How harmful are TV towers?

Question

Electronics

There is only trolling and holivars on the Internet, but I'm interested in the opinion of the intellectual community, preferably electrical engineers, or whose field it is closer to ...
How harmful is it to live near a television tower? The distance is about 500 meters in a straight line, low-rise buildings (for example, not higher than the 9th floor).
Obviously, there is nothing useful, but nothing unambiguous can be found about the harm. Any talk about exposure from telephones and trolleybuses is not appropriate, because. I don't ride a trolleybus 24/7, but when I work from home...
In general, I would like to know a conditionally reliable opinion of people who understand the problem.

Answer 1

I once personally witnessed such a story.
We put up a cell tower for 5k inhabitants in one small village. At first, an old thirty-meter relay tower stood in that place - all rusty and, of course, not used for a long time. Then this tower was "cut down" for scrap, which, they say, was fascinating to watch. And now the opsos (MTS it seems, but it doesn’t matter) put the tower much higher. XZ, 70 meters, maybe.
After some time, the residents of the surrounding houses around the tower began to experience health problems. Complaints were sent, they say, headaches have become more frequent, problems with the joints have climbed, with the liver, kidneys ... In general, the people are already almost standing with pitchforks at the village council, they say, let's cut out your shaitan-tower already, there is no urine to endure, we are dying out . It lasted several months, I must say. Not a direct revolution, but everything is on a serious soup.
In short, another hubbub on this topic among the local population on the occasion of some rural event, and then "Selsky" (the head of the administration, like) on his "bobby" rolls up and slows down to say hello to someone by the hand. Well, the village, so it is accepted.
In general, the masses of the people turn to him with sore throats, they say, that's it, there is no life, this infidel tower has poisoned everyone, their heads hurt, people are dying.
The chairman (damn, well, not the chairman, yes, everyone calls him rural, or by his first name and patronymic, of course) looked so thoughtfully at the sufferers, shook his head, clicked his tooth, and then the people quieted down ... And Selsky speaks so sadly and with sympathy: "No, people, nothing will work. If this tower has already burned you so much and crippled you, then what will happen when THEY turn it on! A star will come to everyone at all." Well, or something like that.
It turns out that the opsos built the tower, installed the equipment, and pulled something to set up and prepare there. The tower was put up quickly, and it stood ready for several months without being connected. This question, as I understand it, was not advertised so that the local parkour guys would not climb it once again. They frightened everyone that you would burn in flight, like a match, if you fell under the beam.
In short, laughter, laughter, the story sounds like a pipets-torn accordion, but even the most stuffy anecdotes sometimes and more than once again and again happen in real life.
And the effect of such a TV tower is called nothing more than a " nocebo ".

Answer 2

Of the known negative effects of radiation in the frequency range allowed for TV broadcasting (100-800 MHz), is thermal. But the radiation power of the transmitters is clearly insufficient for such an impact. The only danger can be if the apartment is located on the upper floors of the house and antenna emitters are clearly visible from the windows. In this case, metallization of glasses with special films that shield high-frequency radiation will help a lot. There are many works on the so-called "informational" impact of modulated radiation. All TV signals are modulated (in frequency). It supposedly affects how the brain works. But this is from the field of psychiatry. Many adherents of such a teaching "earth". But drug treatment in this case is more effective. Something like that.

Answer 3

In general, I would like to know the conditionally reliable opinion of people who understand the problem.

I understand.
How old is mass television there? 70? How many people died during this time because of TV towers? Or a lot, but the authorities hide ? As you answer this question, answer your own.

Answer 4

Anatoly Stepanovich Dyatlov - Deputy Chief Engineer for the operation of the 2nd stage of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant at the time of the disaster. Date of death December 13, 1995 (64 years old)
Learn from the examples above how - working in a heavy and "dirty" industry, calmly live up to the age of an ordinary person. In Russia, the average man dies at 65-70. No one guarantees you a long life, especially in the realities of the 21st century.
If you are lucky with your genetics and don't shit in your body, you might be lucky and live a good life even 300 meters from the tower. If you're unlucky enough to have a high risk of cancer in your family, or if you're prone to diabetes, you're out of luck. God bless your nerve cells.

Answer 5

Everyone advises rubbish and no one bothered to read SANPIN dedicated to radio emission standards.

In accordance with paragraph 1.7 of SanPiN 2.1.8 / 2.2.4.1383-03, approved by the Decree of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation dated 06/09/2003 No. 35, approval of project documentation for the construction, reconstruction, technical re-equipment, expansion and commissioning of built and reconstructed transmitting radio engineering facilities (hereinafter referred to as PRTO) is allowed if there are sanitary and epidemiological conclusions on their compliance with these Sanitary Rules.
In accordance with paragraph 3.7 of SanPiN 2.1.8 / 2.2.4.1190-03 (Decree of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation of March 13, 2003 No. 18), approval of project documentation for the construction, reconstruction, technical re-equipment, expansion and commissioning of the constructed and reconstructed base stations, the design and construction of residential, public and industrial buildings near them is allowed only if there is a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion on compliance with sanitary rules.
Requirements for placement depend on whether the facility is fixed or mobile, as well as on its capacity.
According to clause 3.3 of MU 4.3.2320-08.4.3 “Control methods. physical factors. The procedure for the preparation and execution of sanitary and epidemiological conclusions for transmitting radio facilities. Guidelines”, approved by the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation on January 22, 2008, it is determined that sanitary and epidemiological conclusions are issued separately: for the placement of PRTO and for their operation.
In addition, Art. 1 of Law No. 52-FZ "On the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population" determines that the sanitary and epidemiological conclusion is an important document. In the cases established by this Federal Law, it is issued by federal executive bodies authorized to exercise federal state sanitary and epidemiological supervision and certify compliance with sanitary rules of environmental factors, operating conditions of legal entities, citizens, including individual entrepreneurs, as well as territories and buildings used by them. , buildings, structures, premises, equipment, vehicles.

Answer 6

The main harm from antennas is for the psyche, the nerves are shattered by the thought that you are being irradiated.
Even a mentally healthy person can become nervous.
Psychosomatic problems may appear, pressure can jump from the nerves and other troubles can occur.
Fortunately, you can protect yourself from this, conduct an educational program, make sure that there is a conclusion of a sanpin and stop worrying.
But for older people, the presence of a tower can be critical, they cannot be explained that it is harmless, an elderly person will be nervous, swallow pills, and despite the harmlessness of the tower, no matter how absurd it sounds, it turns out that the towers do harm ...