Wi-Fi hurting trees, says Netherlands study

While not the first, PC World is among the latest to report that Wi-Fi signal radiation has a negative impact on tree health. According to Wageningen University in the Netherlands, Wi-Fi radiation is a definite cause of alterations in tree development, also as bleeding and fissures in the bark. To quote the research, “all deciduous trees in the Western world are affected” by Wi-Fi radiation. Resource for this article - Wi-Fi signals are damaging trees, says Netherlands study by Personal Money Store.

Blaming one thing other than the bacteria and viruses for issues the Wi-Fi research discovered

The five-year Wageningen University Wi-Fi research focused on trees within the Netherlands city of Alphen aan den Rijn. Because of Wi-Fi electromagnetic radiation, 70 percent of urban area trees have symptoms while development and abnormalities were shown in only 10 percent of trees and shrubs when the research for begun. Because of the overall production of radiation from satellite equipment and Wi-Fi on trucks and automobiles with radio along with all the mobile phone networks, the trees were hurt while the ultra-fine particles emitted by Wi-Fi signals were studied by Wageningen also. Scientists remark that the ultra-fine particles are so small that they can easily enter organisms like trees and shrubs. Human beings could be in danger with this. Other plants and animals are a concern too. One would assume that the radiation would have human cells reacting really bad to it. There are not any studies that have been published on this though.

Wi-Fi is important, but the price could possibly be deadly

The environment needs trees. The USDA Forest Service explains the importance. It seems like now that Wi-Fi is here, nobody would be willing to give up something that is so important to us. If the trees and shrubs all die though, this is what would be gone:

• Pollutants would not be absorbed from the air to the trees and shrubs.
• No trees and shrubs to increase property values.
• No trees to improve neighborhood and business appeal.
• No trees to cool cities.
• Annually, $250 is saved by the average United States household with trees and shrubs for shade. This would not happen anymore.
• Trees save the United States of America millions by reducing pollutants in the water supply. This could no longer happen.
• Many animals live in trees and shrubs. This would no longer happen.

Citations

PC World

pcworld.com/article/211219/study_says_wifi_makes_trees_sick.html?tk=rss_news

Forestry

in.gov/dnr/forestry/files/Fo-Top10ReasonsWe_NeedTrees0709.pdf

BBC special report on Wi-Fi and cellular radiation

youtube.com/watch?v=4QJpbQTb2Uo