telephone masts and associated health risk

[bubbly]

Have just found out there will be a moblie phone mast near ds nursery and that will mean near my home too. What does this mean from a health point of view? Where should i go for info on this does anyone know? I have called the council but they havent come up wiht anything useful.

Sorry if NIMBY comment annoyed anyone. I suppose I can't really see the difference between having a normal mobile and having a 3G mobile in terms of mast radiation. Or having the police and emergency service masts dotted around (that's been a pretty massive roll-out recently).
The proliferation of mobile phone use in the last 5 or so years is what has led to the rash of masts all over the place, regardless of whether they're 3G or not. I am a complete hypocrite in that I have a mobile, but loathe the proliferation of these masts because I think they look vile (more often than not) and evidently money for the companies is more important that playing safe in terms of safety.

It just pisses me off that the govt are quite happy to go on doing who knows what harm just because a link hasn't been proven. The chances are there is a problem but hey lets ignore it and when so many people die/get ill that we can't ignore it any more, then we'll do something about it. Seems to be the govts policy over a lot of things.

We have several close to us and it does worry me. I have a mobile but it's for emergencies only and used very, very rarely.

It's not a hopeless battle though. Applications locally have been successfully stopped.

'The chances are there is a problem but hey lets ignore it'. The chances are? The only reason the government licences masts is because the industry wants them. And the only reason the industry wants to put up masts is because the public want to use more mobile phones for more services. If there is a problem them we should STOP USING THE BLOODY PHONES. Then there would be no problem. It's no good saying 'oh I only use mine occasionally'.

OK, the chances are there is a problem with the number of cars on the road causing accidents and killing pedestrians so lets ban cars. oh, yeah, and there's a problem with how we dispose of rubbish (burn or bury) so lets ban rubbish. Here are two (small?) problems that we all know about and yet live with. With mobile phone masts, there is no evidence (no one has been run over by a mobile phone mast, no land has been contaminated by landfill rubbish or gas, and to the best of my knowledge, no one has proved conclusively that there's any health consequence of masts) and yet the risk that someone might find a link in the future is enough to say don't do it now? With all the problems we already turn a blind eye to? Hmmm

there was a v.v. good thread on this about 1/2 year ago. will try and find it

it's here

Jamiesam, IMO that's like the argument that says 'children are suffering in britain so lets not give money to children suffering in other countries until we've solved the problem here'

It's not a case of either or.

It just annoys me that the govt are happy to use us all as guinea pigs. It's like the whole gm thing. Frankly I don't believe that there isn't a risk (to phone masts or gmo).

hey guess what. Just found out that the company in question have decided NOT to lease the land to T mobile after all. They have issued a statement to the residents saying that they wish to remain on good terms wiht their local community. Could be a genuine sentiment but could also have to do wiht the fact that residents were threatening to buy up shares and sabotage shareholders meetings, or could be to do wiht the fact that they were being slagged off in the local press yesterday. Anyway small victory.
Jamiesmam I dont agree wiht you about banning or stopping phones. But dont you think like rubbish and cars we could act responsibly wiht regard to their use. I seems that what all these things always boil down to is money and that is so depressing.

I shall still reduce the amout I use the mobile now. and will keep it away from the kids.

God, I don't know how I missed this thread, I started the TETRA thread and the whole thing terrifies me - Tetra more than 'normal' masts. Ks, quite agree re govt selling licences, the whole thing is a financial and health scandal imo. But not many people seem to care!

www. hello it has been very fast moving had no idea you were the tetra thread, How come is there one near you??

Oh god keep doing things back to front. Must read first post after.
Just read your old thread www. Much more information thanks. I will pass all this info on to the campaign group anyway as they may need it for anohter day.

Thanks everyone.

There was a very interesting/ worrying article in the Guardian or Observer about a year ago on this subject (try searching their website). Basically it turned up pockets of illness which seemed to coincide with the positioning of masts. There hasn't been enough research into the issue to say categorically whether they are safe or not, but i'm sure that you are not allowed to erect the masts within a certain distance of schools. Why it's therefore safe to put them near people's houses, I don't know....
It's important to note that in the last few years the strength and type of signals issued by the masts have changed because of the new generation of 3G phones. So just say NO to the latest upgrade!!

Bubbly, no, there isn't a mast near us, yet but according to The Ecologist piece, there will be soon and there will be one near all of us. I must keep looking out for these planning apps etc, I have to say I'd move house immediately were a Tetra mast to be erected nearby.

i thin k you need to get a few of your neighbours in on this, i know the council will stop it on the 'percieved health hazard' ticket. a friend of mine had theirs stopped about three years ago.