British Agency To Check Wi-Fi And Health

Is Wi-Fi harmful to your health? So far all the indications are that it’s safe, but a new study to be undertaken by the British Health Protection Agency wants to find out for sure.

 

England Chief Medical Officer has already urged caution on the use of mobile phones by children, so the HPA “proposes to undertake a research project to measure exposures to radio signals from wireless computer networks,” according to a statement.

 

“The results will be compared with established international exposure guidelines and also with exposures from other commonly used sources of radio signals, including mobile phones. Discussions are underway with partner Agencies, especially those in the Education sector, regarding the practicalities of carrying out the research.”

 

The Agency acknowledges that there’s no evidence to indicate that Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi LANs pose any threat, or any reason that, for the moment, schools and other organizations should stop using them. With typically 100 milliwatts of power, they’re well within the guidelines of the International Commission of Non-Ionizing Radiation.

 

There was no mention of when the study might end. The HPA will publish the results on its web site.