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a headset with a remote antenna to a mobile phone
carried at the waist.
Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that
mobile phones are harmful. But if people are
concerned about the radiofrequency energy from
these products, taking the simple precautions
outlined above can reduce any possible risk.
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Brain Tumors. In: State of the Science Symposium;1999 June 20; Long Beach,
California.
2
Tice et al. Tests of mobile phone signals for activity in genotoxicity and other
laboratory assays. In: Annual Meeting of the Environmental Mutagen Society;
March 29, 1999, Washington, D.C.; and personal communication, unpublished
results.
3
Preece, AW, Iwi, G, Davies-Smith, A, Wesnes, K, Butler, S, Lim, E, and Varey, A.
Effect of a 915-MHz simulated mobile phone signal on cognitive function in man.
Int. J. Radiat. Biol., April 8, 1999.
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Hardell, L, Nasman, A, Pahlson, A, Hallquist, A and Mild, KH. Use of cellular
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal Communications Commission
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Occupational Health and Safety Administration
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National Telecommunications and Information
Administration
The National Institutes of Health also participates in
this group.
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If there is a risk from these products--and at this point
we do not know that there is--it is probably very
small. But if people are concerned about avoiding
even potential risks, there are simple steps they can
take to do so. For example, time is a key factor in
how much exposure a person receives. Those
persons who spend long periods of time on their
hand-held mobile phones could consider holding
lengthy conversations on conventional phones and
reserving the hand-held models for shorter
conversations or for situations when other types of
phones are not available.
People who must conduct extended conversations in
their cars every day could switch to a type of mobile
phone that places more distance between their
bodies and the source of the RF, since the exposure
level drops off dramatically with distance. For
example, they could switch to:
•
a mobile phone in which the antenna is located
outside the vehicle,
•
a hand-held phone with a built-in antenna
connected to a different antenna mounted on the
outside of the car or built into a separate package,
or
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