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Cell Phone Safety Standards Not Safe Enough

If you think your cell phone's low SAR rating- changes in calcium metabolism affecting
will keep you safe from your phone's radiocommunication  between  cells
frequency/microwave radiation, think again.
Several studies have shown that even- changes in brainwave patterns as seen on
low-intensity radiation, up to 200,000 lowerEEG's
than existing safety standards, produces
biological effects.What is SAR,- plus effects observed on many different
anyway?Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is asystems of the body.Researchers are cautious
measure of the amount of radio frequencyin drawing any conclusions that these effects
energy absorbed by the body when using aare directly linked to major health problems
mobile phone. The FCC has adopted limits forlike cancer and neurological conditions. They
safe exposure to radio frequency and requiresare, however, plausible precursors to such
cell phone manufacturers to ensure that theirconditions, and some evidence suggests there
phones comply. Any cell phone at or belowmay be an association. Even conservative
these SAR levels (that is, any phone legallyresearchers who have looked into these
sold in the U.S.) is a "safe" phone, asnonthermal effects express concern that this
measured by these standards. The FCC limitradiation is a "probable" cause of health
for public exposure from cellular telephonesproblems.Given that bioeffects have been seen
is an SAR level of 1.6 watts per kilogramin exposures as low as 0.000021 W/Kg (Kwee
(1.6 W/kg). (You can request your cellstudy on Changes in cell cycle and cell
phone's SAR information from the manufacturerproliferation, 1997) when the FCC limit is
or your carrier.)When radio frequency energy1.6 W/Kg, the safety guidelines need to be
impinges upon your body tissue, part of it isre-evaluated. Some scientists, for instance,
absorbed and converted to heat due to ionicare calling for a new measure that would
conduction. This heat manifests itself as aindicate the total energy absorbed by a
temperature increase inside the tissue.tissue, not just the radio frequency energy
Earlier on the government and the industryas it is with SAR.Filling the GapIn the
have come to the conclusion that if thismeantime, what do you, as the consumer, do?
heating is below a certain level, then theIf the whole tobacco controversy was any
radiation level is safe.Biological Effectsindication, it could take several more years
from Low ExposureBut several laboratorybefore there develops any clear consensus
studies show that nonthermal (non-heating)about this issue. The everyday cell phone
effects, including those occurring at levelsuser cannot afford to wait. Every time you
way below the current SAR standards, can bemake a call with your cell phone, radio
dangerous. During the past several yearsfrequency waves penetrate into your head and
three out of four independent (non-industrypotentially put your health at risk.To
sponsored) research studies worldwide haveaddress concerns of the public becoming more
been showing these nonthermal effects, whichaware of such dangers, there has grown a
include:market to fill the need for protective
solutions. Promising new technologies that
-  DNA  damage  and  nonrepairhave passed scientific testing are proven to
be effective in preventing biological stress
- breakdown of the blood-brain barriercaused by electromagnetic frequencies.
(allowing chemical toxins and pathogens toScientists and health professionals concerned
reach  the  brain)about public health recommend these
scientifically validated devices and you
-  lowered  immunityought it to yourself to investigate them.It
took two decades of study, 100 years of
-  decreased  melatonin  levelsconsumer use, and untold millions of
casualties before the U.S. Surgeon General's
- effects on stress proteins (indicatingwarning label was placed on cigarette packs.
cell  damage)A time will come when the government becomes
satisfied with the voluminous data it needs
- formation of micronuclei (aberrations into establish the health risks of cell phone
cell nuclei which are often markers foruse and set new safety standards. Until then,
cancer)make sure you do not become a number in the
statistics. Don't wait.



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