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Biological effects from exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted by cell tower base stations and other antenna arrays
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Levitt BB, Lai H · 2010
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This review article examined biological effects from electromagnetic radiation exposure emitted by cell tower base stations and antenna arrays. The study synthesized existing research on potential health impacts from radiofrequency radiation in these environmental sources.
Why This Matters
This is a review/synthesis article rather than a primary experimental study, examining an area of ongoing research interest in bioelectromagnetics. The authors are established researchers in EMF health effects literature.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
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Levitt BB, Lai H (2010). Biological effects from exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted by cell tower base stations and other antenna arrays.
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@article{levitt_bb_lai_h_ce4803,
author = {Levitt BB and Lai H},
title = {Biological effects from exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted by cell tower base stations and other antenna arrays},
year = {2010},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0010507},
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