Wifi damaging trees

This would eventually result in the death of parts of the leaves. The study also found that Wi-Fi radiation could inhibit the growth of corn cobs. The researchers urged that further studies were needed to confirm the current results and determine long-term effects of wireless radiation on trees. Based on the information now available cannot be concluded that the WiFi radio signals leads to damage to trees or other plants.

It takes into account previously published studies showing no effect. The knowledge center awaits with interest the publication of the survey. According to the agency's General Secretary Ronald van der Graaf, at least one study contravenes the findings of van Lammeren's group.

Only when the radiation was increased beyond legal levels did the plants incur damage - through heat and thermal effects, van der Graaf added.

When it comes to the health impact of radiation emitted by wireless devices, many countries, including Germany, have already established legal limits and set aside agencies responsible for tracking the issue. That fact could explain why the plants further than 50 centimeters from the hubs in the Dutch pilot experiment didn't show symptoms to the same extent as those nearest the access points.

Spokesmen for the HPA stress that consistent evidence hasn't been found that could show a link between WiFi radiation and health problems. The public agency does not advocate limiting WLAN use in schools and homes. But whether the HPA's recommendations are also suitable for the health of plants and trees remains to be seen. Felix Finkbeiner, a speaker at DW's Global Media Forum, was nine when he came up with the idea of planting trees around the world.

He's now 12 and his idea has snowballed into a green student movement in 70 countries. The world's plants are facing an extinction rate on a par with mammals. One in five plant species is at threat of dying out, says a new study released ahead of the UN's Biodiversity Summit in Japan in October.

Visit the new DW website Take a look at the beta version of dw. Trees in densely forested areas are not affected.

The study was commissioned by officials from the Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn. Based on the information now available it cannot be concluded that the Wi-Fi radio signals leads to damage to trees or other plants.

Marvin Ziskin, a professor of radiology and medical physics at Temple University in the U. Scientifically there's no evidence to support that these signals are a cause for concern. In a BBC Panorama documentary found that radiation levels from Wi-Fi in one school was up to three times the level of mobile phone mast radiation. The readings were times below the government's safety limits but sparked a furious discussion about whether Wi-Fi networks should be installed in schools.

The chairman of the Health Protection Agency called for a review of Wi-Fi in public places in the wake of the programme. A report on the findings is expected next year. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.

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