Mobile Safety

The increased use of cell phones has brought about serious concerns regarding the probable health hazards. This is because mobile phones use electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range. 

Following Images show heat generated on the face by            
15 minutes of cell phone use due to their electromagnetic 

radiation

When radiation hits the head, it penetrates the skull. The pictures above are the result of an experiment show how radiation penetrates the skull of an adult (25%), 10 year old (50%) and a 5 year old (75%). The younger the child the deeper the penetration due to the fact their skulls are thinner and their brains contain more fluid than adults’. Radio frequencies travel through children’s brains much more easily and therefore increase the risk of cancer.

Radiation Penetration in the head of an adult, ten-year and five-year old

Tips For Use Of Mobile Phones

It is not only the choice of phone, but how you use it that is important when you want to control the amount of radiation you are exposed to. Here you will find a few simple tips that can considerably 

reduce radiation and therefore also health risks.

1. Use a handsfree set

The further away from your body the phone is, the less radiation you are exposed to. Using a hands-free set is the easiest way to radically reduce the amount of radiation you are exposed to if you use a mobile phone.

2. Hold it at the bottom

By covering large areas of the phone with your hand, you reduce its ability to send and receive signals. The phone then increases its power and transmits stronger radiation to compensate this. So hold the phone as far down as possible, so it can operate at low power. 

4. Get in the best position

You can see the signal reception strength in the display. When reception is good, the phone reduces power and radiation. If reception is poor, the phone uses maximum power and radiation.

5. Don’t talk too long and Use regular phone if possible 
The radiation you are exposed to is directly related to the time you spend talking on your phone For longer calls it is safer “and cheaper” to call from a regular phone.

6. Hazardous areas of use

• Don’t use a mobile phone while driving a car. Stop at a safe place and talk.
• Don’t use your mobile phone in places where there is a lot of electrical equipment, such as hospitals and aircraft.
• Don’t bathe with your mobile phone.
• Don’t let small children talk on your mobile phone for long periods. They are more susceptible t than adults.

The Federal Communications Commission sets specific absorption rate “SAR” standard ( Specific Absorption Rate )  which is acceptable power radiation for cell phones must not exceed 1.6 W/KG The lower the SAR the better the phone, from a potential health hazard.

There are three way to know the SAR

1. From the user manual of your mobile phone.

2. Visit mobile manufacturers forum web site and select your mobile phone model

 http://www.mmfai.info/public/sar.cfm

3 .Enter Federal Communications Commission website and Write your mobile FCC ID Number in the 

FCC ID http://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid/

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