Soon, mobile phones in India will carry radiation tags Shalini Singh, TNN | Dec 23, 2011, 04.27AM IST
NEW DELHI: Over 900 million mobile subscribers will soon be direct beneficiaries of stringent new government norms to control harmful radiation from mobile handsets, a tacit admission that the present radiation levels are injurious to health.
The government wants to enforce education of consumers about the benefits of the hands-free option and choosing SMS over voice calls or keeping mobile calls as brief as possible, with special health warnings for children, adolescents, pregnant women, and those with any kind of medical implants.
A very large majority of subscribers have no information or recourse relating to health hazards from possible harmful Electro-Magnetic Frequency (EMF) radiation emitting from mobile handsets. Radio frequency (RF) is the primary medium of mobile communication.
The rate at which RF energy is absorbed by the body is called Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). Various global studies establish that exposure to RF energy beyond a threshold SAR value can cause significant health issues.
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