Cell and Portable Phones
Cellular and portable phones, though suddenly and seemingly indispensable in our society, are a direct product of the wireless industry's successful attempt to sell us speed, convenience and entertainment all in one seductive package. In the long term, biologically safe alternatives to wireless cell and portable DECT phones will become necessary, as already they are causing negative effects that impact all living systems.
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2012
Exposure Limits: The underestimation of absorbed cell phone radiation, especially in children
A new certification process is needed that incorporates different modes of use, head sizes, and tissue properties.
The existing cell phone certification process uses a plastic model of the head called the Specific Anthropomorphic Mannequin (SAM), representing the top 10% of U.S. military recruits in 1989 and greatly underestimating the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for typical mobile phone users, especially children.Radiofrequency (RF) exposure to a head smaller than SAM will absorb a relatively higher SAR....Accordingly, contemporary cell phone standards for all of the world's more than five billion cell phones do not protect the young or the 97% of the population with heads smaller than SAM...
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