LG E960 - Understanding RF Exposure Limits

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bemany,manyyears.Theinterpretation
ofepidemiologicalstudiesishamperedby
difcultiesinmeasuringactualRFexposure
duringday-to-dayuseofwirelessphones.
Manyfactorsaffectthismeasurement,such
astheangleatwhichthephoneisheld,or
whichmodelofphoneisused.
6. What is the FDA doing to find out more
about the possible health effects of
wireless phone RF?
TheFDAisworkingwiththeU.S.National
ToxicologyProgramandwithgroupsof
investigatorsaroundtheworldtoensurethat
highpriorityanimalstudiesareconductedto
addressimportantquestionsabouttheeffects
ofexposuretoRadioFrequency(RF)energy.
TheFDAhasbeenaleadingparticipantin
theWorldHealthOrganizationInternational
ElectroMagneticFields(EMF)Projectsinceits
inceptionin1996.Aninuentialresultofthis
workhasbeenthedevelopmentofadetailed
agendaofresearchneedsthathasdriven
theestablishmentofnewresearchprograms
aroundtheworld.Theprojecthasalso
helpeddevelopaseriesofpublicinformation
documentsonEMFissues.
TheFDAandtheCellularTelecommunications
&InternetAssociation(CTIA)haveaformal
CooperativeResearchAndDevelopment
Agreement(CRADA)todoresearchon
wirelessphonesafety.TheFDAprovides
thescienticoversight,obtaininginputfrom
expertsingovernment,industry,andacademic
organizations.CTIA-fundedresearchis
conductedthroughcontractswithindependent
investigators.Theinitialresearchwillinclude
bothlaboratorystudiesandstudiesofwireless
phoneusers.TheCRADAwillalsoinclude
abroadassessmentofadditionalresearch
needsinthecontextofthelatestresearch
developmentsaroundtheworld.
7. How can I find out how much Radio
Frequency energy exposure I can get
by using my wireless phone?
AllphonessoldintheUnitedStatesmust
complywithFederalCommunications
Commission(FCC)guidelinesthatlimitRadio
Frequency(RF)energyexposures.TheFCC
establishedtheseguidelinesinconsultation
withtheFDAandtheotherfederalhealth
andsafetyagencies.TheFCClimitforRF
exposurefromwirelessphonesissetata
SpecicAbsorptionRate(SAR)of1.6watts
perkilogram(1.6W/kg).TheFCClimitis
consistentwiththesafetystandardsdeveloped
bytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronic
For Your Safety