Your cell phone emits radio waves, or radiofrequency energy.
During a 2009 hearing before the Senate, senior scientist Olga V. Naidenko, with the Environmental Working Group, warned about the dangers of radiation from the use of cell phones. She said that the phones can include a slightly increased risk of malignant brain tumors and salivary gland tumors. You can lower your risk by using your phone less and taking other measures to reduce phone radiation. These precautionary methods can include switching to a low-radiation phone and using a headset.
Instructions
1. Check the specific absorption rate (SAR) for your brand and model of phone. This information, which indicates how much radiation your phone emits, should be available from the manufacturer or in your phone's manual. Low-radiation phones will be at or less than 0.3 W/kg, and high-radiation phones must emit no more than 1.6 W/kg, as regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). If you have a phone with high radiation emissions, switch to a brand that does not emit as much.
2. Turn your phone off when you do not need to use it. If you do keep it on all day, place it in a handbag or backpack rather than in your pocket. Storing the phone away from your body when it is turned on will help you avoid the radiation.
3. Limit your use of the cell phone whenever possible. Sending messages, either through texting or speaking, will emit more radiation than receiving messages.
4. Substitute texting for calling as much as you can. Texting uses less radiation and the phone will be further away from your body, especially your head.
5. Invest in a headset or use the phone in speaker mode. A headset will still emit radiation, warns senior scientist Olga V. Naidenko, but it will emit less than the cell phone. When you are finished with your call, remove the headset right away. Certain brands of wireless headsets can emit low radiation, even when they are not in use.
6. Keep your phone away from your body during a call, while using a headset or speaker mode.
7. Use your phone only in areas where you receive a strong signal. When your phone has to work harder to get your message through in poor signal areas, it emits more radiation.
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