Wireless technologies are proliferating rapidly in every aspect of our lives, and while they may be convenient, scientific research shows that they are also impacting our health, even at levels far below the Federal Communications Commission’s obsolete guidelines which have not been updated since 1996. Thousands of published, peer-reviewed studies document the ability of RF radiation to cause biological harm.  Recognition of those health impacts is following the similarly slow trajectory of the awareness of the hazards of tobacco, lead and asbestos that spanned decades of harm before stricter regulations were finally enacted. 

Small but powerful transmitters in personal devices (cell phones, cordless phones, computers, iPads, and wearables) baby monitors, routers, smart meters, cell towers, small cell antennas and other localized wireless components that facilitate two-way communication all combine to increase our exposure to wireless radiation, also known as “microwave radiation” or “radiofrequency (RF) radiation.”

Long considered to be harmless, low-level exposures to this type of radiation are now known to have harmful biological effects including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm and DNA damage. Many people also report acute symptoms from exposure, including dizziness, headaches, nausea, fatigue, insomnia, heart palpitations and difficulty concentrating.