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Q &A Regarding Exposures from Cellular Antennas What about cumulative exposures from multi-user sites exposure to EMF.The symptoms most commonly experienced on a tower or a rooftop? include dermatological symptoms(redness,tingling,and burning sensations)as well as fatigue,tiredness,concentration OK,so the health agencies say that exposures from wireless difficulties,dizziness,nausea,heart palpitation,and digestive base stations are not of concern,but what about wireless base disturbances.The collection of symptoms is not part of any stations where three or even four carriers are present and recognized syndrome'. operating? Shouldn't that be too much? Perhaps a good example of such an exposure is a college campus where all of The issue of EHS has been the subject of numerous the carriers are located on the rooftop of a school building. In provocation studies over the pasts 16 years. According to the any outdoor area the maximum exposure from all of the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority6: carriers is less than 5%of the allowable public limit. Exposures in an indoor area such as a dorm or classroom While the symptoms experienced by patients with would be significantly less than this due to the attenuation of perceived electromagnetic hypersensitivity are real and the signal through the roof,walls and windows of a building. some individuals suffer severely,studies so far have not We have all experienced this indoor signal attenuation when provided evidence that exposure to electromagnetic we've had to walk outside in order to get better reception for fields is a causal factor.In a number of experimental a phone call. The rooftop of the building where the antennas provocation studies(mostly with radiofrequency fields), are located is typically locked to prevent inadvertent access persons who consider themselves electromagnetically but the typical safe distance from the antennas on a rooftop is hypersensitive as well as healthy volunteers have been about 6' from the front of the antennas. So,even in a multi- exposed to either sham or real fields,but symptoms emitter environmental the wireless exposures are still a small have not been more prevalent during real exposure than fraction of the public standard and have been reviewed and during sham exposure in the experimental groups. considered completely safe by all of the health agencies. Several studies have indicated a nocebo effect,i.e.an adverse effect caused by an expectation that something What about reports of headaches,loss of sleep,rashes,etc? is harmful. According to the World Health Organization there are a number of individuals who believe that they experience of whole host of symptoms related to radiofrequency or power er World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/peb- whole 8/8/2 18 line exposure. 'These effects are called Electromagnetic I Swedish Sci n6ficons councits on M Accessed 8/Fields.Swedish Scientific Council on Electromagnetic Fields. Hypersensitivity(EHS). EHS is characterized by a variety of https://www.stralsakerhetsmyndigheten.se/en/publications/reports/radiatio non-specific symptoms,which afflicted individuals attribute to n-protection/2013/201319/ Accessed 8/8/2018 Andrew H.Thatcher,MSHP,CHP 4 www.rfthatcher.com