your microwave? Do you shield your kitchen or avoid going into it? No, I didn't think so. I wouldn't worry about Wi-Fi either then if I were you.

Technorati tags: BBC, Panorama, WiFi health scare, Mobile Phone Masts

Print | posted on Monday, May 21, 2007 11:05 AM

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The Panorama programme made good TV but bad science.

Another analogy that could be used for risk, is to look at the increased exposure from cosmic radiation when flying. Will that stop people flying or taking their kids onto planes to fly off into the sun?

Microwaves, mobile phones and wireless networking are all classified as using non-ionising radiation. Mobile phones and wireless network kit are at such low power levels that they cannot even induce heating so they shouldn't pose any significant risk to human health.

Left by John A Thomson on May 30, 2007 2:05 PM

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Hang on, when you say it's 100,000 times less radiation than wifi, are you talking about the radiation inside the microwave? Or around it?

Left by Alex on Dec 21, 2007 1:55 PM

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I think he means around it but that's irrelevant... we some still choose to have microwaves in there kitchen and don't give it a second thought. from what I've read in several places there's nothing to worry about with wifi unless we want to enclose ourselves in a rubber ball. I suspect if it did harm us in any way we'd be over 100 years old before we see any effects. After all we are not going to be strapping wifi devices to our head and walking around, are we. Only then would I be concerned.

Left by besmart on Feb 07, 2008 10:30 AM