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For Your Safety 136
9. What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to
radiofrequency energy from my wireless device?
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 you are concerned about avoiding even potential
risks, you can take a few simple steps to minimize your exposure to radiofrequency
energy (RF). Since time is a key factor in how much exposure a person receives,
reducing the amount of time spent using a wireless device will reduce RF exposure.
If you must conduct extended conversations by wireless device every day, you
could place more distance between your body and the source of the RF, since the
exposure level drops off dramatically with distance. For example, you could use a
headset and carry the wireless device away from your body or use a wireless device
connected to a remote antenna. Again, the scientific data does not demonstrate
that wireless devices are harmful. But if you are concerned about the RF exposure
from these products, you can use measures like those described above to reduce
your RF exposure from wireless device use.
10. What about children using wireless devices?
The scientific evidence does not show a danger to users of wireless devices,
including children and teenagers. If you want to take steps to lower exposure to
radiofrequency energy (RF), the measures described above would apply to children
and teenagers using wireless devices. Reducing the time of wireless device use
and increasing the distance between the user and the RF source will reduce RF
exposure. Some groups sponsored by other national governments have advised
that children be discouraged from using wireless devices at all. For example,
the government in the United Kingdom distributed leaflets containing such a
recommendationinDecember2000.Theynotedthatnoevidenceexiststhatusing
a wireless device causes brain tumors or other ill effects. Their recommendation to
limitwirelessdeviceusebychildrenwasstrictlyprecautionary;itwasnotbasedon
scientific evidence that any health hazard exists.
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