Wi-fi Health Issues

Health issues

Further information: Wireless electronic devices and health

A small percentage of Wi-Fi users have reported adverse health issues after repeat exposure and use of Wi-Fi,though there has been no publication of any effects being observable in double-blind studies. A review of studies involving 725 people that claimed electromagnetic hypersensitivity found no evidence for their claims. The ubiquity of Wi-Fi has led to calls for more research into the effects of "electronic smog".
One study speculated that "laptops (Wi-Fi mode) on the lap near the testicles may result in decreased male fertility". Another study found decreased working memory among males during Wi-Fi exposure.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says "there is no risk from low level, long-term exposure to wi-fi networks" and the United Kingdom's Health Protection Agency reports that exposure to Wi-Fi for a year results in "same amount of radiation from a 20-minute mobile phone call."
In November 2010 research results were published by Wageningen University and Research Centre, the Netherlands, which indicates that electromagnetic radiation may play a role in a deterioration in the health of trees. In a laboratory setting it appeared that portions of leaves of Ash saplings, after having been exposed for over three months to a radiation source similar to a wifi-access point, withered and died. The authors of the report noted however that further long-term tests were necessary.