Electromagnetic radiation and health risks: cell phones and microwave radiation in New Zealand.

From: Journal of Environmental Health | Date: July 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Presently the public is concerned over the proliferation of cellphone repeater sites around the cities of New Zealand and whether they pose a risk to health. The debate certainly filled the pages of The Press in Christchurch, and letters to the editor continued for some weeks over the proposal to erect a cellphone repeater in a school yard. The issues that came out of that debate are profiled in this paper - Environmental Health professionals need to be able to communicate well-judged advice to their employers.

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