DECT Phones Newspaper Article
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Cordless home phones sparks radiation fear
by ANNE CAMPBELL, Metro 6th Feb 2006 Health section Daily Mail Newspaper, London. Forget the health scares over mobile phones - the real danger could be the cordless landline in your home. New research shows the base stations of some cordless phones emit twice as much radiation as a mobile phone mast. Electromagnetic fields of up to six volts per metre were discovered at close range, compared with safe levels of 0.05 volts. Unlike mobile phones, the base stations put out radiation even when they are not in use, the study by Swedish scientists showed. The findings may show that digital enhanced cordless telephones (DECT) put people at risk of brain tumours, say campaign groups. Campaigners recommend phone switch They recommend users switch to a different type of phone. "If you have a DECT with a base station in your house then you are filling your home with pulsing microwaves," said Alasdair Philips, of environmental pressure group Powerwatch. The Health Protection Agency, which protects public health in Britain, said it would look at the study but did not think DECTs were dangerous. However, the HPA conceded there was an "increased association" between acoustic neuromas - a type of benign growth in the ear which could cause deafness - and electromagnetic fields. "It is something to be suspicious of but we are not saying it is causal," the HPA said. "Newer DECT base stations only switch on when they are in use and we support such precautionary measures." British Telecom said there was no conclusive scientific evidence to show that DECTs were unsafe. |
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I was very interested to read in this article that, according to the
HPA, "Newer DECT base stations only switch on when they are > in use". If this is true then it is quite a step forward, as it is the 24/7 pulsing that is the biggest problem for me, and the thing that has caused me to flee from my flat at huge expensive and move into a detached cottage. (In future I could offer to buy my neighbour a nice new DECT phone). Is what the HPA says true, has anyone come accross these newer phones? (I know the ancient analogue ones only pulsed when in use, but they are crap and insecure.) But then there's still the wifi, that'll still be going 24/7, or maybe the HPA has fascinating info about new developments with that too! jane --- In [hidden email], "Chris" <avbook@...> wrote: > > Cordless home phones sparks radiation fear > by ANNE CAMPBELL, Metro > 6th Feb 2006 > Health section > Daily Mail Newspaper, London. > > Forget the health scares over mobile phones - the real danger could be the > cordless landline in your home. > > New research shows the base stations of some cordless phones emit twice as > much radiation as a mobile phone mast. > > Electromagnetic fields of up to six volts per metre were discovered at > close > range, compared with safe levels of 0.05 volts. > > Unlike mobile phones, the base stations put out radiation even when > they are > not in use, the study by Swedish scientists showed. > > The findings may show that digital enhanced cordless telephones (DECT) put > people at risk of brain tumours, say campaign groups. > > Campaigners recommend phone switch > > They recommend users switch to a different type of phone. > > "If you have a DECT with a base station in your house then you are filling > your home with pulsing microwaves," said Alasdair Philips, of > environmental > pressure group Powerwatch. > > The Health Protection Agency, which protects public health in Britain, > said > it would look at the study but did not think DECTs were dangerous. > > However, the HPA conceded there was an "increased association" between > acoustic neuromas - a type of benign growth in the ear which could cause > deafness - and electromagnetic fields. > > "It is something to be suspicious of but we are not saying it is causal," > the HPA said. "Newer DECT base stations only switch on when they are > in use > and we support such precautionary measures." > > British Telecom said there was no conclusive scientific evidence to show > that DECTs were unsafe. > |
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Hello,
I still think that it is crap. There are a number of those socalled ECO mode DECT phones. They do not radiate as long as the phone is in the craddle. But who does leave it there all the time. Cordless phones are used because they are left on a spot *within reach*, and that is not the craddle. It is also so, that most people forget, after using the phone, to place it in the cradle again. Greetings, Charles Claessens member Verband Baubiologie www.milieuziektes.nl www.milieuziektes.be www.hetbitje.nl checked by Norton Antivirus ----- Original Message ----- From: "canaryyuk" <[hidden email]> To: <[hidden email]> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 18:47 Subject: [eSens] Re: DECT Phones Newspaper Article >I was very interested to read in this article that, according to the > HPA, "Newer DECT base stations only switch on when they are >> in use". If this is true then it is quite a step forward, as it is > the 24/7 pulsing that is the biggest problem for me, and the thing > that has caused me to flee from my flat at huge expensive and move > into a detached cottage. (In future I could offer to buy my > neighbour a nice new DECT phone). > > Is what the HPA says true, has anyone come accross these newer > phones? (I know the ancient analogue ones only pulsed when in use, > but they are crap and insecure.) > > But then there's still the wifi, that'll still be going 24/7, or > maybe the HPA has fascinating info about new developments with that > too! > > jane > > > > --- In [hidden email], "Chris" <avbook@...> wrote: >> >> Cordless home phones sparks radiation fear >> by ANNE CAMPBELL, Metro >> 6th Feb 2006 >> Health section >> Daily Mail Newspaper, London. >> >> Forget the health scares over mobile phones - the real danger could > be the >> cordless landline in your home. >> >> New research shows the base stations of some cordless phones emit > twice as >> much radiation as a mobile phone mast. >> >> Electromagnetic fields of up to six volts per metre were discovered > at >> close >> range, compared with safe levels of 0.05 volts. >> >> Unlike mobile phones, the base stations put out radiation even when >> they are >> not in use, the study by Swedish scientists showed. >> >> The findings may show that digital enhanced cordless telephones > (DECT) put >> people at risk of brain tumours, say campaign groups. >> >> Campaigners recommend phone switch >> >> They recommend users switch to a different type of phone. >> >> "If you have a DECT with a base station in your house then you are > filling >> your home with pulsing microwaves," said Alasdair Philips, of >> environmental >> pressure group Powerwatch. >> >> The Health Protection Agency, which protects public health in > Britain, >> said >> it would look at the study but did not think DECTs were dangerous. >> >> However, the HPA conceded there was an "increased association" > between >> acoustic neuromas - a type of benign growth in the ear which could > cause >> deafness - and electromagnetic fields. >> >> "It is something to be suspicious of but we are not saying it is > causal," >> the HPA said. "Newer DECT base stations only switch on when they are >> in use >> and we support such precautionary measures." >> >> British Telecom said there was no conclusive scientific evidence to > show >> that DECTs were unsafe. >> > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > |
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