Phone radiation openness demand

It should be easier for mobile phone users to discover the amount of radiation generated by their handsets, a leading expert has said, reports the BBC.

"Sir William Stewart, head of the Health Protection Agency, chaired an inquiry into mobile phone safety in 2000.

He said the phone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) - the rate at which the body absorbs emissions from the handset - should be displayed on the handset itself.

"If it is possible to have football scores on a handset, surely it is possible to have emission levels on them."

Sir William said phone users could find SAR values on the Mobile Manufacturers Forum website, but it was "not easy" because the information was not set out in a way which allowed users to compare the SAR values of different handsets.

Mobile phones cannot be sold to unless they fall within the SAR of 2 watts per kilo. However some models have higher SARs than others.

Click here to look up the SAR of your handset.

Click here for related articles and ressources from the industry on cell phone radiation.

emily | 3:47 PM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts |
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