Going Wi-Fi May Unsettle Your Health

Wireless technology is seen almost everywhere – in homes, offices, airport, shopping malls and other places.

The new technologies of mobile phones, WLAN connectivity and other applications have witnessed wide use of wireless technology.

Off late, there have been increased health concerns of using wireless technology in office, home and other places.

Questions of safety have been raised which discuss all the side effects of long exposure to electromagnetic radiations which are emitted by the wireless network that are set up in such places.

Cells phones, WLAN and other technologically advance equipment are found to emit typical frequencies which range from 1 to 2.5 gigahertz (GHz).

Even Bluetooth devices too put out some amount of radiations which range from 1 to 100 milli-watts and the frequency range is from 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz.

Wireless WLA is found to transmit such magnetic radiations which varies from 35 milli-watts to 200 milli-watts. These are the strongest of the kind. Even remote controls for security systems, radio communications, alarm systems and other devices are also being included in this category of magnetic radiations for scrutiny.

There have been long debates and discussions on the health concerns of using wireless technology in different places. There are group of schools which are trying to prove that long exposure to such magnetic radiation may trigger the growth of malignant cells in the body and prove fatal at later stage.

Already there is pressure on mobile telecommunication companies to reduce the radiations of mobile phones which can possibly lead to brain tumor or cancer.

The high speed internet access through wireless WLAN in schools, colleges, airports, offices, urban areas and other places have increased the radiation frequencies every where. Some studies have found that over exposure to RF may increase the body heat by some degrees less than 1 degree though.

This is not good for body metabolism and other health issues. But the most concerned health issue of such wireless technology exposure is ‘cancer’.

Researches are still going on such environments where there is high exposure to wireless technology and such magnetic radiations and frequencies.

They are conducting surveys on people who have shown health deterioration and also the behavioral patterns of people getting the most exposure to such frequencies.

As for guidelines regarding health concerns for using wireless technology, follow these few tips-

• Never sit with a laptop or computer receiving a wireless transmission directly. Always ensure that the whole system is at least 25 cm distant from your body.
• Limit exposure to wireless frequencies in your home. Always unplug routers when they are not in use especially when you go to sleep at night.
• Ask children not to use internet unnecessarily or mobile phones too much.