Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Increased cancer risk for those living within 1/3 mi of a cell tower

A new study by Brazilian scientists has confirmed the finding of two previous studies in Germany and Israel showing 3 to 4 times greater incidence of cancer for those living within one-third mile of a cell tower, with radio-frequency radiation exposures from the tower at levels lower than those allowed by the U.S. standards. The study, by Dode et al. will appear it the Sept. issue of Science of the Total Environment and summarizes the results of the German and Israeli studies:

Mortality by neoplasia and cellular telephone base stations in the Belo Horizonte municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil  Science of The Total EnvironmentVolume 409, Issue 191 September 2011Pages 3649-3665

423 San Pablo Appeal Hearing rescheduled to Mon., Sept. 19, 7:30PM

On Tues., Sept. 19, 2011, the Albany City Council will hold a hearing on the denial of new Verizon antennas on the cell tower at 423 San Pablo Ave. behind the former Wachovia building.  The hearing will be at City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Ave. at 7:30PM.