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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Italian town shuts down Wi-Fi over health fears

The mayor of Borgofranco d'Ivrea, a Northern Italian town in Piedmont, has ordered Wi-Fi to be turned off in two schools over health fears.

Mayor Livio Tola told the town's high school and elementary school to return to using cables to connect to the internet after reading that the electromagnetic waves given off by wireless routers were especially harmful to young children.
“It's not that we're against technology, our choice is merely a precautionary measure,” La Stampa reported the mayor as saying.
“We cannot say with certainty if these electromagnetic waves are dangerous for children or not,” he added, acknowledging that there was still a lack of scientific consensus on the issue.
The World Health Organization has recognized the "anxiety and speculation" surrounding electromagnetic field exposure, but is still investigating its possible health affects.
But some studies have suggested that electromagnetic radiation given off by wireless routers can affect the development of cells in young children, enough to convince Tola to shut Wi-Fi off in the two schools in the town of 3,800 inhabitants.
“Who knows? In 20 years' time some people might thank us for it,” the mayor added. Read the full article online here. 

Scientists from around the world are writing MCPS calling for the removal of the wireless system.
Read Dr. Martha Herberts Letter
Read Dr. Anthony Miller's Letter
Read Dr. Lennart Hardells Letter .
Read Dr. Carpenters Letter 
Read Dr.  Olle Johanssons Lertter HERE. 
Read Cris Rowan, occupational therapist  Letter Here
Dr. Martin Palls letter HERE. 
Read Katie Singers Letter HERE. 
Read Cindy Sage and Trevor Marshals Letter Here
Read Ellie Marks Letter Here
Read Arthur Firstenbergs Letter HERE. 
Read Mikko Ahonen PhD, Lena Hedendahl MD and Tarmo Koppel MSc PhDs Letter

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