3G masts 'cause health problems'

 Dutch government scientists looked at the signals transmitted by base stations
 for the new phones. 

 They operate at a higher frequency than those for traditional mobiles. 

 Campaigners have expressed concerns that radiation from mobile phones could
 be linked to conditions ranging from cancer to blood clots in the brain.

 'Significant' 

 The Dutch study exposed volunteers in laboratories to radiation from 3G and
 "traditional" masts - without telling them which version they were being exposed to. 

 Seventy-two people took part in the study, half of whom had complained about the
 health effects of living near traditional mobile masts. 

 The survey found both those who had complained about mobile phones radiation -
 and even those who had not - complained about significant levels of nausea, headaches
 and tingling sensations when they were exposed to signals that mimicked third generation
 mobile networks. 

 A spokesman for the Dutch Economics Ministry, said: "If the test group was exposed to
 third generation base station signals, there was a significant impact. 

 "They felt tingling sensations, got headaches and felt nauseous."

 In contrast, exposure to radiation from standard masts showed no significant effect. 

 Maarten Lortzer, a spokesman for the Dutch research organisation TNO, which carried
 out the research on behalf of the government, told BBC News Online: "These findings
 were very unexpected.

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3157676.stm

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