November 29, 2004

Mobile mast effects to be studied

_40085374_phone_mast_203.jpg Scientists are to conduct the first major study into what effects mobile phone masts might have on our health, reports the BBC.

"The Electromagnetics and Health (EMH) Laboratory opens at the University of Essex in Colchester on Monday.

The research team has already surveyed 20,000 people in Essex and Suffolk about their perceived sensitivity to electromagnetic fields.

The £328,000 ($620,000) research project will last for two years and is being funded by government and industry. "