| There is growing consensus that cell phone antennas | | | | should sue land lines instead so as to minimize the |
| may be harmful to humans due to the huge volume of | | | | length of contact with the radiation emitted by the |
| electromagnetic waves that get concentrated around | | | | device. |
| it during the receipt and placing of calls. This danger is | | | | Consumers should buy phones with low specific |
| even further aggravated by cellular manufacturers | | | | absorption 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 therefore | | | | be put in the purse or bag and only brought into |
| emit energy radio signals that can penetrate the body | | | | contact with the body when there is the need to make |
| and cause harm. | | | | or receive a call. |
| There have been several commissions on the study | | | | Users should try to keep their conversations short. |
| of the effect of mobile phone on the human body and | | | | If possible, SMS messages can be sent instead of |
| the most pronounced has been The Stewart Report | | | | calls so that there is less contact with the body |
| which suggested that radio waves indeed penetrate | | | | especially around the skull area. |
| human bodies from mobile phone antennas and | | | | Keep switching between both ears so that one |
| specially recommended that children who obviously | | | | particular ear does not absorb the full brunt of the |
| have softer skulls be extra careful and use the device | | | | radiation all the time. |
| sparingly. The report further went on to state that the | | | | Radiation emission is at the highest when the phone is |
| brain cells of children are not as fully developed as | | | | trying to connect so keep the phone away from the |
| those of adults and can therefore be at greater risk | | | | skull till you see the call fully connected. |
| as they absorb the radiation more than fully hardened | | | | Weak 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 have | | | | will try to boost its power to get you a connection and |
| become part of everyday living like cars and cannot | | | | resultantly bombard you with more radiation. |
| be dispensed with. In the light of this fact, doing away | | | | We cannot do away with cellular devices looking at |
| with our phones may not be a practical approach to | | | | the convenience they have ushered consumers in. |
| solving the health hazards issue. Rather we can adopt | | | | Nevertheless, 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. They | | | | to mankind. |