Ban mobile phones and wireless networks in schools, say European leaders
Mobile phones and computers with wireless internet connections pose a risk to human health and should be banned from schools, a powerful European body has ruled.
用無線互聯網連接的手機和電腦，構成對人類健康的風險，並應從學校禁止，一個有力的歐洲機構作出裁決。
By Richard Gray,
Science Correspondent
9:30PM BST 14 May 2011
Translation by Autumnson Blog
流動電話和無線網絡應該在學校被禁制，一個歐洲機構裁定。照片：雷克斯特點
A Council of Europe committee examined evidence that the technologies have "potentially harmful" effects on humans, and concluded that immediate action was required to protect children.
一歐洲議會的委員會審查證據該技術是對人類有“潛在的有害”影響，並結論需要立即採取行動以保護兒童。
In a report, the committee said it was crucial to avoid repeating the mistakes made when public health officials were slow to recognise the dangers of asbestos, tobacco smoking and lead in petrol.
在一份報告中，該委員會說它是至關重要去避免重蹈覆轍，當公共衛生官員大緩慢去認知石棉、吸煙和鉛汽油的危險。
The report also highlighted the potential health risks of cordless telephones and baby monitors, which rely on similar technology and are widely used in British homes.
該報告還強調無繩電話和嬰兒監視器的潛在健康風險，它們依靠類似的技術及被廣泛應用於英國家庭。
Fears have been raised that electromagnetic radiation emitted by wireless devices can cause cancers and affect the developing brain.
恐懼已經被提升無線設備發出的電磁輻射可以引發癌症，並影響腦發育。
The findings were seized on by campaigners who oppose the spread of wireless devices.
發現被反對擴散無線設備的運動人仕所利用。
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The committee concluded that member states should:
委員會結論會員國應該：
• Set thresholds for levels of long-term exposure to microwaves of the type emitted by mobile phones;
•設置由流動電話發射的微波類型的長期暴露起點水平;
• Introduce clear labelling on products indicating the presence of electromagnetic fields and any health risks associated with use;
•介紹清楚的產品標籤，標明電磁場的存在及任何使用後的健康相關風險;
• Ban all mobile phones and wireless networks in classrooms and schools;
•在課室和學校禁止所有移動電話和無線網絡;
• Run information campaigns aimed at children and young adults about the risks to human health;
•針對兒童和青少年經營資訊運動有關人類健康的危害;
• Step up research on less-dangerous types of antennae and mobile phones.
•加緊研究較少危險類型的天線和移動電話。
The conclusions contradict advice from the World Health Organisation and the Department of Health, which says exposure to electromagnetic fields poses little or no risk to human health.
結論與世界衛生組織及衛生署的意見矛盾，它們說接觸電磁場很少或根本沒有對人類健康構成風險。
The Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and is based in Strasbourg, cannot impose its will on governments, but is highly influential in policy-making and has often seen its decisions enacted through conventions and treaties.
A draft resolution – calling on governments to "take all reasonable measures to reduce exposure to electromagnetic fields" from mobile phones and similar devices, including the ban in schools – was adopted unanimously by the organisation's Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs.
The committee is composed of 84 MPs and politicians from member states, and its vice-chairman is Lord Prescott, the former Deputy Prime Minister. Its members reviewed the latest research on the effects of electromagnetic fields and took fresh evidence from experts before reaching its conclusions.
The draft resolution will now go before the council's full Parliamentary Assembly for approval.
Public health and telecommunication experts are divided on the dangers posed by mobile phones and other wireless devices.
A report by Britain's Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research Programme in 2007 said that there was no association between mobile phones and adverse health effects, but it is now conducting a more detailed study into the long-term effects of mobile phones.
Other researchers have found no association between short-term mobile phone use and cancer. A major epidemiological study published last year found no increased risk of cancer from using mobile phones over a ten-year period.
Prof Les Barclay, the vice-chairman of the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research Programme, said: “We haven’t had mobile phones for very long and there are now studies going on to look for longer-term effects.
“There is very little evidence at the moment for harmful effects. The powers that mobile phones emit are getting less and less, and they are well below the limits set by the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection. Banning mobile phones and wireless networks in schools is a step too far in my eyes.”
Prof Paul Elliot, of Imperial College, London, who is leading a major international study of the long-term effects of mobile phone use on 200,000 people, said: “There are potential questions about whether mobile phones might have cognitive effects and impact on sleep.
“Mobile phone technology is clearly incredibly beneficial and useful, but we have to weigh up those potential health effects, so it is responsible to do research on that. In children, that research has not yet really been done, so we need more research in this area. In the meantime the advice is not to be excessive in use.”
Powerwatch, a campaign group that aims to raise awareness of the risks from electromagnetic fields, welcomed the draft resolution. A spokesman said: “It is long past the time when governments all around Europe should have started being more precautionary about these issues.”
Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, warned that a ban on mobile phones and wireless networks in schools would bring widespread disruption.
He said: “The impact on schools would be enormous. Most schools have Wi-Fi networks now, while pupils and teachers carry mobile phones. Many schools are shifting towards far more mobile computing so pupils can have laptops they can take home to do their homework on. This would prevent all of that.”
A Department of Health spokesman said: “As you would expect, we keep all available scientific evidence under review. Our guidance remains the same. Children should only use mobile phones for essential purposes and keep all calls short.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/8514380/Ban-mobile-phones-and-wireless-networks-in-schools-say-European-leaders.html
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