Wireless radiations not proved harmful: Italian expert

Researchers have not found harmful sources from wireless radiations, professor Riccardo Riccardi, director of the division of pediatric oncology at the Agostino Gemelli Teaching Hospital here, said on Tuesday.

"Someone tried to find a connection between tumors and the exposure to wireless radiations, but this has not been proved so far," Riccardi, who specializes in childhood tumors, told Xinhua in an interview.

"Studies so far have not found evidence (about the danger of Wifi radiation). Nor for tumors, nor for other disorders, like irritability, or attention deficit in children," Riccardi said, adding he had studied this research when he was a consultant for a city hall.

It is also difficult to find studies on this topic, the expert highlighted, but in any case, "the type of emissions seems not dangerous for human health, for all we know," he said.

Italian media recently debated the potential risks posed by Wifi systems. The debate was ignited when the new-elected Mayor of Turin, Chiara Appendino, presented her agenda, which included plans to cut back on Wifi in schools and other buildings out of precaution, while ensuring the necessary connectivity. The proposed program was met with strong criticism.

The mayor explained she never wrote that Wifi emissions were dangerous, but that the plan was to cut superfluous emissions and to build a high speed-broadband system for everyone in Turin, an important business and cultural center in northern Italy. Endit