124 Safety guidelines
9 . Wh a t steps can I take to reduce my ex p o s u re to
ra d i o f re q u e n c y energy from my wireless phone?
If there is a risk from these products — and at this point
we do not know that there is — it is pro b ably ve r y small.
But if you are concerned about avoiding even potential
ri s k s , you can take a few simple steps to minimize yo u r
e x p o s u re to ra d i o f re q u e n cy energy (RF). Since time is a
key factor in how mu ch ex p o s u r e a person re c e ive s ,
reducing the amount of time spent using a wire l e s s
phone will reduce RF ex p o s u r e.
If you must conduct extended conve rs ations by wire l e s s
phone eve ry day,you could place more distance betwe e n
your body and the source of the RF,since the ex p o s u r e
l e vel drops off dra m at i c a l l y with distance. For ex a m p l e ,
you could use a headset and carry the wireless phone
away from your body or use a wireless phone connected
to a remote antenna.
A ga i n , the scientific data do not demonstrate that
w i reless phones are harmful. But if you are concern e d
about the RF ex p o s u r e from these pro d u c t s , you can use
m e a s u r es like those described ab ove to reduce your RF
ex p o s u r e from wireless phone use.
1 0 .Wh at about ch i l d r en using wireless phones?
The scientific evidence does not show a danger to users
of wireless phones,i n c luding ch i l d ren and teenage rs. If
you want to take steps to lower ex p o s u re to
ra d i o f re q u e n c y energy (RF),the measures descri b e d
a b o ve would ap p l y to ch i l d ren and teenage r s using
w i reless phones. Reducing the time of wireless phone
use and increasing the distance between the user and the
RF source will reduce RF ex p o s u r e.
Some groups sponsored by other national gove rn m e n t s
h ave advised that ch i l d ren be discouraged from using
w i reless phones at all. For ex a m p l e ,the gove r nment in
the United Kingdom distri b uted leaflets containing such
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