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Netherlands resistance against 3G
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Netherlands resistance against 3G
8 June 2006 - In The Netherlands, after the results of the Swiss study were
published, resistance against UMTS/3G continues.
The environmentologists of all health services (GGDs) in The Netherlands
disagree with the installation procedures for masts for mobile
communication.
Nobody should be confronted with a mast in his environment without his
given permission, says Fred Woudenberg, head of the department of
environmental medicine of the GGD Amsterdam and president of the section of
environmentologists of all 36 GGDs in The Netherlands. The worries of
people about the masts and possible effects on health should be a main
factor in the decision making, says Woudenberg.
He says the results of the Swiss study, though serious scientific research,
have no meaning as for the possible health risks of permanent exposure.
Woudenberg does not speak in personal capacity, but as the spokesman of all
environmentologists working with GGDs, says his colleague Matthijs Veldt.
Until now municipalities do not value the worries about health risks. When
an operator asks permission to build a mast, the only criterium is if the
masts fits into the spatial plans.
