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Oxymoron….using radar technology to make Smart Motorways safe will only increase the amount of radiation we are exposed to
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Wildlife is not affected by the technology as they aren’t using it.
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Animals and plants can also be affected by Radiofrequency Radiation inducing biological damage.
Insects including pollinators will be particularly vulnerable to the higher frequencies planned for use with 5G.
References
- Balmori, A., 2014. ‘Electrosmog and species conservation’ Science of the Total Environment 496 (2014) 314–316
- Bandara, P., Carpenter, D.O., 2018. Planetary electromagnetic pollution: it is time to assess its impact. Lancet. Planet. Health 2 (12)
- Waldmann-Selsam, C., et al. 2016. Radiofrequency radiation injures trees around mobile phonebase stations Science of the Total Environment 572 (2016) 554–569
- Thielens, A. Exposure of Insects to Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields from 2 to 120 GHz. Sci Rep. 2018 Mar 2;8(1):3924. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22271-3.
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Wifi is now being installed in our national parks and the siting of masts is being deregulated to allow more masts in our much loved national parks
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Telecom firms will be able to construct larger towers without council approval as ministers seek to improve connectivity and speed up the introduction of 5G networks
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