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TelecommunicationsIndustryAssociationwebsiteathttp://www.ctia.org/consumer_info/
index.cfm/AID/10371.Youmayalsowishtocontactthemanufacturerofyourdevice.
Can I minimize my RF exposure?
IfyouareconcernedaboutRF,thereareseveralsimplestepsyoucantaketominimize
yourRFexposure.Youcan,ofcourse,reduceyourtalktime.Youcanplacemore
distancebetweenyourbodyandthesourceoftheRF,astheexposureleveldropsoff
dramaticallywithdistance.TheFDA/FCCwebsitestatesthat“hands-freekitscanbe
usedwithwirelessdevicesforconvenienceandcomfort.Thesesystemsreducethe
absorptionofRFenergyintheheadbecausethedevice,whichisthesourceofthe
RFemissions,willnotbeplacedagainstthehead.Ontheotherhand,ifthedeviceis
mountedagainstthewaistorotherpartofthebodyduringuse,thenthatpartofthe
bodywillabsorbmoreRFenergy.WirelessdevicesmarketedintheU.S.arerequired
tomeetsafetyrequirementsregardlessofwhethertheyareusedagainstthehead
oragainstthebody.Eitherconfigurationshouldresultincompliancewiththesafety
limit”.Also,ifyouuseyourwirelessdevicewhileinacar,youcanuseadevicewithan
antennaontheoutsideofthevehicle.Youshouldalsoreadandfollowyourwireless
devicemanufacturer’sinstructionsforthesafeoperationofyourdevice.
Do wireless devices pose any special risks to children?
TheFDA/FCCwebsitestatesthat“thescientificevidencedoesnotshowadangerto
usersofwirelesscommunicationdevices,includingchildren”.TheFDA/FCCwebsite
furtherstatesthat“somegroupssponsoredbyothernationalgovernmentshave
advisedthatchildrenbediscouragedfromusingwirelessdeviceatall”.Forexample,
theStewartReportfromtheUnitedKingdom[“UK”]madesucharecommendation
inDecember2000.Inthisreportagroupofindependentexpertsnotedthatno
evidenceexiststhatusingadevicecausesbraintumorsorotherilleffects.[TheUK’s]
recommendationtolimitdeviceusebychildrenwasstrictlyprecautionary;itwasnot
basedonscientificevidencethatanyhealthhazardexists.AcopyoftheUK’sleafletis
availableathttp://www.dh.gov.uk(search“mobile”),oryoucanwriteto:NRPB,Chilton,
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