do cell phone towers affect humans, animals or insects?

I’ve heard that cell phone towers are responsible for the demise of honey bees. Is that true? Do they affect humans in any way? Has it been studied by a non-partisan group?

Answer by Jac
it affects birds if they fly into them…

Answer by A Friend
Well I always did have this small hunch that radio towers and cell phone towers were responsible for cancer in us.. They constantly have these radio waves radiating through us at all times, and I think that after a while, they’ll irritate the cells in our body(cause thats what cancer is, an irritation in the cells..).. I figured thats why people in third-world countries catch cancer so much less often than us.. But as far as bees, well to them, the waves would be much bigger, so maybe it would have a bigger effect on them, especially at close range, because the way they are, they have to be really sensitive to waves, so maybe it IS having an adverse effect on them.. (kinda like someone screaming through some super-loudspeaker at ALL Hours of the day).. so maybe youre right

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Cell Phone Flag Poles


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New cell phone towers posing as flagpoles at the Highland Park McDonald’s on Figueroa.

One leading mobile company is asking space nearer to our home to install their cell phone tower. My family is afraiding that it would creat some health problems. Please explain and give your advise. Thanks.

Answer by santobugito
Cellular phones operate at the radiofrequency (RF) part of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is non-ionizing radiation. Other examples of the non-ionizing part of the electromagnetic spectrum include AM and FM radio waves, microwaves, and infrared waves from heat lamps. Unlike x-rays and gamma rays (which are examples of ionizing radiation), radio waves have too little energy to break the bonds that hold molecules (such as DNA) in cells together. Similarly, since RF of this frequency contains relatively low energy, it does not enter tissues. At very high levels of exposure, RF can cause warming of tissues, much as a heat lamp does. The wavelength of cell phone waves is about one foot and the frequency is approximately 800 to 900 MHz, although newer models may use higher frequencies up to 2,200 MHz.

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Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Bangalore based Indo-Chinese joint venture ALTA-XinTong Solar Tech Pvt Ltd is in the process of finalising a deal to sell 2,000 solar systems to power mobile phone towers, said a top company official Tuesday.
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