Headlines 8 October 2014

Cell tower near Hillsboro Elementary School causes concerns

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A worker is shown atop this cellular communications tower just south of Hillsboro Elementary School Wednesday, Oct. 8.

A number of area residents have expressed safety concerns that the tower is in close proximity to the elementary school and outdoor playground.

The tower is on private property just outside the Hillsboro city limits.


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According to a report by the American Cancer Society, "The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified RF (radio frequency) fields as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans,' based on limited evidence of a possible increase in risk for brain tumors among cell phone users, and inadequate evidence for other types of cancer.

"(For more information on the IARC classification system, see the ACS document, 'Known and Probable Human Carcinogens.') IARC also noted that exposure to the brain from RF fields from cell phone base stations (mounted on roofs or towers) is less than 1/100th the exposure to the brain from mobile devices such as cell phones.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states:

“Exposure to radio frequency (RF) radiation has climbed rapidly with the advent of cell phones and other wireless technologies. Studies of the link between exposure to RF and to electric and magnetic frequency (EMF) radiation have found RF and EMF to be ‘potential carcinogens,’ but the data linking RF and EMF to cancer is not conclusive. World wide, health physicists (scientists who study the biological effects of radiation) continue to study the issue.”

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