Neha Kumar1 and Prof. Girish Kumar 2 *

Electrical Engineering Department, IIT Bombay

“Exposure to electromagnetic fields has shown to be in connection with Alzheimer’s disease, motorneuron disease and Parkinson’s disease [12]. All these diseases are involved with the death of specific neurons and are classified as neurodegenerative diseases. Inhabitants living near mobile phone base stations are also at risk for developing neuropsychiatric problems as headache, memory loss, nausea, dizziness,tremors, muscle spasms, numbness, tingling, altered reflexes, muscle and joint paint, leg/foot pain, depression, and sleep disturbance [13]. More severe reactions include seizures, paralysis, psychosis and stroke. All point to the fact that the current exposure standards for microwaves are not safe for long-term exposure.”