ᐅ Cell tower next to construction site

Created on: 15 Jan 2021 22:49
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Urlauber
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Urlauber
15 Jan 2021 22:49
Hello everyone,

We are considering buying a house (already completed). However, there is a mobile phone mast with several antennas about 40 meters (130 feet) away from the house.

Buy or leave it? How would you decide?
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WilderSueden
15 Jan 2021 23:01
Counterquestion: do you think this will cause you to sleep poorly or give you cancer? If yes, then avoid it because so far facts clearly haven't convinced you.
If you're unsure and you like the house, go ahead and buy it. There is no scientific evidence that mobile phone masts (apart from the nocebo effect) are actually harmful. Maybe unattractive, but not dangerous.
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nordanney
15 Jan 2021 23:44
Urlauber schrieb:

However, it is about 40 meters (130 feet) away from the house.
If you are worried about radiation, you should take a look at where all the antennas are located. Otherwise, you might as well dig your own grave or move to the Arctic ;-)
Oh, and in that case, don’t use mobile phones, cook only with gas, avoid bringing Wi-Fi and electrical wiring into the house, and so on. Those can expose you to more than the antenna.

If the plot is good and you like it, go ahead and buy it.
Jean-Marc16 Jan 2021 00:09
Try searching for the NTP study or the Ramazzini study. You can also find information about the former on the website of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection.
There are indications, but (so far) no proof of harmful health effects.

You can imagine what it would mean for the value of your property if more concrete/unfavorable findings from long-term studies were to emerge at some point.
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Deadree
16 Jan 2021 06:06
On the website of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection, it states:

The BfS therefore continues to assume that, as long as the limit values are met, no negative health effects from electromagnetic fields at the frequencies used by mobile communications are to be expected.

About the NTP study:

The so-called NTP study is a long-term study on mice and rats aimed at identifying potential risks of high whole-body exposure to mobile communication fields. The NTP authors conclude that there is clear evidence related to exposure (the highest level of evidence) for the occurrence of heart tumors and moderate evidence for the occurrence of brain tumors and adrenal medulla disorders in male rats.

The animal experiments involved whole-body exposures approximately 20 times or more above the limit values for whole-body exposure applicable to the general public. For this reason, they cannot be directly applied to the mobile communication exposures experienced in everyday human life.


I would not let myself get worked up about it.
Jean-Marc16 Jan 2021 07:12
I was referring to this:
  • In contrast, after careful analysis of the various results, the BfS sees indications but no clear or moderate evidence of a carcinogenic effect from high whole-body exposures—significantly above the limit values.
This is the current state of affairs. What will be in 15-20 years, no one knows. Everyone must weigh this risk for themselves.