Cell Phone Antenna May Pose Health Hazards

There is growing consensus that cell phone antennasshould sue land lines instead so as to minimize the
may be harmful to humans due to the huge volume oflength of contact with the radiation emitted by the
electromagnetic waves that get concentrated arounddevice.
it during the receipt and placing of calls. This danger isConsumers should buy phones with low specific
even further aggravated by cellular manufacturersabsorption rate (SAR). Mobile phones should be kept
who place the internal antennas close to the earpiece.away from the body as much as possible. They can
Mobile phones are basically radio sets and thereforebe put in the purse or bag and only brought into
emit energy radio signals that can penetrate the bodycontact with the body when there is the need to make
and cause harm.or receive a call.
There have been several commissions on the studyUsers should try to keep their conversations short.
of the effect of mobile phone on the human body andIf possible, SMS messages can be sent instead of
the most pronounced has been The Stewart Reportcalls so that there is less contact with the body
which suggested that radio waves indeed penetrateespecially around the skull area.
human bodies from mobile phone antennas andKeep switching between both ears so that one
specially recommended that children who obviouslyparticular ear does not absorb the full brunt of the
have softer skulls be extra careful and use the deviceradiation all the time.
sparingly. The report further went on to state that theRadiation emission is at the highest when the phone is
brain cells of children are not as fully developed astrying to connect so keep the phone away from the
those of adults and can therefore be at greater riskskull till you see the call fully connected.
as they absorb the radiation more than fully hardenedWeak signal results in higher radiation so avoid making
adult skulls.calls in areas where reception is poor as the device
These hazards may exist but cell phones havewill try to boost its power to get you a connection and
become part of everyday living like cars and cannotresultantly bombard you with more radiation.
be dispensed with. In the light of this fact, doing awayWe cannot do away with cellular devices looking at
with our phones may not be a practical approach tothe convenience they have ushered consumers in.
solving the health hazards issue. Rather we can adoptNevertheless, we can adopt some helpful attitudes to
some habits to mitigate the effects of the radiation.minimize the harmful effects this technology is bringing
Children should not use cell phones for long calls. Theyto mankind.