{"id":7596,"date":"2017-08-31T14:31:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T14:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apartmentadda.com\/blog\/?p=7596"},"modified":"2023-11-02T06:05:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T06:05:17","slug":"protect-your-apartment-from-hazardous-cellphone-tower-radiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2017\/08\/protect-your-apartment-from-hazardous-cellphone-tower-radiations\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Protect your Apartment from Hazardous Cell Phone Tower Radiations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have always enjoyed the benefits and convenience of technology. It is now time for us to consider the tradeoffs between the advantages and harmful effects that few technological advancements like hazardous cellphone tower radiations, Wifi routers pose to human life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this digital era, every communication that happens around us involves transmission and reception of EMF radiations. Hence, it is not possible to keep ourselves and our home away from EMF radiations. We are living with these hazardous radiations which have adverse effects on our <a href=\"http:\/\/pharman.com.ua\/catalog.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">human health<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cell phone towers emit high-frequency radio waves (800-1800 MHz), or microwaves, that can travel as far as 73 kms over level terrain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In cities, most of these cell phone towers are mounted on high rise buildings to get very good signal reception. But the cell phone towers on these high-rise residential communities can cause adverse effects to people living nearby. The closer you are, the greater the danger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if your <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/apartment-association\/apartment-management-software\">Apartment complex<\/a> has cell phone towers mounted on it or if your compl<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ex is in close proximity (fewer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">than 500 meters), it is very important that you limit the exposure from the hazardous cellphone tower radiations. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although it is impossible to achieve 100% shielding from these RF radiations, it is feasible to try the below methods which can help avoid such radiations to a large extent.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d7a61a88c66\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d7a61a88c66\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2017\/08\/protect-your-apartment-from-hazardous-cellphone-tower-radiations\/#Measuring_EMF_radiations_in_your_home\" >Measuring EMF radiations in your home<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2017\/08\/protect-your-apartment-from-hazardous-cellphone-tower-radiations\/#Protecting_your_home_from_EMF_Radiations\" >Protecting your home from EMF Radiations<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2017\/08\/protect-your-apartment-from-hazardous-cellphone-tower-radiations\/#Protective_Materials_Available\" >Protective Materials Available<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2017\/08\/protect-your-apartment-from-hazardous-cellphone-tower-radiations\/#Shielding_Your_Home\" >Shielding Your Home<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2017\/08\/protect-your-apartment-from-hazardous-cellphone-tower-radiations\/#Shielding_your_Bedroom\" >Shielding your Bedroom:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2017\/08\/protect-your-apartment-from-hazardous-cellphone-tower-radiations\/#Shielding_the_Windows\" >Shielding the Windows:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2017\/08\/protect-your-apartment-from-hazardous-cellphone-tower-radiations\/#Stay_Radiation_Free_Stay_Safe\" >Stay Radiation Free. Stay Safe<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Measuring_EMF_radiations_in_your_home\"><\/span><b>Measuring EMF radiations in your home<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>EMF Meter Readings:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, you need to know to what extent your <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/apartment-association\/apartment-management-software\">apartment<\/a> is exposed to these EMF radiations. Depending on the extent of these harmful radiations you can adopt necessary and affordable methods to protect your Apartment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMF meters are available in the market that will help you in measuring the intensity of these EMF radiations. If you are not able tto find the meter locally, A <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/mDoXJe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">simple EMF detector App<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0might help you with the readings. But the precision and accuracy of the EMF readings are less accurate and d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ebatable depending on the software upgradations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7597\" src=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cell-tower-radiations-629x1024.jpg\" alt=\"emg-detector\" width=\"250\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">There are different types of EMF meters available in the market depending on the level of frequency that you are measuring. Since the cell phone towers emit high-frequency EMF radiations. It is advisable to buy a high-frequency EMF meter which costs approximately Rs. 3,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Protecting_your_home_from_EMF_Radiations\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>Protecting your home from EMF Radiations<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Protective_Materials_Available\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Protective Materials Available<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #262626;\"><b>High-Frequency Shielding Paint:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #262626;\">EMF protection paint is a conductive paint that blocks the EMF radiations from entering your Apartment. It is black in color and applied as regular paint. One of the popular shielding paint that is available in the market is the Yshield High-frequency shielding paint. It is water based paint that can be easily applied to the interior or exterior walls, windows, doors, ceilings where the EMF meter readings are found to be very high. Since the windows are the most