Virginia exposes residents to radiofrequency radiation.

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second a little radiation 24-7 adds up

I would agree if it were ionizing radiation, but your statement comes from ignorance. Light is radiation too. Does that add up?

Depending on exposure will depend on how fast people die from this crap

No one is going to die from this "crap". We've been exposed to RF radiation for more than 100 years and people aren't dropping dead from it. Stop fearmongering.

Are you the same engineer that claimed nuclear energy was safe and clean ?

No. I am not in support of nuclear energy because that is a real radiological health hazard, but not in the way that you think. It's not so much the radiated energy that is dangerous. It's the radioactive materials that are a severe health hazard. I'd much rather be exposed to 1 Gray of hard gamma radiation from outside of my body than have a few milligrams of Cesium-137 particles inside my body. I'd be able to recover from 1 Gray of gamma but the cesium-137 or strontium-90 particles inside me would kill me dead.

There is a reason x-ray tech wear badges to show how much radiation they were exposed to.

Yes because X-rays are ionizing radiation, meaning they have enough energy to them to knock electrons off atoms. RF energy does not have this ability and does not change the atomic or molecular makeup of matter. The two kinds of radiant energy are not comparable. The simple fact that you don't seem to understand that the term "radiation" simply means that something is moving away from a central point in a straight line seems to be your problem here. Radiation does not describe the energy, frequency or danger level of anything. It only describes the motion relative to its source. Bicycle wheel spokes "radiate" from the central hub just as flower petals radiate from the central bud of the flower. Are those unsafe because they radiate? Sound waves also radiate. Do you fear sound waves too?

If you're going to spread incorrect information like this, please put a disclaimer on it that you are not an expert or even educated on the subject. Doing otherwise just makes you a part of the problem and causes others who are also not properly educated on the subject matter to spread it further. It's okay to be skeptical of all things, but at least do a little work to verify things or learn the subject matter before spreading it far and wide in such an alarmist manner.

>second a little radiation 24-7 adds up I would agree if it were ionizing radiation, but your statement comes from ignorance. Light is radiation too. Does that add up? >Depending on exposure will depend on how fast people die from this crap No one is going to die from this "crap". We've been exposed to RF radiation for more than 100 years and people aren't dropping dead from it. Stop fearmongering. >Are you the same engineer that claimed nuclear energy was safe and clean ? No. I am not in support of nuclear energy because that is a real radiological health hazard, but not in the way that you think. It's not so much the radiated energy that is dangerous. It's the radioactive materials that are a severe health hazard. I'd much rather be exposed to 1 Gray of hard gamma radiation from outside of my body than have a few milligrams of Cesium-137 particles inside my body. I'd be able to recover from 1 Gray of gamma but the cesium-137 or strontium-90 particles inside me would kill me dead. >There is a reason x-ray tech wear badges to show how much radiation they were exposed to. Yes because X-rays are ionizing radiation, meaning they have enough energy to them to knock electrons off atoms. RF energy does not have this ability and does not change the atomic or molecular makeup of matter. The two kinds of radiant energy are not comparable. The simple fact that you don't seem to understand that the term "radiation" simply means that something is moving away from a central point in a straight line seems to be your problem here. Radiation does not describe the energy, frequency or danger level of anything. It only describes the motion relative to its source. Bicycle wheel spokes "radiate" from the central hub just as flower petals radiate from the central bud of the flower. Are those unsafe because they radiate? Sound waves also radiate. Do you fear sound waves too? If you're going to spread incorrect information like this, please put a disclaimer on it that you are not an expert or even educated on the subject. Doing otherwise just makes you a part of the problem and causes others who are also not properly educated on the subject matter to spread it further. It's okay to be skeptical of all things, but at least do a little work to verify things or learn the subject matter before spreading it far and wide in such an alarmist manner.

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