MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's top health officer told lawmakers Thursday not to worry about a form of radiation emitted by the wireless smart meters some Vermont utilities want to install in customers' homes and businesses.
Dr. Harry Chen, the state health commissioner, told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday that an international health panel last year found that radio frequency radiation emitted by cellphones is a possible source of brain cancer in heavy cellphone users.
Chen said smart meters emit well less than 1 percent of the radiation emitted by cellphones, and they're not often held right next to the head.
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