Warning on wi-fi health risk to children
London Telegraph / 28-04-2007
Children should not place computers on their laps while they are using wireless internet connections because of potential health risks, according to a leading Government adviser.
According to estimates, half of all primary schools are already using wireless networks
Professor Lawrie Challis, who heads the committee on mobile phone safety research, called yesterday for pupils to be monitored amid mounting public concern over emissions from wi-fi networks.
He is concerned that few studies have been carried out into the level of exposure in classrooms and believes that if health problems do emerge they are likely to be more serious in children.
Prof Challis, is chairman of the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research Programme, an £8.4 million investigation, funde...
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