August 19, 2004
Mobile phones 'pose rural risk'
People who use mobile phones in remote, rural areas are significantly more at risk from potentially harmful emissions, according to the latest
research, reports The Scotsman.
"A study in Sweden found the power required by mobile phones in the
countryside was up to 1,000 times greater than in urban areas because
phone base stations are further away.
The Institute of Environmental Medicine looked at 230,000 hours of phone
calls in four different places - a small village with open countryside, a
small town, a suburb and Stockholm.
They found greater number of signal transmitters in built-up areas meant
the power required to get a signal was significantly lower and concluded
this should be taken into account by people who make a lot of calls in
rural areas.
There have been claims that mobile phones can cause cancer and reduce male
fertility but experts have not yet reached any firm conclusions."
Related articles to cell phones and health issues: here, here and industry ressources here.
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