Barnoldswick wi-fi plan ‘not a risk to health’ (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Barnoldswick wi-fi plan ‘not a risk to health’
10:30am Wednesday 15th April 2009 in News
SAFE: Coun Bell
THE councillor leading the campaign to make Barnoldswick the North’s first ‘Wi-Fi Town’ has responded to health fears about the scheme.
Last week residents and councillors raised concerns about possible health implications of setting up a wireless network via a portal in the town.
Coun Martin Bell said despite residents in Glastonbury, the UK’s first Wi-Fi town, campaigning against the scheme, he said a health risk is “unlikely.”
He said The World Health Organisation (WHO) has acknowledged that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are influencing the environment, but not people.
