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Mobile waves ‘pose no risk’

Mobile waves ‘pose no risk’

Dept says cell towers won’t affect health

Levels of radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields emitted from an increasing number of mobile phone base stations in Bangkok and some other provinces are between 500 and 1,000 times lower than the harmful levels, according to the Department of Medical Sciences yesterday.

It was responding to inquires recently submitted by consumers who were worried about a rise in the number of mobile phone base stations, citing results of a survey conducted by the Bureau of Radiation and Medical Devices between fiscal year 2019 and 2020 in Bangkok, five surrounding provinces and 16 other provinces in the Central Plains region.

Department director-general Supakit Sirilak said the total number of base stations rose from…

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