vulnerable areas where harmful radiations can enter your Apartment you can install the below window shutters to your existing windows and paint them with shielding paint. The anti radiation paint costs Rs 3,500\/litre and can ensure 99% effective harmful radiation from entering your <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/apartment-association\/apartment-management-software\">Apartment<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7598\" src=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shielding-paint.jpg\" alt=\"shielding-paint\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #262626;\"><b>Shielding Fabrics:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #262626;\">One of the simplest methods to reduce the intensity of the radiations entering your Apartment is by using the Shielding fabrics. Shielding fabrics are specially designed net curtains which can block 99% of RF radiations from entering your Apartment. These fabrics can be used as curtains for the windows or doors, as bed canopies, as door mats, carpets etc<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #262626;\">Fabrics like Swiss Shield Naturell fabric, Daylite, Voile can protect your home from<\/span> <span style=\"color: #262626;\">very high RF radiations. <\/span>The N<!-- Where did you get this info from? I mean what parameters were used to decide this? --><!-- I got this info from an article which compared the shielding fabrics performance and other characteristics -->aturell fabric provides better shielding.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #262626;\">But <\/span>the Swiss Shield Daylite fabric is more breathable than the Naturell. The Daylite fabric is made of polyester material, while Naturell is ecological cotton and is designed especially for those who are sensitive to chemicals.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #262626;\">While you carry out all these shielding techniques it is significant that you closely monitor your minor health issues like headaches, depression, memory loss etc. If these health issues persist for a very long time it is better that you consult your physician or therapist. In such cases monitoring your EMF meter readings at regular intervals at least twice a month is advisable. If you think that your home needs complete shielding from the hazardous EMF radiations,\u00a0avoid staying in the upper floors of your Apartment or consider looking for an alternative accommodation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shielding_Your_Home\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Shielding Your Home<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shielding_your_Bedroom\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Shielding your Bedroom:<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Shielding the entire Apartment Complex is not practical and it is quite expensive. However, shielding your home, based on the intensity of EMF readings is feasible. Also protecting the areas of your home where you spend most of your time and are prone to extreme radiations is important. It is fair enough to think about the ways to protect your bedroom because we tend to spend most of our time in our bedroom. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Installing EMF Faraday Bed canopy* is one of the easiest and effective solutions to shield your bedroom from hazardous RF radiations. <\/span><span style=\"color: #262626;\">An *EMF Faraday canopy is an instrument with an ultra-fine metal wire mesh which keeps away the RF radiations just like a mosquito net keeping away the mosquitoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #262626;\">The bed canopy costs approx INR 5,000 <\/span>(Daylite and Naturell materials) <span style=\"color: #262626;\">which depends on the fabric of the canopy.\u00a0<\/span>The lightweight Swiss Shield Daylite fabric costs INR 124 per inch (92% polyester net-knit, with 8% silver-plated copper fiber content) stops almost 80% of radiations. This fabric is difficult to source in India but it is less expensive.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss Shield NatureII fabric is primarily made of organic cotton interwoven with silver coated copper wires. It is quite expensive but provides 99.99% protection from the radiations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #262626;\">Shielding your windows, walls, doors with these fabrics are the most effective ways to protect your Apartment from harmful radiations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7599\" src=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sheilding-bedroom-cellphone-radiations-222x180.png\" alt=\"shielding-bedroom-cellphone-radiations\" width=\"250\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shielding_the_Windows\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626;\"><b>Shielding the Windows:<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #262626;\">Windows can be the easy target for the RF radiations to enter your <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/apartment-association\/apartment-management-software\">Apartment<\/a>. You can shield your windows with Scotchtint window film. These films can be bought in any automobile accessories stores. They usually come in a roll and it can cut to fit the window size, backing can be peeled, wet them, and apply to clean windows or glass doors to block the hazardous EMF radiations. This film also helps your Apartment in controlling the heat gain or loss during summers. It is said that these films are capable of reflecting 99% of the Radiations from entering your room. Cost of this film is Rs 60 per sq feet. This shielding method is affordable and easy to handle.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stay_Radiation_Free_Stay_Safe\"><\/span>Stay Radiation Free. Stay Safe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>While it may be impossible to completely avoid hazardous cellphone tower radiations, this article sheds some light on how you can protect yourselves and your homes from it to a certain extent. Research has found that radiation can adversely affect our health and even permanently damage the human body. Keeping that in mind, let us all join hands and take active steps toward protecting ourselves from harmful radiation from phone towers and the likes.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you found this article useful. If you did, don\u2019t forget to share this with your friends. Let\u2019s make this world a better place to live!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have always enjoyed the benefits and convenience of technology. 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