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Reduce the amount of time spent on the cell phone;
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Use speaker mode or a headset to place more distance between the head and the cell
phone.
Some groups sponsored by other national governments have advised that children
be discouraged from using cell phones at all. For example, The Stewart Report from
the United Kingdom made such a recommendation in December 2000. In this
report, a group of independent experts noted that no evidence exists that using a
cell phone causes brain tumors or other ill effects. Their recommendation to limit
cell phone use by children was strictly precautionary; it was not based on scientific
evidence that any health hazard exists.
Additional information on the safety of RF exposures from various sources can be
obtained from the following organizations (updated 10/1/2010):
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FCC RF Safety Program:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
http://www.epa.gov/radtown/wireless-tech.html.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/.
(Note: This web address is case sensitive.)
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/.
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World Health Organization (WHO):
http://www.who.int/peh-emf/en/.
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International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection:
http://www.icnirp.de.
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Health Protection Agency:
http://www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/Radiation/.
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US Food and Drug Administration:
http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/RadiationEmittingProductsandProcedures/
HomeBusinessandEntertainment/CellPhones/default.htm.