Wi-Fi in the home and risk of cancer

[Cyberman]

If I could only afford a house right under a pylon and near a mobile transmitter I would conclude that I had failed in life which in turn would make me depressed.

I bet you don't know whether you have a massive electrical cable under your house though. The consequences are the same.

[gingerjedi]

I bet you don't know whether you have a massive electrical cable under your house though. The consequences are the same.

No I don't know but then again I'm not depressed so I guess not... or maybe the fact I don't know about it keeps me sane??

[WavesAtPlay]

I've been hearing negative things about Wi-Fi i.e. it emits radiation which could give cancer to people and you should switch it off in the home at night when you are sleeping.


Is this just a load of scaremongering bull tuplip or is there a shred of truth in it.

I mean how does Wi-Fi compare to AM/FM radio waves in terms of them being able to mutate your DNA and give you cancer ?

I've been using Wi-Fi with my new laptop for the last 4 months in the home but I've always slept with my BT Hub router ON in the bedroom for the past 2 years and even though I never used Wi-Fi for the majority of this time it does emit a signal !!!

Your valued opinions are most welcome !

I think the best guide to this subject is:
http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/

There are also other interesting websites - e.g. google 'mastsanity', or 'tetrawatch'.

In my opinion, there is enough evidence (see the studies listed on the Powerwatch website) that should make us extremely cautious.
The usual 'no evidence of effect = evidence of no effect' is used as an argument by the powerful and influential international (in this case telecommunications) companies.

There are a range of varying signals and effects from the different EM signals produced by mobile phones, DECT (cordless) telephones, Wi-fi, phone masts etc., some worse than others.

DECT phones, for example, have a pulsing component which is thought to be very harmful to the human body. The base unit of these emit a very strong signal 24x7 hours, equivalent to a small mobile phone mast.

The police have a high incidence of oesophogus cancer as a result of where they carry their phones. Their phones use Tetra / airwave technology. The Tetra masts are unfortunately, quite widespread throught most of the country.

The following website will give you a guide to where the phone masts are located. http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/

[Moscow Mule]

Comparisons of Radio Wave Power (RF) Emissions

* FM Radio Transmitter: up to 10 Kilowatts
* Microwave Oven: 800Watt
* GSM Mobile phone base station: 40Watt
* Commercial 2-way radio: 30Watt
* GSM Mobile phone handset: up to 2Watt
* Bluetooth: up to 100milliwatt (in 2.4 GHz)
* Wifi: up to 100milliwatt (in 2.4GHz)

Numerous leaflets being handed out pointing back to some Panorama programme where this (the WiFi issue) was apparently highlighted and showed the radiation was comparable to that from a phone mast.

40 Watts, compared to 0.1Watts.

[juststarting]

I have read that being around wifi for 1 year is equivalent to talking 20 mins on your mobile. And that microwaves are like 100 000 times more harmful than wifi.

[Cyberman]

I have read that being around wifi for 1 year is equivalent to talking 20 mins on your mobile. And that microwaves are like 100 000 times more harmful than wifi.

Wifi is microwaves !!

[Cyberman]

for those sceptics !!

http://www.i-sis.org.uk/DSOM.php

[FSM with Cheddar]

Wifi is microwaves !!

Yes but at a massively reduced power compared to mobile phones.

We are also bombarded with natural radio waves covering the full spectrum on a constant basis.

WiFi is totally insignificant.

[Moscow Mule]

Wifi is microwaves !!

I think he meant a microwave oven.

Thing is, it's quite hard to get a microwave oven to fry your head (unless you cut it off first, but then a fried head is the least of your worries).

[Moscow Mule]

for those sceptics !!

http://www.i-sis.org.uk/DSOM.php

That's a great money-spinner, put a report out on the internet and charge people £3.50 to see the references.

Here's a couple of real ones

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9806599

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9453703