LG US780 - What does “SAR” mean?

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Safety
Scienticresearchonthesubjectofwirelessphonesandradiofrequency
(“RF”)energyhasbeenconductedworldwideformanyyears,and
continues.IntheUnitedStates,theFoodandDrugAdministration(“FDA”)
andtheFederalCommunicationsCommission(“FCC”)setpoliciesand
proceduresforwirelessphones.TheFDAissuedawebsitepublicationon
healthissuesrelatedtocellphoneusagewhereitstates,“Thescientic
communityatlarge…believesthattheweightofscienticevidencedoes
notshowanassociationbetweenexposuretoradiofrequency(RF)fromcell
phonesandadversehealthoutcomes.Stillthescienticcommunitydoes
recommendconductingadditionalresearchtoaddressgapsinknowledge.
ThatresearchisbeingconductedaroundtheworldandFDAcontinues
tomonitordevelopmentsinthiseld.You canaccessthejointFDA/FCC
websiteathttp://www.fda.gov(under“c”inthesubjectindex,selectCell
Phones>Research).YoucanalsocontacttheFDAtoll-freeat(888)463-
6332or(888)INFO-FDA.InJune2000,theFDAenteredintoacooperative
researchanddevelopmentagreementthroughwhichadditionalscientic
researchisbeingconducted.TheFCCissueditsownwebsitepublication
statingthat“thereisnoscienticevidencethatprovesthatwireless
phoneusagecanleadtocanceroravarietyofother
problems,including
headaches,dizzinessormemoryloss.”Thispublicationisavailableathttp://
www.fcc.gov/cgb/cellular.htmlorthroughtheFCCat(888)225-5322or(888)
CALL-FCC.
What does “SAR” mean?
In1996,theFCC,workingwiththeFDA,theU.S.EnvironmentalProtection
Agency,andotheragencies,establishedRFexposuresafetyguidelines
forwirelessphonesintheUnitedStates.Beforeawirelessphonemodel
isavailableforsaletothepublic,itmustbetestedbythemanufacturer
andcertiedtotheFCCthatitdoesnotexceedlimitsestablishedbythe
FCC.OneoftheselimitsisexpressedasaSpecicAbsorptionRate,or
“SAR.”SARisameasureoftherateofabsorptionofRFenergyinthe
body.TestsforSARareconductedwiththephonetransmittingatits
highestpowerlevelinalltestedfrequencybands.Since1996,theFCC
hasrequiredthattheSARofhandheldwirelessphonesnotexceed1.6
wattsperkilogram,averagedoveronegramoftissue.AlthoughtheSARis