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Limiting exposure to radio frequency (RF) elds
ForindividualsconcernedaboutlimitingtheirexposuretoRFelds,theWorldHealth
Organisation (WHO) provides the following advice:
Precautionarymeasures:Presentscienticinformationdoesnotindicatetheneedfor
any special precautions for the use of mobile devices. If individuals are concerned, they
might choose to limit their own or their children’s RF exposure by limiting the length
of calls, or using ‘hands-free’ devices to keep mobile devices away from the head and
body.
Further information on this subject can be obtained from the WHO home page http://
www.who.int/peh-emf WHO Fact sheet 193: June 2000.